Dystopia revisited
by Paul Balles
Many people have been shocked by the distortion, propaganda and downright lies appearing in the Western media over events in the Middle East.
by Paul Balles
Many people have been shocked by the distortion, propaganda and downright lies appearing in the Western media over events in the Middle East.
by Paul Balles
From Obama’s 2008 election campaign to Arab Spring and Occupy movements, social networking has played a significant political role within national borders. “Kony 2012” and Invisible Children has extended those borders to 80 million around the world. Looking ahead, Haaretz’s editor says “Israel should take note of ‘Kony 2012.’ It would not be far-fetched to assume that a similar film will be made about the Palestinian conflict.”
Share Paul Balles Six months ago, I wrote about Alvin Toffler’s book Future Shock, which looks at a world with “too much change in too short a period of time”. In Toffler’s view, change overwhelms people, leaving them disconnected and suffering from “shattering stress and disorientation” –- or “future shocked”. The majority of social [...]
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