Joichi Ito

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#human #human rights #law #response #rights

Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#internet #italy #low #machine #media

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#freedom #fuzzy #human #human rights #liberty

Money creates a power relationship between the payer and the payee. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#creates #money #payer #power #relationship

Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creativity along the way. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#along #creative #creative work #creativity #future

Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ↗

— Joichi Ito

#cash #check #companies #consolidation #continuing

The idea of trying to fight against extremism was written off as naive. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#extremism #fight #idea #naive #off

The most important thing I learned in school was how to touch type. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#i #important #important thing #learned #most

There was a very convincing argument made that the extremists have won and the aggression is now supported by the majority, therefore fighting until surrender was the only alternative. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#alternative #argument #convincing #extremists #fighting

Upholding human rights is not merely compatible with fighting terrorism, it is essential. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#essential #fighting #human #human rights #merely