Iran and the Internet

The events that are stirring up Iranian society at the moment have shown the power of the Internet in exposing tyranny and oppression. Between on line 24-7 news, the blogs and the social networks, there are now few places that can remain fully isolated on the planet and where blatant injustice can keep on hiding without fear of retribution. This reminds me of course of what really caused the fall of communism and more tangibly the breakup of the Berlin Wall.

Folks with a right-wing agenda have long postulated that the two individuals behind these seismic events were Ronald Reagan and John-Paul II, and not necessarily in that order. I never fully agreed with that assumption and have always held the belief that instead, it was a cocktail of CNN, satellite TV and Hollywood productions that collectively brought down the old “commie” system. While these forces remain at work today, the power of the Internet is what will make impossible to stuff the genie back inside its bottle...