The so-called Left Blogosphere morphed into the Kool Kidz Klub. (0.00 / 0)

The larger blogs believed that there was strength in numbers, and if they formed their own clique that they could rival the power of the traditional media. They published books, they appeared on television, they courted left-leaning members of the trad. media. They convinced themselves that they needed to march in lock-step in order to develop power, not understanding that the minute they allowed a mob mentality to dominate, they gave up their power and their leverage. When they stopped being critical, they became just a new incarnation of The Village.

Much to my surprise, I saw an article today at EENR by Michael Conrad criticising Obama and the Democratic Party. While the diarist still seems to be willing to roll over and play dead for the Dem. Party, the commenters generally agreed that "progressives" had once again been screwed by having Obama as a candidate. They still aren't willing to take a good, hard look at what the Dem. Party has become, say to themselves "this is unacceptable to me," and understand that the only leverage most of us have anymore is our votes and our voices. At least it's a start, and it's telling that this diary doesn't appear on a blog owned by one of the Kool Kidz.

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by: grayslady @ Mon Jul 21, 2008 at 13:34:53 PM CDT