The Net — Democratic Panacea Or Autocratic Tool? 204
Alex writes "On April 6, 10,000 protesters organized in Moldova against the nation's Communist leadership by utilizing new media like Twitter and Facebook, demonstrating the ever-increasing potential of the Internet as a democratic and liberating tool. But in the current Boston Review, Evgeny Morozov critiques the view that the internet will inevitably democratize autocratic regimes like China, Russia and Iran. He argues that the Net's democratic effects are not inherent, and that autocratic regimes have been successful in controlling electronic media to disseminate their ideology. Will the net ultimately spread American democracy, or just American entertainment?"
Re:How about other democracies? (Score:3, Funny)
Like Elbonia? [wikia.com]
Re:How about other democracies? (Score:3, Funny)
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=western+liberal+democracy [lmgtfy.com]
Some oxymorons.. (Score:3, Funny)
Military intelligence .. and today:
Religious tolerance
Business Ethics
American democracy