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In reply to the discussion: Personally, I find the regular, intense defense on DU of third-rate pundits, [View all]MineralMan
(146,439 posts)stand in the park and say what they had to say. The same people now can simply sign up on Twitter or blogger.com and shout at the world, whether they have anything worthwhile to say or not.
Anyone can post whatever they think freely now. That's a good thing, but increases the need for critical thinking on the part of the rest of us. I used to enjoy going to places like MacArthur Park in Los Angeles to listen to the folks on their soapboxes. It was an amusing way to spend a couple of hours.
These days, there is an overload of such "free" speech. That's fine, but we needn't assume that everyone with a mic has something to offer that is worth listening to. In fact, few do. I think we need to be more selective about listening to random people.
And I'll put myself in that class, as well. I'm just a random poster here on DU. Anything I say should be fact-checked before acceptance, too.
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