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March 14, 2014, 08:12:15 AM

So the invention of the steam machine and the industrial revolution did not happen?

Yes, the steam engine had a huge impact on society.   With the blessing of governments, though.

Or more recently, would the arabic spring have happened the way it did, without the internet, twitter and facebook?

I am almost certain of that. A barking dog does not bite; a tweeting man does not fight.