This just reminds me of what my friend Noah said about the interview he did with his dad (Stewart Brand) about activism in America in the 60s versus today. And the interviewer asked them about the difference in protests and rallies and things, and why people today don't protest the same way they protested Vietnam. And of course the difference is they do--the worldwide protests against the Iraq war were the biggest in history--the media decided they weren't a story. So they don't have the same narrative that the Vietnam protests did.

So if nothing else, the internet is another way to getting the word out. I wouldn't have heard about the Arnietown protests in California or the Americans with Disabilities protests locking down the White House if not for FWD/Forward.