10-27-2004
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Location: Ecuador
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The Internet has made us all partisan wackos
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With the US Presidential Election now technically less than a week away, political fervor is at an all time high, but not only in pubs, barber shops, and around the water cooler. No, this time around we're seeing a new serious stage for political fighting: the web. While politics have pretty much always been a part of the "Internet experience," many people think that the Internet is becoming a massive force in politics, and by politics, I mean partisanship.
Now, one might see this as a result of more and more people getting online, and getting hooked on Internet discussions and the like. Indeed, looking back at history we can see how the advent of television also massively influenced the way in which politics entered the public sphere. Still, others would would also point to the current political climate and the general consensus that the country is more divided than ever. And then some, like John Dvorak, would just blame the Internet. In typical Dvorak style, the longtime columnist opens up his November 2nd "Special Report" with his patented "I'm putting Nostradamus out of business" style.
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Good, even funny read:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20041026-4349.html
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The Internet has made us all partisan wackos
