The internet has spawned lots of little communities that can be highly valued by their users. To general outside scrutiny they seem extremely odd. Perhaps our a

The internet has spawned lots of little communities that can be highly valued by their users. To general outside scrutiny they seem extremely odd. Perhaps our allegiance is moving away from country and nation to small sub-cultures. The problem is that the gap in understanding between these groups can be huge. People can't tell the difference between a mosque or church, reddit, 4chan, and Wikileaks. In fact they are all just groups of people who could be dangerous, or could be a friend. You can't assume anything based merely on nationality or other traditional cultural determinants. But as groups they do have power.