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I am not sure I'd be using any mass communication platform that is primarily developed and/or funded by any government.
But anyway, I really don't like to use hypotheticals as an excuse to not take action. Yes, it would be better if there was more public support for open source. But it doesn't. Should we just shrug our shoulders and do nothing on our own? Why give away our agency?
One could argue you're using one now.
No, not really. We've come a long way from ARPANET. Pretty much every large data network is privatized. The foundations working on funding FOSS might even get some of their money from Governments, but they are reasonably independent.
Anyway, my point is less about radical pro- or anti- government and more about asking "Cui bono?" if I suddenly heard about increased interest from any State Government to get more involved into specific FOSS projects.