The Web Won't Topple Tyranny

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?"

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3rd post!

[Anonymous Coward]

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Not a good idea?

[Motherfucking Shit]

Maybe this is not such a good idea?

Who cares, as long as there's fast porn, I'm sticking around!

A sincere request

[Anonymous Coward]

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ASSHAT

[Anonymous Coward]

you're a

I Tunes?

[layingMantis]

if the net were such a "liberating", "informing" Force, then milions of people with presumably normal mental capacity wouldn't have been duped into thinking that a dollar for a song off I-Tunes is an acceptable deal. Yee-haw!

Start GZIPPING files and storing them on slashdot!

[Anonymous Coward]

PK

Re:Start GZIPPING files and storing them on slashd

[Anonymous Coward]

I find your comment interesting. How do I go about doing this?