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Name: M E Schaefer
From: New York
Bio: Internet user, technofile
Area of Expertise: Legislator/Politician/Lawyer
Topic: Global Relationships/Politics
Headline: Fall of Dictatorships
Nutshell: As the internet becomes more and more available in third-world countries, state control over information will decrease.
Vision:As information becomes more readily shared, peoples’ tolerance of government controls on ideology and news will decrease. Furthermore, as people learn of the large lattitude of freedom enjoyed by the Western societies, they will become unsatisfied with their own limitations and will eventually shrug the yoke of repression.
Date Submitted: November 11, 2004
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