So first you get mad that they’re ‘pushing their own material’ then you get mad that they’re ‘ripping off MSM material and re-writing it in such a way as to get you to click on it.’
Either way, it doesn’t matter to you. If it’s not an MSM article, it’s a dirty ‘blogger’ who needs to be beaten down. If they’re promoting their own material (as any capitalist will do) they suck. If they’re promoting someone else’s material, they’re a dirty blogger that needs to be beaten down.
As I see it, you’re pro MSM and anti free speech and free journalism.
The internet has done more to wrestle the iron grip of propaganda from the MSM than anything in human history. Bloggers have done more to keep the MSM reigned in and tried to keep them honest. This is the greatest human experiment since the foundation of our country and should be encouraged.
And no. I do not - and never have had - a blog. I just get really irritated when I come across an interesting commentary and I’ve got to fight past the ‘blog pimp’ accusations before I can debate the actual content.
Please don’t forget that many websites that we reference regularly once began as blogs. They gained credibility over time.
I'm never mad. And you're almost right about the material.
They are pushing stolen material to get blog hits.
Either way, it doesn’t matter to you. If it’s not an MSM article, it’s a dirty ‘blogger’ who needs to be beaten down.
If the dirty blogger posts his material in full, I generally won't beat him down.
If they’re promoting their own material (as any capitalist will do) they suck.
If they are USING Free Republic as a free advertising tool, they do indeed suck.
As I see it, you’re pro MSM and anti free speech and free journalism.
Wanting them to post their material in full is anti free speech?
Interesting. Just because the MSM can't be trusted does not automatically mean that blogs can be trusted.
Citing your dislike for crap sandwiches is no reason to switch to rotting roadkill.
The internet has done more to wrestle the iron grip of propaganda from the MSM than anything in human history.
Now you think I dislike the whole internet?
Bloggers have done more to keep the MSM reigned in and tried to keep them honest.
Indeed, made-up garbage and stolen material with no checking or oversight is an awesome thing.
This is the greatest human experiment since the foundation of our country and should be encouraged.
BLOGS are? You're cracked.
I just get really irritated when I come across an interesting commentary and I’ve got to fight past the ‘blog pimp’ accusations before I can debate the actual content.
Yes, scrolling is hard.
They gained credibility over time.
At least we agree that blogs lack credibility.