[SE Mom]

Large numbers of internet users were congregating at certain places on the internet where they could “hear what they want to hear”. This is known as “collective self deception”.

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Indeed- which is why I spend time reading and listening to others with opposing views from my own and often ask myself WHY do I believe this or that. Still- even THAT is beside the point. The reason my particular bellyometer went nuts when I read this piece is the implicit threat to liberty. Including the liberty to be foolish, to react rather than think, to be part of a group of “like-minded” folks or be part of “collective self deception” ...

[gusopol3]

ping to McArthur Foundation

Any more of those $500,000 grants left to fund FReeping?Does this count as a $500,000 donation to Obama campaign? It bought a scholar/ researcher/ operative after all.

[1rudeboy]

I can see the commie-libs trying to imlement some sort of a Fairness Doctrine for internet “speech.”