> [WS:} I wonder what the impact (if any) of the Wikileaks affair will be on
> the development of class consciousness of computer geeks? Will they realize
> that all that cherished "internet freedom" is merely a privilege extended to
> them by the corporate-imperial state and can be revoked at will,
> international boundaries notwithstanding? Will they realize that no matter
> how smart they are they are still subjected to the imperial rule just as
> any other grunt toiling in the corporate global factory?
I think that it is recognized a great deal more than it was before the last decade of dimished expectations. I have no hard numbers, but I have noticed that the techno-libertarianism that used to be prominent on sites like Slashdot tends to get shouted down now. I also wonder about the effect of the increased virtual mixing with people who haven't grown up with our national ideology. Viva globalization!
-- Andy