Rudd vs Zuckerberg – Who I’d rather have in charge

Australia’s Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, also known as the Global Village Idiot, has launched a scathing attack on Facebook.

Conroy, the man who with his boss Kevin Rudd, decided to censor and slow Australia’s internet access, and spend $42 billion dollars building an NBN, asks the question:

What would you prefer, a corporate giant who is answerable to no one and motivated solely by profit making the rules on the internet, or a democratically elected government with all the checks and balances in place?

Well, Minister, let’s put the Australian Government vs Facebook to the test:

Rudd / Conroy: Other people (voters – regretful voters I might suggest) decided to have them control me vs Facebook: I alone chose to be on Facebook

= Facebook win

Rudd / Conroy = Motivated by power vs Facebook: Motivated by profit

= Facebook win

Rudd / Conroy: The only Federal Government in Australia (Monopoly) vs Facebook: One of many providers in the highly competitive social networking space

= Facebook win

Rudd / Conroy: Average of 32% of everything every Australian earns + 10% GST on everything we spend + assortment of hundreds of taxes, fees and charges vs Facebook: Free

= Facebook win

Rudd / Conroy: Answerable to the public once every three years vs Facebook: Answerable to customers every single day

= Facebook win

Rudd / Conroy: Owns every single piece of information about every single Australian, including all banking, tax, employment, marriage records, family history, etc. vs Facebook: Only what you choose to put into it

= Facebook win

Rudd / Conroy: Makes rules enforceable by the police and legal system covering almost every single element of life, death and everything in between vs Facebook: Makes rules covering Facebook

= Facebook win

OVERALL WINNER = FACEBOOK.  Your thoughts?