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Actually the news isnt great, but the idea of social media is. governments and large businesses no longer have total control over the media and public opinion. its a great counterbalance to the power struggle in the world. sean in michigan, dictatorships can only thrive when they control information. as long as those who are being repress asked find a way to get the information out, the dictators will have a hard time and will likely crumble all the more quickly. social media is only one way t...

The muslim brotherhood and other organizations. it does not seem to have a very religious cast to it. a lot of young students talking about freedom. is that the way it is in alexandria as well? >> reporter: i think what youre seeing here is the muslim brotherhood are doing is keeping the demonstrations peaceful. when the demonstrators are out on the main roads here, theyre keeping one side of the road open for traffic, keeping the demonstrators on one side, keeping it under control. why is the m...

Opened y open yid. shes not going do 90 days anyway. >> thats what i want to talk about. whether or not she will do 90 days. we hear her mother dina say, hay, theyre being too harsh. we heard the same when paris hilton went to jail a couple of years ago. paris spent a nanosecond behind bars but it appears it changed her. do you think dina lohan needs to check that situation out? >> the answer is the sheriffs department says someone out there, kind of a first offender, non-violent, will probably ...

Property crimes. >> non-violent. >> non-violent. one woman i met was there because she stole somebodys license plate off their car. theyre really grateful for the opportunity to be there and be able to bond with their children and raise their children and theyll have resources they wouldnt get outside of prison like free daycare 24/7, parenting classes, all of those things. theyre very grateful. i think thats part of the reason that they stay on the right path once they get out, because they rec...

Are 100% non-violent. they had general assemblies, they split the groups and make sure they voice concerns and are constantly calling no ing for t peaceful, non-violent movement. last night i talk to different people. the more you talk to different people, the more you realize theres really not one goal but many. one of the things critics brought out. near the occupy wall street movement theres not one defined message. but thats what they themselves are embracing, saying whether youre concerned ...