Thursday, June 12, 2008

Korea: The birth of the New Political Generation Online

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/19/korea-the-birth-of-the-new-political-generation-and-internet/

This article is introducing on new political generation online . While this article is also saying that Korean future can be bright due to this netizen, I am not agree with this point.
There are crowd, they don't know each other, there are some opinion leaders among them, many people follows opinion leaders without considerate discern.
What a risky resposes they are. This kinds of action and this kinds of collectivism are too dangerous if it is used by somebody who has not pure mind but bad will.

Followings are summary of article

The new political generation of Korea is seemingly born since the 386 generation. The beginning of the democratization that uses the internet directly could appear in a country with IT power… Direct democratic 2.0 generation has been evolved from the indirect democratic 1.0 genearation. The emergence of Agorian (Agora+Korean). Daum Agora, which generates various information including candlelight vigils against the US-Korea beef trade. Many Agorians in Daum, Disregarding age, sex, and education level, people make their will for democratization in new styles and methods. They’re not the 386 generation, not the 88manwon generation, and but the democratic 2.0 generation. The new political generation, Agorian, appeared.

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