Well up to a week or so ago I would have said no. However you look at the recent election in Iraq and see how the people are reaching out to each other and the rest of the world through these networking tools and I have changed my mind.
Sure the (Iraq) government is trying to shut down the communication but it is finding that it is impossible. It is almost impossible to shut down satellite, cell phone, Internet and all other means of communications in today's world. If you think about it, these new ways of communications may be more powerful than any other tool in the freedom arsenal. Freedom of speech is a basic right that most of us take for granted. Writing this blog is just a small example. Think if the only communication you were allowed to see was the state run TV station, Newspaper and magazine.
The question then becomes can you Tweet your way to freedom?
Sure, I am in technology and never thought it would change the world in a fundamental way. I was wrong.
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