The most interesting note to the Dean campaign is the idea of using many small contributions as an alternate ( or more likely supporting ) fund raising technique.
That said I think Dave is still kind of clinging to this idea that the internet will somehow empower the people. I agree that it definitely connects like-minded folks.. but it connects all kinds of like-minded folks.. not just Dean supporters.
It's not cool I don't think to post stuff on the web that's in print and for sale by somebody else who's done a lot of work getting it in print and on sale.
That said, it would be a damn shame to have the Internet become a giant shopping mall instead of the most incredible public library imaginable.
Perhaps something can be worked out like the Rosenberg's did with Napster.. http://www.therosenbergs.com/../dd
This is just some scary shit. Look at our record with new technologies..
radio-> touted as something great fot the public then bought up by commercial interests
TV-> same shit
Interent-> on its way..
and someday..
Nanotech-> just another goldmine for Wall St.
Vote Nader.
Come on now.. this is far from paranoia.. look at history (checkout http://historyhouse.com) for a sobering look at what America is capable of. I'm not saying America is evil, but I do advocate a realistic look at our country as something with a history of prejudice, bigotry, xenophobia and genocide. Reading email is the latest fight. We have to stand up for our privacy so this country stays cool.
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The most interesting note to the Dean campaign is the idea of using many small contributions as an alternate ( or more likely supporting ) fund raising technique.
That said I think Dave is still kind of clinging to this idea that the internet will somehow empower the people. I agree that it definitely connects like-minded folks.. but it connects all kinds of like-minded folks.. not just Dean supporters.
Take for instance, tailgaters. .
Is there an English website for this? We're in the hunt for a PM tool right now..
It's not cool I don't think to post stuff on the web that's in print and for sale by somebody else who's done a lot of work getting it in print and on sale. That said, it would be a damn shame to have the Internet become a giant shopping mall instead of the most incredible public library imaginable. Perhaps something can be worked out like the Rosenberg's did with Napster.. http://www.therosenbergs.com/ .. /dd
This is just some scary shit. Look at our record with new technologies.. radio-> touted as something great fot the public then bought up by commercial interests TV-> same shit Interent-> on its way.. and someday.. Nanotech-> just another goldmine for Wall St. Vote Nader.
Come on now.. this is far from paranoia.. look at history (checkout http://historyhouse.com) for a sobering look at what America is capable of. I'm not saying America is evil, but I do advocate a realistic look at our country as something with a history of prejudice, bigotry, xenophobia and genocide. Reading email is the latest fight. We have to stand up for our privacy so this country stays cool.