Comments on: Politics and the Internet http://rock-star-pr.com/politics-and-the-internet/ Innovation, social media, PR and music. My mum still thinks I work at Sainsburys. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:26:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Simon Collister http://rock-star-pr.com/politics-and-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-4286 Simon Collister Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:35:07 +0000 http://rock-star-pr.com/politics-and-the-internet/#comment-4286 Can the interent help democracy? No. Why? Because under the current rules of democracy the internet is *too* good at empowering individuals. So. What you're saying is that the internet is *really* good at giving people a voice and the power to change things. However, under the current system there is no provision to really take this into account. I totally agree with you - albeit come from an alternative perspective of not requiring Government (at least in its current inception). The only problem with that is: all our internet comes through highly-centralised corporations with a vested interest of maintaining the status quo. Been trying to find a satisfactory work around for this but not succeeding. :) Can the interent help democracy?
No.

Why?
Because under the current rules of democracy the internet is *too* good at empowering individuals.

So. What you’re saying is that the internet is *really* good at giving people a voice and the power to change things.

However, under the current system there is no provision to really take this into account.

I totally agree with you – albeit come from an alternative perspective of not requiring Government (at least in its current inception).

The only problem with that is: all our internet comes through highly-centralised corporations with a vested interest of maintaining the status quo.

Been trying to find a satisfactory work around for this but not succeeding.

:)

]]> By: Laura Tosney http://rock-star-pr.com/politics-and-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3956 Laura Tosney Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:11 +0000 http://rock-star-pr.com/politics-and-the-internet/#comment-3956 Ola Jed! I said I was brewing some thoughts, and here they are: http://bit.ly/4vOwMd Er, sorry about the length. *cough*. Ola Jed! I said I was brewing some thoughts, and here they are:

http://bit.ly/4vOwMd

Er, sorry about the length. *cough*.

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