I have this Facebook friend who posts some of the best links on his profile page. He's literally done half the research for one of my papers because when he posts the link, he also posts his opinion on it which, as you may know, can be highly productive in getting through writer's block (and no, I don't plagiarize this poor guy...). The coolest thing about this is that this is a Facebook friend who I wouldn't see on a regular basis because we live in different countries.
You guys may have heard about the "Facebook Revolution" that happened in Egypt? Part of the Arab Spring, per chance? These mass protests and political coups were organized through the online networking site Facebook. The Facebook group that sparked the revolution in Egypt? Formed in America. The world is becoming more connected. Because of this, ideals are being more quickly shared and in that, assimilating to the same basic principles. On a macro scale, this means that democracy, and likely with it capitalism, is moving its way into more and more countries around the world.
So how does the Middle East apply to Europe? Connectivity, my friend.
The same guy who's been doing my research posted a link about how Iceland re-wrote their constitution over the internet. Consequently, I decided to make my Global Comm and Media project on how this same concept can be applied to Greece. If you're reading this, I feel that it is safe to assume that you know Greece is fixing to default something major on a shit ton of loans. However, could this situation be bettered if the people of Greece were allowed to re-write their Constitution, like the Icelanders, and decide their own fate- as opposed to the owners of their bonds and treasury bills? Is it possible that Greece is even in a place technologically, socially and politically where the country would benefit from such actions?
I guess what you think depends on where your money is.
You guys may have heard about the "Facebook Revolution" that happened in Egypt? Part of the Arab Spring, per chance? These mass protests and political coups were organized through the online networking site Facebook. The Facebook group that sparked the revolution in Egypt? Formed in America. The world is becoming more connected. Because of this, ideals are being more quickly shared and in that, assimilating to the same basic principles. On a macro scale, this means that democracy, and likely with it capitalism, is moving its way into more and more countries around the world.
So how does the Middle East apply to Europe? Connectivity, my friend.
The same guy who's been doing my research posted a link about how Iceland re-wrote their constitution over the internet. Consequently, I decided to make my Global Comm and Media project on how this same concept can be applied to Greece. If you're reading this, I feel that it is safe to assume that you know Greece is fixing to default something major on a shit ton of loans. However, could this situation be bettered if the people of Greece were allowed to re-write their Constitution, like the Icelanders, and decide their own fate- as opposed to the owners of their bonds and treasury bills? Is it possible that Greece is even in a place technologically, socially and politically where the country would benefit from such actions?
I guess what you think depends on where your money is.
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