The blogosphere fueling pure democracy
Dec 15th, 2004 by cadmus
BuzzMachine… by Jeff Jarvis: Harvard: Hoder builds a blogosphere
In this post Jeff Jarvis writes about the efforts to expand blogging in the Middle East, specifically Iran. He lists some things that still need to be done, such as outside hosting to prevent blocking, which has happened in Iran (and China, btw) and blogging sites that use Middle Eastern languages.
He also references the impact blogging is already having on Iraqi culture:
“He says that blogs are very cool in Iraq and when young people date one of the first questions is, Do you have a blog?”
This again emphasizes the impact blogging can have for democracy. I’ve said it here, many others in the blogoshpere have also, that anyone with access to a computer and the internet can voice an opinion. They don’t even have to have an account on a server like I do. There are free services such as Blogger and Blogspot that only require web access.
The blogoshpere is a giant conversation and when people are able to share with and learn from others, many of the basic ideals of democracy are achieved.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. –That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Why do you think Iran and China are trying to censor bloggers?
