Political Possibilities

This week's lecture was not on, due to a strike. But Stephen Stockwell has put up some information up for us to read. He put forth that these days, the internet can really be used for anything, even CyberPolitics! CyberPolitics is a new function of the internet, where political activities can occur on forums, between bloggers and games. There is also eDemocracy, which is the internets contribution to real world politics, where you can even sign ePetitions etc. It is handy because the government can reach more and more people with the internet. Everday, normal people can have their say about politics and government on the internet. However, there are hackers out there. But can do global democracy good as well by providing spaces for debates for voices that could never be heard through mainstream media, creating more transparent information for political debates and allow people to have their own communication solutions.

There is also a new word I've never heard of, Cyberpunk. Which is a science fiction genre which features advanced science such as, information technology and cybernetics. It is also couples with radical change in the social order.

Another thought I had, that probably in the near future instead of going into election booths to vote for elections, you will probably be able to do it on the internet.