Why is he yelling, Blog #7

The first event I thought of after watching the video, that would probably be totally weird if our modern technologies were available, was Paul Revere's ride through Boston. He would not have had to ride through the city yelling 'The British are coming!' He could have just relaxed and sent a text or posted it on twitter. Revere's midnight ride has become a famous event that has reverberated down to our time as national folk lore. The city of Boston would lose out on a huge tourist attraction, I've been to Boston, they have statues, reenactments, and museums devoted to everything that has to do with the 'colonial trouble makers' it is amazing. Without names and characters to display there would be nothing to see. You can't build a monument if all you have is a screen name.
The American revolutionaries could have also gained support in much less dramatic ways. They could have connected the colonist, that were not interested with revolution, with their opinions and ideas, instead of throwing tea in the harbor dressed as Indians, etc. Twitter and SMS would have also made the guerrilla warfare used by the colonists much more effective, which may be happening in Afghanistan and Iraq today. However, we would not have the romantic stories that we have today if Revere had not rode through the city screaming his head off. The event would be totally bizarre in modern times but not less effective. As we have seen recently with the Iran elections and following crack down, dramatic events can still be very iconic using modern technologies; I'll never forget Neda and her murder captured on video.