Reply #236: I Don't...

[WillyT]

I think that many posters on DU, this thread included, work their asses off for the cause. They vote, register voters, walk precincts knocking on doors, foment petition drives, call and write their congressmen and women, swear in newly minted citizens to this country, march in protests of war (before and after they start), support (in tangible ways) the troops once they get sent off to war, go to local political gatherings, support important political groups, call in on radio shows, write articles for publication, start their own websites, travel across the country when needed, use various art forms to get their message out, feed and clothe the homeless, adopt unwanted children, organize into unions, and literally, most CONCRETELY, change the world for the better.

And then there are those who post anonymously on an internet message board, and not much else.

And although we hold out hope that the information they glean from said message board will inspire them to move into the activist realm, we are continually disappointed that many will only rise to the level of gripe. Sort of like the two old guys in the Muppets, sitting up in the balcony criticizing, hurling insult and epithets... but NEVER setting foot on the stage themselves.

So yeah... you can't use the same standard at all.