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We are familiar with the internet as the cradle of an entirely new civilization and
culture. Words are affixed with new definitions, pictures with new meanings. It is
a vast, endless space hosting heartstrings and revelations, and for Marxists,
perhaps the hopeful glimmer of a chance at setting up a revolution.
He further maintains that the political process is moving onto the Internet. On an
international level, individuals, interest groups, and even nations are using the
internet to find each other, discuss the issues, and further their political goals.
The exchange of electronic mail is considered as the classic means of information
exchange. Other favorable alternatives include participation in offline discussions
which may include message boards. Online discussions are made possiblee
through the Internet Relay Chat function. Hypertext and multimedia documents
are also available within a click. Considering the reality that there is no central
authority in charge of managing the internet, there are virtually little limitations.
True Marxists find in offline participation both the combination of business and
leisure, taking seriously their posted threads.
Some tragedy behind its usage, however, is on how it does not necessarily make
you smarter -- it most of the times makes your stupidity accessible to others
[Lim: 2006].
References
Cleaver, Harry, Reading the Capital Politically, AK Press, 2000.
Swett, Charles, Strategic Assessment: The Internet (17 July 1995)
http://www.fas.org/cp/swett.html accessed 26 February 2008, 1150 HRS.