Harry has a most profound assessment of the blogosphere:
One undoubtedly positive result of the explosion in online political debate through weblogs is the ability to create networks, make contacts and share ideas across borders with a previously inconceivable ease.
Perhaps this is the most important outgrowth of blogging.
Bloggers don’t make the news. There is little first-person reporting (except from places like Iraq), but the group taken as a whole offer much to public discourse.
We cover the range from far left to far right, and all opinions are available through links on the various sites. Prior to the Swift Boat Vets coming into the campaign, I had several far left blogs linked. I read them because they had something to offer. They went off the deep end then, and I dropped them. They’ll make their way back as things settle out. They will return to offering something other than bile 24/7. I have confidence in their intellect.
I learned a long time ago that none of us has all the answers. But together, we pretty much have all angles of any issue covered. As long as we can grasp that, the blogosphere will grow stronger, and in the right direction.
I like to read the leftie blogs too, but after August they became unhinged, and they still haven’t recovered.
Comment by John Rogers — December 3, 2004 @ 9:20 am