[pepsi_junkie]

Yes he believes that. The lefty talking point is that the internet was created by the government because the DOD sponsored the DARPAnet which, when privatized, evolved into the internet. They love to trot this out as THE example of how government creates innovation. He's bought into the narrative so much that he's deluded himself into believing that basically all of silicon valley owes it's existence to the government.

Now that isn't so of course, Apple has nothing to do with that, was started in a garage with private funds and owes nothing to the government. But I'm sure he believes without the government it wouldn't exist.

[ari-freedom]

“Yes he believes that. The lefty talking point is that the internet was created by the government because the DOD sponsored the DARPAnet which, when privatized, evolved into the internet. They love to trot this out as THE example of how government creates innovation. “

But the liberals want to cut money for defense, not conservatives.