A wanting future

For those of you who found the Bimber/Davis article interesting, I would like to share something Bimber wrote in another article.

Bimber claims that the Internet will not effect an American’s desire to be involved in the political process. Instead, interest groups and group-centered politics will intensify. Instead, interest groups and group centered politics will intensify. In his own words there are two assumption of accelerated pluralism: "neither the psychology nor sociology of political participation are altered by increasing the capacity of citizens to communicate" and "decreased transaction costs possible with the Net will enable more vigorous and frequent political efforts."

NOTES TO PONDER: If the Internet does not effect an American's want to be involved in politics does it at least make it easier? If a breakdown in traditional interest groups occurs, will the notorious political corruption of elected officals diminish or at least decrease?