After I read this article yesterday, I found myself thinking about it all day.

Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) coined the term "Global Village" to describe how he envisioned that electronic media would unite all the peoples of the world into a collective consciousness. "Second Superpower" is a term that has emerged to describe very similar phenomena.

In the events leading up to the recent invasion of Iraq by the U.S.and Britain, the unforeseen international anti-war protests had a significant impact on military planning. While the media focused on the fact that there is only one remaining military superpower in the world today, the second superpower was none-the-less making its own impact.

The article also has some interesting points about how Google is playing a role in shaping the public lexicon.

In all, I find this article uplifting and inspiring on several levels. Here is the link again.