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In 1848 people were just tired and full of anger for the "world" they were living in. In 2011 people are not just tired and full of anger for the countries the

In 1848 people were just tired and full of anger for the "world" they were living in. In 2011 people are not just tired and full of anger for the countries they're living in, but they also have communication they never had before, which means they can work with each other, and organize efficiently as they never could in past (anyone watched 300 movie how small but coordinated army defeated big one?). I wouldn't dare to predict what will happened in those countries after revolutions, but I dare to predict many more countries where people are tired of same bullshit years over years will take same path.

iwwr 16y ago
That's why governments of all stripes are scrambling to control communications and why it's vital they don't succeed in this endeavor.
tarmstrong 16y ago
> but they also have communication they never had before Funny you say that. People in 1848 also had "communication they never had before," and they could "organize efficiently as they never could in past". From _1848: Year of Revolution_ by Mike Rapport: > The speed with which the wave of revolutions swept across > Europe was due to the wonders of modern technology. In > 1789 it took weeks for news – carried, at its fastest, on > horseback or under sail – for the fall of the Bastille to > be relayed across Central and Eastern Europe. In 1848, > thanks to steamships and a nascent telegraph system, > reports were being heard within days or even minutes.