It's time to wake up and come to grips that there really is an Illuminati or shadow government that really runs the world. The Internet is seen as a threat to the few hundreds (or a thousand or two) people that dictate government policies from behind the scene.
Jim Vines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jim, for two decades - maybe three? - I have called what you call "The Illuminati" -- The Whiskey Drinkers. I say they meet in London, New York and Washington, pull their strings and the rest of us twitch according to the tunes they dictate.
Now, as a result of the Internet, there is a viable opposing force. I call them the Lilliputians.
I have no doubt who will win the battle between the Whiskey Drinkers and the Lilliputians. My doubts are: How long will it take?
I'm 62. Before they put me in the Marble Orchard, will I see if my prediction is accurate?
But here's a much better question: What are the best ways to accelerate the work of the Lilliputians?
John Hibbs http://www.bfranklin.edu/johnhibbs
Paul Mondesire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Folks,
We may be preaching to the choir but those singing need inspiration as well. ;-)
they seem to equate bridging the digital divide with the spread of mobile telephony, whichstrikes me as very misguided....Saying that the digital divide is being bridged rapidly makes no sense...because it suggests the job is done, let's not worry about it, and takes pressure off all these policymakers here in Geneva who are debating how to finance bridging the digital
divide.
This is exactly the point of the article IMO. Whoever planted the story was trying to set the agenda so those working diligently to DO SOMETHING to bridge the DD would be forced stop what they are doing and defend themselves. This type of misdirection is commnplace when dealing in a world of limited resources and extraordinarily powerful business/politcal interests who want to maximize their profits and or power at all costs.
Conquering the DD is essentially a philanthropic effort, meaning you have to appeal to people on the basis of their desire to work for the greater good. Working with such high ideals in mind is not exactly the most popular activity among those who control the vast amount of financial an other resources. What those folks DON'T CONTROL is the intellectual capacity of people like-minded people determined to reach across the barriers to create new, more effective means for the sharing of ideas and ideals. I think it is a blessing that folks here "get it" and are willing to step up to the plate. I hope to be able to contribute in a more concrete fashion as we move forward. In the meantime, keep fighting the good fight...
Paul Mondesire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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