tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post1159942091959463017..comments2024-03-13T18:03:14.612+01:00Comments on South Of Watford: Golpe De Estado 2.0Graemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948656158638818739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post-16353600599859609132010-02-03T10:29:44.205+01:002010-02-03T10:29:44.205+01:00Yes, I can see that it may not be the perfect tool...Yes, I can see that it may not be the perfect tool for the job, there are more confidential alternatives - Islamist terrorism seems to make extensive use of the web. The military uprising in Portugal that led to the downfall of the dictatorship began with the signal of a song played on the radio. I wonder what the 21st century equivalent of that will be?Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948656158638818739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post-16509981545555576342010-02-03T08:30:26.650+01:002010-02-03T08:30:26.650+01:00I reckon it's difficult to organise a military...I reckon it's difficult to organise a military coup in that way... but on the other hand, plenty of military people are probably on FB already.<br /><br />Anyway, these sorts of tools are already being used to foment political activism: Twitter in Iran, for example. I wouldn't be surprised if right-wing Venezuelans turned out to be using FB or Orkut to try to organise another of their failed coups.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06562902749398922096noreply@blogger.com