Monday, April 6, 2009

Disappointed

I see no real debate at realdebatewisconsin.blogspot.com. It's more like real mud slinging.

I see little (I admitt there is some) "COEXIST"ing at Most liberal/progressive blogs.

I see wayyy too much name calling on conservative blogs.

If it's all a bunch of partisan name-calling, finger-pointing and playing "gotcha", there seems to be no point to it.

Has anyone else felt similarly?

6 comments:

  1. I have felt similarly, but I must admit that I've found myself sucked into the mudslinging from time to time. I've tried to get better about it, and hopefully I've succeeded.

    You're right though; there's not much "real debate" going on over at Fred's place.

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  2. Sir, you are a breath of fresh air in all of this.

    It just seems that what passes for debate is merely a war of attrition, that if I type more words eventually the other side will give up, that if I just SHOUT louder and more often then the otherside may give in.

    That's not debate, actually it resembles bullying. And I feel all icky when I feel I'm participating in it.

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  3. The point, to me anyway, is to try to change minds. Failing that, at least reduce the echo chamber-y-ness and make known that other opinions may exist (and be logically consistent). Failing that, well, at least it can be funny. Getting censored by a progressive blog for, among other things, questioning their commitment to free speech cracks me up to this day.

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  4. Nemo, good to see your name :)

    Yes, changing minds; ah what a noble cause. But I often feel like I did when I inserted facts and logic into converstaions with my ex-wife,,,um that didn't work so well. Too much emotions and she didn't seem to wanna hear it.

    I too see the humor in alleged progressive blogs that (IMHO) openly discriminate. dkos was the worst. I only lasted maybe five days there. Just too much negativity.

    But I have to admit that a blog without namecalling, finger pointing and negativity is nearly an empty page.

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  5. Fred is a Very Bitter Man!!!!

    Actually think about it,
    Fred, Owen, Kevin Fischer, Randy From Cudahy, Kevin from DC, Wiggy.....

    All older, Overweight White Guys!!!
    Looks like a GOP Convention
    Now i see why they have similar views on life!!!

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  6. Any mouse,

    I've run into my fair share of apparently somewhat bitter "young" progresive men (and women too).

    Conservatives and the GOP do not have a monopoly on bitterness.

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