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Twitter is allowing the people of Saudi Arabia the chance to display their opinions without being persecuted for it.

The fact that Twitter is driving a social revolution within Saudi Arabia is astounding to me. It is a social network and because accounts are private citizens of the monarchy are able to broadcast their opinions without being persecuted for it, it's kind of like an open forum.

Twitter in america is treated like a luxury the same way that water or electricity is taken for granted. We use our social networking to broadcast the type of frape we just ordered even though those tools are used for people to come together against the government. This is an interesting aspect that is much more relevent in other countries than America.

This is an essay about technology and its effect on national security. Its an essay that was written by someone at Stanford University. Its not very long but has a credible appearance.