Reply #23: I hope so, I really do. I don't like a hierarchal environment because often it's

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the bullies and outrageous that rise to the top, clawing and screaming over others, not always, but often. And often the best of ideas get trashed by the bullies and the like.

Yeah, that's quite true, isn't it, all three were assassinated. Your comment about Anonymous versus a leader as a focal point got me thinking about Julian Assange ... an example of a leader being targeted to be brought down by TPTB.

I guess the net/net of it all is ... in history we have focused hierarchal leaders, while with the Internet we have distributed leadership, no one leader, but all a leader ... well, something like that.

I really dislike authoritarianism. I always have thought that approach leads to very bad times in history and we have lots of examples of that.

I'm often reminded of the following, and now I can't remember who said it ... but it's time for the governments to step aside and let the people come together. To me, that's what the Internet it providing.

Thanks for your interesting/thoughtful reply!

:)