Certainly the transmission paths of "memetic material", or shall we say
"memetic content", are manifold, approaching a fully-connected network
between all minds. That is why attempting to regulate memetic content
will never succeed. It is more meaningful to talk about -- to use the
computer/internet analogy -- security at the node level; firewalls don't
work, at least not forever. Iron curtains spring leaks and eventually
come down. Node-level security means stressing to each individual his
responsibility to monitor the incoming memes. The very first step is the
implantation of the very first meme: The Metameme. That is true
empowerment (wrt memetics).
-- John Porter jporter@btg.com