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Morty
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Posted: 05.27.10, 04:31 PM
The point of this is that social networking / info sharing technology puts regime shaking power into the hands of the masses, who figure out how to use it in much the same way that water figures out how to flow down a hill. The implications are scary for governments that seek to repress and censor their citizens in an effort to maintain control among the elite, but promising for societies that thrive off of the innovation that comes from democratic freedom.
It's cool to see this young guy from the State Department is being allowed to develop this concept as part of his diplomatic duties. It's more progressive a stance that one would expect from any government. It's a sign of hope for the U.S.
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