> Gladwell is in effect arguing that political movements
> that change anything have to be based on real communities
> -- unions, parties, anything where people meet face to face.
I think this is tautological.
Because no one has ever "virtually" changed anything.
You can't get arrested, as they say, in your underwear.
This is a little like saying that if you've only ever watched it on TV, you've never "been" to the Super Bowl. I mean, duh?
/jordan