Why only one day without google? Maybe because the rest of the days in the year we really need Google and the services it provides us.
Let’s see some Google Search Results:
Results 1 - 10 of about 647,000,000 for iran street fight june 2009. (0.38 seconds)
Results 1 - 10 of about 27,500,000 for iran election. (0.21 seconds)
Results 1 - 10 of about 32,000,000 for iran violence. (0.15 seconds)
Results 1 - 10 of about 29,500,000 for iran protests. (0.15 seconds)يافته 1 - 10 از حدود 162,000,000 درباره revolution. (0.06 ثانیه)
يافته 1 - 10 از حدود 33,100,000 درباره iran violence. (0.54 ثانیه)
يافته 1 - 10 از حدود 44,100,000 درباره iran election. (0.14 ثانیه)
يافته 1 - 10 از حدود 625,000,000 درباره iran street fight 2009. (0.32 ثانیه)
يافته 1 - 10 از حدود 28,500,000 درباره iran protests. (0.41 ثانیه)
Maybe this action is useless: so what if we found out very fast what happens in Iran through Twitter or Google Search? SO WHAT? Your fast sentimental reaction is in vain if it’s not associated with an action according to the propagation speed.
We took knowledge, we assumed this cause as if it were the country we live in, we colored our headers in green, we spread subjective (partial) information that we took for granted from Google and Twitter. What does this chaotic movement mean? What does it demonstrate?
The fact that we still care, that the same thing could happen to us, the fact that the individual freedom of speech is suppressed. Even if it’s called Iran, China, Cuba, Romania, beyond the cultural and religious differences, the individual has a common denominator. FREEDOM OF HUMAN SPEECH, this is the binder between Buddha, Allah, Christ, Jah-Jah…
Maybe we are dealing with a mass manipulation generated and maintained by the Internet. The individual is flooded with information regarding the protests in Iran, touched and revolted by the images from over there. The online has this power to disperse information and generate sentimental reactions. But less action. It’s good to know what happens in Iran and in other totalitarian regimes, it’s OK to make common cause with the freedom of speech manifestation, but how do we act?
By the way, tourism in Cuba is it’s main source of income…