Andrew Pleasant wrote: > In response to some of the general flow of the discussion ... and I > didn't and wouldn't post anything about Pat Robinson ... it is clear > that the hurricane ripped open not only buildings and levees but also > society and perceptions of the country. These are issues that can't be > separated from politics. > > Technology is great in its correct context and moments. But to look to > technology for a 'solution' is to miss the point as much as it is to > define the digital divide as if it is simply, and only, a > technological issue. > > The solution will lie with people. They may use technology to forge a > solution, or they may not. But first, you've got to get them to pay > attention and to care - hopefully about everyone equally. You've got > to get presidents off vacation, you've got to get participation and > support rather than anger and fear, you've got to have adequate > leadership emerge, you've got to quit blaming people who had no power > or cars or money to leave or those who have been systematically denied > access to power for being angry about the situation, you've got to > replace special interests with human interests.
Excellent!!! :-) -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: Georgetown, Guyana [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
