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My hope is that ordinary citizens across the globe will become more connected via the internet, and as a result, will develop a strong distaste for war in gener
by SantalBlush 7y ago
My hope is that ordinary citizens across the globe will become more connected via the internet, and as a result, will develop a strong distaste for war in general.
- codr7 7y agoAnd here we are :) Ordinary (?) citizens, connecting over the internet to share our distaste for war and hope for a better future.
- SantalBlush 7y agoHN isn't very representative of the general population, but this is a good start. I'm thinking along the lines of someone in Wisconsin chatting about fishing with someone from Indonesia via an online forum, for example. That kind of thing could really help dissolve blind nationalism.
- svachalek 7y agoThat was the idea 20 years ago. Now search engines, social networks, and national firewalls are more effective propaganda machines than television ever was because they're individually targeted. It's going to take a new generation of people who are not just ready to swallow anything they read in their newsfeed.