" village poet

Wednesday, September 04, 2002

After the intifada of the FAX we have the intifada of the weblog ei: Electronic Intifada I am at once excited by the possibilities and actualities of communication and organisation beyond the police and state eye, and wary beyond words. I come from a generation that saw the state on a learning curve through the 60's in dealing with dissent from Paris to Lion Square. 'You've got a brick in your pocket sir'. 'Well if I have you put it there, officer.' You will remember the last London 'events' were web organised as were the 'anti-globalisation' ones. Who will be next after Beijing to limit access? Washington? London? Harare? or the Butcher of the Levant? After Google..Blogger?