The political landscape is bleak right now, no doubt. Instead of letting the monumental amount of bullshit discourage us, liberals should strive to 1.) develop and organizing strategy which will move us to act as steadfastly and religiously as the Republicans do on election days, and 2.) single out the greatest threats to American democracy and seek to nullify those first and foremost. **coughcitizensunitedcough**
Rachel Maddow has done a great job bringing national attention to the inanity of the right. The internet is home to many a liberal outpost, and as the insular religious zealots die off and leave more digital denizens to run the show we're going to see an increased concern for the propagation and digestion of information, which works against those who treat politics as just another brand of religious extremism.
Because this information sharing thing works against those who seek to keep the blinders on the general public, I worry that more attacks on an open internet aren't brewing behind the scenes somewhere. We'll see...
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Rachel Maddow has done a great job bringing national attention to the inanity of the right. The internet is home to many a liberal outpost, and as the insular religious zealots die off and leave more digital denizens to run the show we're going to see an increased concern for the propagation and digestion of information, which works against those who treat politics as just another brand of religious extremism.
Because this information sharing thing works against those who seek to keep the blinders on the general public, I worry that more attacks on an open internet aren't brewing behind the scenes somewhere. We'll see...