Talking Point

Former Member

How about this as a talking point...

Does the internet extend America's power and influence, or erode it?

I'd love to know your thoughts on this.

MUR

littlemissy

Re: Talking Point

Originally posted by MixedUpRichard
How about this as a talking point...

Does the internet extend America's power and influence, or erode it?

I'd love to know your thoughts on this.

MUR

*cough* politics and debate *cough*

i have no views

Former Member

try politics, this forum is for talking crap :yes:

Former Member

Re: Talking Point

Originally posted by MixedUpRichard
How about this as a talking point...

Does the internet extend America's power and influence, or erode it?

I'd love to know your thoughts on this.

MUR

Mootastic.

Former Member

How about putting the talking point in the subject, rather than 'talking point'. Then I wont have to click it.

Former Member

Erodes it. We can see the lies easier.

Former Member

Unless you are Bill Gates of course. In that case it's a massive increase in power...

Former Member

Neither, it doesn't really change much. Those who are pro-US can get more info, those are anti-US can get more info, but it wasn't exactly hard before the net.

What essay is it for?;)

Former Member

I'll sit on the fence for this. I'd say that if anything all the internet has done is increase communication (one of the few advances in modern technology personally I'm all for) and make porn easily accessable without having to shuffle out of the Private Shop and hope nobody noticed you

Television and the papers work more strongly in favour of governments.

Former Member

ooooo all meaningful post, i dunno, to be frank, how the internet affects them.

we all know that the internet is an excellent source of information, and an excellent way of communicating with people thousands of miles away in just a few seconds. I guess both information for both support and against america; without much censorship

However, to me, it seems america is probably the most powerful country on the net, simply because of the amount of sites from america.

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Apparently by 2007 China will be the dominant force on the internet according to several reports ive read in the past few years.

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Originally posted by Char_Baby
try politics, this forum is for talking crap :yes:

:rolleyes:

Former Member

Tricky question...
Actually it's a simple question, but has a tricky answer.

I think in the short term it increase's it's power and influence, (as most internet traffic is routed through the US, and most of the big money makers on the net are US firms pulling money from all the other countries, and it makes their infrastructure more valuable) but as other countries gain the tech, and have better economies the power will move else-where.
That will be when the US starts trying to add a lot of pretty major rules to internet traffic ("from now on ever town will have a local 'echelon' server to use as a gateway...").
When banking and e-currency on the net take off then the gov.'s will be really pissed off, as the only thing garuanteeing their income tax is peoples honesty, then I think EVERY-ONE will agree that the US has lost it's power...

*phew* that turned into quite a rant