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Thread #123640   Message #2726273
Posted By: CarolC
18-Sep-09 - 04:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Resolving the Clash of Civilizations
Subject: RE: BS: Resolving the Clash of Civilizations
All of those are government instigated problems. As I said earlier, the people are starting to lead in a new direction. The proof is everywhere to see for those who have eyes. The governments are severely lagging behind the new direction people are moving in, but eventually they will catch up.

For instance, while the government of Iran was cracking down on protesters in that country recently, Twitter made it possible for people to essentially watch the unfolding of events in real time, and to offer and provide support to the people who were protesting. To counter the influence of the Israeli government lobbyists in the US (the source of funding for the Israeli government's campaign against the Palestinians), there is a new lobbying group, J-Street, that is growing rapidly and will eventually overtake the lobby that currently shapes Middle East foreign policy, and when this new movement reaches critical mass, everything will change. It's happening. But some people just can't see it yet. And it's happening because of the internet.