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This is the twenty-first century I signed up for.
by Vivtek 16y ago
This is the twenty-first century I signed up for.
- Joakal 16y agoUnfortunately, it sounds like 'terrorists' invented it first as part of a guerrilla campaign.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoDon't count your eggs too early, this has yet to play out fully. The Iranian uprising is either still simmering or largely ineffectual. Algeria has apparently degenerated back to despotism. And it's too soon to see how Egypt will develop. On the whole though, these are positive signs. People in the Arab world are taking an active role in their governance. They are having discussions about the role of government and of liberty. They are being more and more exposed to reporting and information from other countries. Compared to the state of things a mere decade ago, this is a vast improvement.
- Vivtek 16y agoI don't care - those honking horns on Friday will make me happy for months. Just let me assume we're headed into the Kim Stanley Robinson future I so very much want, OK? I haven't felt so hopeful about this lump of wet rock since the Berlin Wall came down.