Reaction to Article by Justin

While ignoring the fact that many claim Al Gore stated once before that he created the internet, I found this article to be inspiring for the times. He opens with Americanized ideals by quoting authors and then goes on to develop five reasons why the Global Information Infrastructure (GII) needs to be created. It is clear that with the creation if a more globalized interweb, competition has spiked. However, I now see the two main competitors, Google and Yahoo!, almost metaphorically fighting each other. Which one will be the new AT&T or MicroSoft? Regardless, will we, the consumers, have to break up another monopoly in the future?
Gore's speech, clearly not written by merely himself, is both realistic and rosy. It is realistic in the case that yes, it is possible to create such an infrastructure but when he speaks of a boost in healthcare, I feel that such a crucial aspect has yet to be reached. Sure, we may be closer to developing/finding a better treatment for AIDS, but we are probably not close in finding a cure for it; and no, $183,000 injected into your bloodstream will not cure you from AIDS (all you South Park viewers understand what I'm talking about).
The fact that former VP Gore addressed the ITU alomost 15 years ago goes to show how much America had invested in the internet. Since its conception as a tool of military use, the interwebs have greatly expanded and taken over. Honestly, could any of us go a month without using the internet? I think not.
Social networking probably helps the GII because more people are able to communicate to others they never would have met otherwise. Through the GII, individuals can meet over the internet and discover things they never could have found in a book or on television. While I don't read any with the exception of this one, blogs have come to the forefront as a news-leaking source. Sure, not all blogs are legitimate and many, if not all, are biased, but individuals can still communicate on a global scale, which, if I'm not mistaken, is the goal of the GII.