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Iran may not turn out as well as Poland, Philippines or Ukraine.
http://www.gocomics.com/patoliphant
And global geopolitics will remain unchanged no matter what. Sad but true. The demonstrators are on their own and it seems a vicious crack-down is coming soon.
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Why Twitter Won't Bring Revolution to Iran [washingtonpost.com].
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061901598.html
It's their movemement. Revolution must come from within. But social media are emerging as a powerful political force for solidarity, transparency and anti-authoritarian coordination. Sunlight is always the best disinfectant. Are we witnessing the birth of a new historical era where technology REALLY empowers the people?
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The real action in Iran is on the streets.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/18/iran_twitter/
Of course "social media is documenting the Iranian revolution — not leading it." But that still requires media exposure, coordination and communication, all of which Twitter supplies in spades. No, social media will not bring down Ahmadinejad, the Iranian people can only do that. Imagine if Tom Paine in 1775 or Cory Aquino in 1987 had the one-to-many power of social networking communication instead of pamphlets and radio. Just as "Internet time" speeds up the old world, so too does social media — whether China, Iran or otherwise — provide a new and powerful tool for political revolution.
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