Questions For The Day

When does the Internet become the fully de facto world government? What's the tipping point - one, two or three billion people - to give the collective power of individual voices a stronger voice than any one country? Is the electronic pen truly stronger than the swords of the Red Army, U.S. Army, or the Revolutionary Guard? Who will step up to lead this new virtual government? Will leadership be as fleeting as public opinion, instantaneous and issue-driven as opposed to driven by election cycles, run by project managers rather than professional politicians?