Is there any place where you can see the potential to disrupt petrified power structures?
There is little doubt that the Internet can serve conflicting politics and produce contradictory effects. For example, you can find all manner of forms of traditional thinking and hierarchical, top-down organization. However, the Internet is also important in creating novel forms of discussion, encounter, and collective mobilization, which challenge the traditional political methods of established parties. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that the Internet is an achievement of democracy, but it certainly gives us many tools that can be used to advance democracy.