The Web Won't Topple Tyranny 513
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michael
from the i-told-you-so dept.
from the i-told-you-so dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Joshua Kurlantzick of the New Republic online writes that the internet--once heralded as a revolutionary force in politics--has turned out to be surprisingly nonthreatening to dictators and tyrannies. Reminds me of Howard Dean, and the trend to see technological change as a politically progressive force. Maybe this is not such a good idea?"
Your RFID has been noted (Score:5, Funny)
That's because the internet (Score:5, Funny)
Funny quote (Score:5, Funny)
From the article (on an Internet Cafe in Laos):
Yet, despite its trendiness and high-tech appearance, the Internet joint conspicuously lacked one element usually associated with cafe life: any discussion of current events. Virtually no one in the cafe spoke with anyone else.
Geez - geeks not socializing! What is this world coming to ?!
Re:No? well I have the solution (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Whois Tyranny? (Score:5, Funny)
# whois www.Tyranny.net
No match for "WWW.TYRANNY.NET".
Apparently already toppled.
I Disagree. (Score:5, Funny)
I can think of a few dictators [riaa.org] and tyrants [mpaa.org] whose kingdoms are threatened [microsoft.com] by the power of the internet [linux.org]. The internet is scary to some, exciting to others, because it's people working together. [debian.org]
Re:That's because the internet (Score:5, Funny)
Like that petition to stop the evil "Lord of the Rings" franchise from cashing in on 9/11 by calling one of the films "The Two Towers".
Re:That's because the internet (Score:5, Funny)
Who here likes Britney Spears? A recent interview indicates she wants to be taken seriously as an entertainer. Moreover, she thinks her vocals are more than throwaway part of a striptease girly show. She is not just the late 90's sex symbol; she is governed by a desire for self-betterment.
Let's think about her role as an artist. She is more than a piece of meat offered up by MTV. She is where it's at. Perhaps there are 1265 better singers out there, but she is an absolute Oak, standing tall against a public who think she she is a slut who should hit the road for all eternity.
Her new video debuts Thursday at 5 pm.