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This will be my last post for the day. I've GREATLY exceded the
allowable number! I find all this stuff so dang interesting it is hard
to resist!
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I disagree with both Donovan and Carl on this issue. With new
technology, we can SEE conflict and divisiveness more than ever
before. But that doesn't mean that there was less of it prior to the
technology. Vision 2020 for instance allows me to air my disagreements
with Donovan, say, directly and offers the best opportunity I can
think of for allowing me a chance to convince him otherwise. Moreover,
part of teh reason that I direct my comments toward Donovan is that I
happen to share many of the beliefs that he has. If our worldviews
were completely different I would not make any attempt to discourse
with him. For instance, I've spent much of the day arguing with
Donovan over the Pledge but the fact is I am just as much of a
corny-ass patriot as Donovan is. If you put us both in a room where
the Pledge was being given, our behavior would be indistinguishable.
We would both stand proudly, hand over heart, reciting the words we've
known all our lives. I know I would be filled with emotion at the
thought of being lucky enough to live in a country as great as ours,
and I'm sure Donovan would say the same thing. I might often sound
otherwise but I never loose sight of this fact.
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I do think that all of us can improve on our postings. We could
certainly try to direct our comments in a nicer, friendlier tone. But
we do need a forum with which to express our disagreements. Vision
2020 is not perfect but it is the only such forum we happen to have.
Personally, I am very greatful for this opportunity.<br>--<br>Joe
Campbell<br><br>---- Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 yahoo.com="#DEFAULT">
wrote:<br><br>=============<br>Carl is right. Blogs and email forums do create
conflict and divisiveness. I find people on V2020, including myself,
less considerate and polite to others online, versus in person.<br><br>
I think it is in part because we do not see the person, often do not
know them, mistranslating their meaning, and/or get so caught up in
the argument/content and lose site of the human on the other end.<br><br>
I know many people on V2020, and none of you have horns and a tail. However,
just reading the content of some people, I would swear you could trace
their IP address directly to a dark tiny corner room on the bottom
floor of Hell.<br><br>Carl, or anyone else, it would be interesting to
see a study on the increase of divisiveness caused by blogs and ways
to counter them.<br><br>Take Care,<br><br>_DJA<br><br>Carl Westberg <carlwestberg846 hotmail.com="#DEFAULT">
wrote: I, after extensive research and cogitation that started about 4 minutes
ago<br>and concluded just now, have determined that blogs are
responsible for much<br>of the divisiveness that comes with just about
anything that's discussed<br>anymore, from Wal-Mart to the pledge and
everything in between. With<br>approximately 4 million blogs being
born every 5 minutes, it's incredibly<br>easy to find those that
mirror your worldview, and assure you of your<br>absolute rightness in
your beliefs. I'm as guilty of it as anyone, hanging<br>out at
Commondreams, etc., while those with a right leaning penchant can<br>
visit theirs, and everything is pure black and white for us, with no
gray<br>areas to complicate matters. I know I'm correct in this,
because I just<br>found a blog that says I am.<br><br><br><br>Carl
Westberg Jr.<br><br><br>
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