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The popular buzzword these days, "Web 2.0",  rattles my brain. Why? Maybe because the machine is Us/ing Us. (see the video below)  In my view, the most significant aspect of the evolving internet is “information is freedom and with true freedom comes great responsibility”.  We must value liberty even if we don’t like what’s being said or what actions are taking place. Could our founding fathers have foreseen the moral, ethical, and political implications we face on our path to Web 2.0?  Will unfettered information lead to dehumanization? That’s a debate worth having.

“In the true spirit of liberty, Voltaire once said, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” If we are to be effective in convincing others of the benefits of a tolerant world, we must take the moral high ground by saying, “We may disapprove of what you do, but we will defend to the death your right to do it.”

Mark Skousen, Persuasion Vs. Force

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