I think part of the problem with the internet is that just because it's information doesn't mean that all information is good. equal, or even truthful. It horrifies me to see the political stories that go around the internet. I read them and think "that just simply can't be true" while many of the radical persuasion see such stories of justification and support for their point of view. In fact, I think finding support for radical positions on the internet makes radical people feel *not so radical* and maybe even encourages such viewpoints.

People who want to be truly educated and use knowledge to help themselves found the knowledge they needed well before the internet came along. People who don't want to be educated and rather want to stick with their point of view no matter what haven't changed either.