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This is actually something that I hope to do a little research on in the future. LEP and kcurie's point that the growth of a new political communication medium needs to do so in opposition to the prevailing authorities is something that I've been mulling over myself.

Talk radio grew in the Clinton years. The Left Blogosphere is growing in the Bush years. Even samzidat needed the Soviet Union. Does this have to be the pattern or are there others? Can a European blogosphere develop in the absence of a prevailing feeling of political impotence? It's an interesting question.

Still...we can try.

Now to read the rest of the diary comments.

by gradinski chai on Tue Jun 13th, 2006 at 11:48:28 AM EST
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Can a European blogosphere develop in the absence of a prevailing feeling of political impotence? It's an interesting question.
I feel political impotence on a European level. Make this a diary with a poll and see how the poll comes out.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jun 13th, 2006 at 11:50:14 AM EST
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OK, I'll put it on tomorrow's list of things for me to do.
by gradinski chai on Tue Jun 13th, 2006 at 11:55:46 AM EST
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It is possible...but even if we had the perfect translator the growth would be much more lower.

Places with more to the left/right policies and discussion would probably had more audience, they will be a gathering place.

About the impact.. we are certainly quite mainstream in the narratives we use...so I guess an organic growth would be enough to have impact three four years down the road..it is highly probable that we do not need the exponential growth to obtain some relevance... or at least this is what Jerome expects. Again..some years down the road.

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Jun 13th, 2006 at 12:00:03 PM EST
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Random note that occured to me earlier: Internet penetration is also important  - some countries have much lower participation than others.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jun 13th, 2006 at 03:38:35 PM EST
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