| Most believe that the best way to help human rights | | | | motivated crowd for change which is being |
| in the third world is to open up the Internet and allow | | | | controlled, what's the difference? Each group is just |
| information to flow-in. By doing this it will allow access | | | | another a name; Democrat, Environmentalist, |
| to information and bring down dictatorships, bad | | | | Obama-rama, Global Citizen, Anti-war movement - |
| governments, or propel change which will be good | | | | and all these groups are no better than those they |
| for freedom, liberty, human rights, and humanity in | | | | accuse, and in fact, their actions can bring down |
| general. Is this reality possible, or is their more too it? | | | | civilizations, societies, and destroy trust within the |
| Well, it's hard to say really, although not long ago an | | | | citizenry, even condemn innocent people, character |
| acquaintance mentioned to me that unethical regimes | | | | assassinate them to further their own cause. |
| would have a much more difficult time in brain | | | | You see, as long as you go along with the strongest |
| washing their masses. | | | | movement at the time you stay safe, but remember |
| True enough, and yet the Internet is mesmerizing | | | | tides turn - yesterday your cause was just today |
| and often creates false realities on its own. And | | | | condemned or vice-versa - it's all sound and fury, it's |
| there are specific cases of manipulation of the | | | | all a reaction, it's all a choice to pay or play, but in the |
| masses in all forms of media, even the masses | | | | end, what was the result? Good or Evil? It's all in how |
| themselves manipulate and control each individual | | | | you look at it, where you choose to play your |
| within. See that point? You should. So, would | | | | character in the Virtual Reality Game, we call the Life |
| brain-washing by governments go way if the digital | | | | Experience. Most of our society has chosen |
| divide was completely crossed and information got to | | | | previously to side with a cause, or stand against or |
| all corners of the globe? Here are some of my | | | | for something; chances are you will choose again, |
| thoughts on this topic below: | | | | along with everyone else. See that point Mr. Pepper - |
| Doubtful, there is all sorts of brain washing and | | | | or puppet on a string? What's behind your mirror, |
| censorship online, look at China, Pakistan, etc just for | | | | who are you really? |
| starters. Don't underestimate nationalism, rote | | | | Now then, when crossing the digital divide, we would |
| memorization in school, re-enforced repetition of | | | | need to get devices into everyone's hands, just like |
| religion, governments, authority, and such. And what | | | | TVs in every home brought in instant information of |
| about the over-bearing social aspects of convincing | | | | its day. But don't forget that media was able to brain |
| the mob, "go along with the mob, and be one with | | | | wash too. Okay so, India's $35 laptop and One |
| us, join the global consciousness" don't you see it, it's | | | | Laptop Per Child could close this gap. This is not an |
| a scam to control your mind, it's BS. What's the | | | | immediate solution, it will take time to close the digital |
| difference; "Be a Pepper, Drink Dr. Pepper!" | | | | divide, but once it's closed - I ask what about the |
| All these social online networks are all just social | | | | individual, original thought, what about that? This |
| branding, social engineering. The Internet itself now is | | | | would take at least a full generation to effectively |
| socially engineering humans - it could so easily be | | | | have a change on the minds of those against the |
| turned against them, people better watch out. There | | | | West. Of course there is also the cultural clash. |
| are several large scale movements afoot, President | | | | If the US uses the Internet wisely yes, but the |
| Obama's election was just one example, what about | | | | Internet can easily be used against us too. Forcing |
| Global Warming? What about all the anti-US | | | | our views onto a culture could backfire, and trying to |
| sentiment? All in the name or peace, unity, | | | | win the hearts-and-minds will be noticed by those |
| environment - and yet much of what happens has | | | | who wish to control their people, in their fight against |
| the opposite effect. | | | | us, and they know best which levers to push since |
| Remember hate is also spread by media, and the | | | | they are fully immersed in their own cultures, beware. |
| media is now part of war, being exploited by Hamas, | | | | This is a dangerous game - and when the game |
| Hezbollah, and the Russian spies in the US who were | | | | reaches all corners of the globe, you can see the |
| caught were all over it too. See that point? If you | | | | potential for abuse. Think on this. |
| want to be a soldier in their army, a socially | | | | |