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[On the other hand]

Interesting analysis. I'm not sure what to make of the writer's argument that the internet was a neccessary part of the development of the "feminist hawk" ideology. Confluences in the wider, off-line culture probably had more to do with it.

[Pluto]

I'm not sure if the writer is making an argument or just providing us his prospective. I'm sure the feminist hawkideology would have existed without the Internet. I think the writer may be suggesting that the Internet was a type of accelerant that spread the ideology of the feminist hawk faster than it would have otherwise been.

[On the other hand]

At times, he seems to suggest that the ideology required the internet to exist, or at least to survive. Though he does frame his argument in questions, so maybe he's trying to leave his opinion deliberately vague.

[Pluto]

Well, then it is a hypothetical question. Where would the feminist hawk ideology be without the Internet? The answer to this question is then, obviously, I don�t know. However, if I were to speculate, I�m sure the feminist hawk ideology would have been hatched somewhere in the conservative sphere, refined in one of the think tanks (PNAC or Heritage) then distributed through other media such as TV, radio, print, bullhorns or whatever. The feminist hawk ideology would have spread, just not as fast would be my best guess.

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[Moldy Rutabaga]

Interesting question. I do not think these movements and their technologies can be separated so cleanly. There were likely such feminist liberation ideas presented as feminist conference papers long before the internet became prominent, and the technology allowed the ideas to spread faster (I don't know why we would call it a right-wing ideology; such conservatives are not usually so interested in women's rights). Similarly, in another age Limbaugh would have written inflammatory pamphlets and made crazy speeches in public. The Christian fundamentalists have been around since colonial America and TV has also allowed them to have a special platform. I am not so sure either that the feminist hawk movement is a large part of the web, as I had never heard of it until today. So my dithering answer, I guess, is that I don't think the web creates such followings by itself, although it may create some, like LOL cats or Rickrolling or other shared ideas which are only possible because of browsers.

Ken:>

[On the other hand]