It is the Net that we must use, to fight its own dominance. Cultures dominate by creating norms that are not questioned by creating accepted practices that become tools of oppression and by defusing the need for critical analysis. Consumer forces convince us of the need for bigger RAM, faster processors and software that gives us greater choice. Wildly disproportionate pay scales, between locals and expatriates and between English speaking and non English speaking co-workers teach us the importance of fluency in English. Indecent consultancy fees that siphon back most of what is provided as aid, make us believe that western values and skills are what one must strive to attain.
Dominant cultures define who is primitive and who is civilized.
The dissenting voice that questions the goodness of donor efforts, quickly discovers the reach of donor funds. One must not stand in the way of progress, particularly when that progress is backed by individuals whose personal wealth is greater than that of entire nations they are trying to civilise. Now we are to behold a literature so full of all qualities of loveliness and purity, such new regions of high thought and feeling that to the dwellers in past days it should seem rather the production of angels than of men. Networking has traditionally been a strength of global organizations, multinationals, international donor agencies and NGOs, and large local NGOs. International telecommunications has been way beyond the means of small local players.