The Internet is so much in our lives now, allowing us to share ideas and communicate with people from all over the world. We write blogs, we have friends on Facebook, we can buy books online using Amazon.com, see videos from all over the world on Youtube, and search for all sorts of data from all over the world using Google. The global reach and pervasiveness of the Internet seems to suggest that it is also easier now to spread "universal values", such as democracy, equal rights, etc. The "Arab Spring" seems to suggest that this may be true, since part of it was coordinated using the Internet.
However, even as the Internet allows us to become aware of our commonalities, does it not at the same time allow us to learn more about our differences? Besides spreading "universal values", does it not at the same time deepen the divides based on our differences?
However, even as the Internet allows us to become aware of our commonalities, does it not at the same time allow us to learn more about our differences? Besides spreading "universal values", does it not at the same time deepen the divides based on our differences?
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