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The bulk of the heavy lifting — heavy analytical lifting — that is done with our materials is done by us, and is done by professional journalists we work with and by professional human-rights activists. It is not done by the broader community. However, once the initial lifting is done, once a story becomes a story, becomes a news article, then we start to see community involvement, which digs deeper and provides more perspective. So the social networks tend to be, for us, an amplifier of what we are doing. And also a supply of sources for us.” The bulk of the heavy lifting — heavy analytical lifting — that is study so much horror in the world and see how little is done with our materials is done by us, and is done by being done about it. But activism and change need professional journalists we work with and by professional hope. This is very evident from the Obama campaign, human-rights activists. It is not done by the broader which was splashed with rhetoric of "hope" and community. However, once the initial lifting is done, once a "change", something that all people rightfully want and story becomes a story, becomes a news article, then we start to need. However, Obama's "hope" and "change" were Wall see community involvement, which digs deeper and provides Street brands and patents; it was a glorious practice in more perspective. So the social networks tend to be, for us, an the art of propaganda and an horrific blow to true amplifier of what we are doing. And also a supply of sources notions of hope and change. There is a reason why the for us.'” Obama campaign took the top prizes in public relations industry awards."* As researchers, media and critics, we must realise that While indeed, on most fronts in the world, things are our perspectives and beliefs must be open to change __ getting progressively worse, the alternative media have and evolution. Simply because something like this has focused almost exclusively on these issues such tha never happened before does not mean ey have blinded themselves to the that it isn't happening now. We live in positive geopolitical developments in the era of the Technologica True change, e world—namely, the global politica Revolution, and the Internet has . awakening and the role of the Interne changed economics, politics and instead, can only in reshaping global society. While society itself on a global scale. This is come not from ese issues are acknowledged, they where the true hope in furthering and are not fully understood or explained better informing the "global politica global power within the wider context: that these awakening" will need to take speed structures but are, in fact, hopeful developments; tha and establish itself. True change in ere is hope. WikiLeaks strengthens our world is not going to come from from the global is notion, if it is to be taken as an already established or newly created "community" of opportunity. institutions of power, which is where The list of examples surfacing from all issues are currently being people, e WikiLeaks cables is endless in the amount of additional information that can be added to the alternative media's dissemination of information and analysis. Make no mistake: this is an opportunity for the spread of truth, not a distraction from it. Treat it accordingly. 00 addressed, especially those of global significance. True change, instead, can only come not from global power structures but from the global "community" of people, interacting with one another via the power unleashed by the Technological Revolution. Change must be globally understood and community organised. We are on the verge of a period interacting with one another via the power unleashed by the Technological Revolution. About the Author: Andrew Gavin Marshall is a of global social transformation. research associate with the Centre The question is: will we do for Research on Globalization in anything about it? Will we seek to inform and partake in Montreal, Canada. He is co-editor, with Professor Michel this transition, or will we sit and watch it be misled, | Chossudovsky, of the recent book The Global Economic criticising it as it falters and falls? Crisis: The Great Depression of the XXI Century (available at As “globalisation” has facilitated the emergence of a __http://www.globalresearch.ca). He is currently writing a global elite and several global institutions and book on global government, due to be released in 2011 by ideologies of global power, so too has this process Global Research Publishers. His previous articles in facilitated the "globalisation of opposition". So while | NEXUS are "The Imperial Anatomy of Al-Qaeda" (17/06), elites, globally, actively work to integrate and expand "The Rise of the Global Scientific Dictatorship" (17/05), "A global power structures, they are inadvertently | New World War for a New World Order" (17/02) and "The integrating and expanding global opposition to those Financial New World Order" (16/04-05). very same power structures. This is the great paradox of our time, and one which we must recognise, for itis not —_ Editor's Note: simply a factual observation but a hopeful situation. Due to space constraints, we cannot publish the complete Hope should not be underestimated, and it is version of Andrew G. Marshall's article. To view this and something that | have personally struggled with in my the accompanying endnotes, go to the website at: views of the world. It is hard to see hope when you _http://tinyurl.com/67hmpaqp. True change, instead, can only global power structures but from the global "community" of people, interacting with one another via the power unleashed by the Technological Revolution. Editor's Note: Due to space constraints, we cannot publish the complete version of Andrew G. Marshall's article. To view this and the accompanying endnotes, go to the website at: http://tinyurl.com/67hmpqp. 20 * NEXUS come not from FEBRUARY - MARCH 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com