spoken/written word seems to be orders of magnitude higher in the online space. --- Vladimir, I agree new online communication technologies increase geometrically the impact of words, as you mention. The problem is not that, since the "good guys", the ones that do not cast "hate messages", have the same access to such technologies. They, in theory, should be able to "cast" intelligent and centered messages to counterweigth the "hate messages" of the "bad guys". You see, the problem is not the media reach, is the persuassion of the content that thrives in the perception that rich and powerfull nations abuse and destroy divergent ones, those that won't bend to the hegemon command. Then, who is to say one's messages should be erradicated and another's should not?? I'd be hard press to give such power to the government of powerfull nations or any global enterprise.

Source author: Carlos García Delgrado cgarciad@sre.gob.mx