"The launch of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s promised a free flow of information and knowledge as well as borderless access to people across the connected world. Democracy was now likely to become more than a system operated by an elite on behalf of "the people," becoming instead something the people themselves could actively take part in."
"Political neoliberalism argues that ultimate freedom of choice will liberate us from unwanted authority. However, it also encourages a focus on short-term values such as increased consumption and freedom from collective responsibilities, often at the expense of equality, empathy, and solidarity."
"The convergence of geopolitical tensions, resurgent nationalism, and market-driven neoliberalism constitutes the perfect storm for power politics, where "the winner takes all." The winners tend to be those who already possess significant resources. While political power has always generated wealth, wealth today, increasingly, also generates political power."
The end of the Cold War and emergence of the World Wide Web promised democratic participation and free information flow. However, the new millennium brought geopolitical instability, renewed arms races, and economic inequality. Political neoliberalism prioritized individual consumption and freedom from collective responsibility over equality and solidarity. Simultaneously, nationalist ideologies resurged with divisive "us-versus-them" thinking. These converging forces created conditions favoring power politics where winners are those with existing resources. Political power generates wealth while wealth increasingly generates political power, enabling corporate interests to discreetly influence politics through lobbying.
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