http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell?printable=true

some history, commentary, and food for thought...

of how "vanguardism" is neither good or bad, but just a necessary and rational response to circumstances. Of course the State Dept is going to take the easy way out by pushing their ridiculous Web 2.0 revolutions

and I'm still puzzled over what it has to do with vanguardism. I have the feeling I'm missing something obvious in what you're saying.