Dissolution of Soviet Union
In 2005 Mikhail Gorbachev told Kurzweil that emerging decentralized electronic communication "was a big factor" for fostering democracy in the Soviet Union.
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Technology: Oppressor or liberator? »Technology: Oppressor or liberator?
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Does the internet favor dictators or dissenters? »Does the internet favor dictators or dissenters?
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Pessimistic view »Pessimistic view
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Arguments from history »Arguments from history
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Lack of track record »Lack of track record
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Dissolution of Soviet Union
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I agree »I agree
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Decentralization of knowledge is inherently a democratizing force »Decentralization of knowledge is inherently a democratizing force
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Gorbatchev convinced the Communist party that Glasnost was inevitable »Gorbatchev convinced the Communist party that Glasnost was inevitable
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New economic dissidence dismantled the Soviet empire »New economic dissidence dismantled the Soviet empire
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Under communism, the Soviet state had a monopoly on information »Under communism, the Soviet state had a monopoly on information
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