Election Twitters, Forwards, Blogs
:Going off Half-Blocked
I am going to come right out and say it. People are going off half-blocked in the frenzy of the election. There is NO excuse for this as there are so many balanced sources from which you can get your information on the Internet. What I am seeing a lot of this election are intelligent people who are not bothering to explore, novices to the internet who are haven’t learned the ins and outs of the net or intolerant people adding more to filler to the blanket of intolerance they wrap themselves in. The last group cannot be helped or guided by any form of logic but there is hope for the others.
I have gotten forwarded…forwarded…forwarded email with extremist views disguised as real deals. Usually the people who forward them have not checked out the voracity of the contents. I say, it’s not that hard to research. Giving the source it is the only responsible thing to do. Didn’t everyone learn that in high school English class when they wrote their term papers? When I get forwarded emails I will research it and reply back citing legitimate links to the sender so they can be a little more informed. Debating the information has not gotten me anywhere however finding sources seems to occasionally work. I could obviously delete all forwarded email but occasionally one might hit that is intriguing or has the ring of truth that I will do a Google search and I, in process, become more informed myself.
Far right and the far left blogs I just avoid altogether. I read news feeds but never exclusively just one. I might stop CNN, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and NPR while throwing in a little Daily Show and Colbert Report just for laughs. Yes, and I know the last two lean left but they make digs on the Democratic side as well. I’m not opposed to checking out FOX for news (but not the commentary).
Twitter is another story. Currently it is featuring Hot Political Topics. I like to check it out to see what the buzz is about. If someone is off the mark and I can steer him or her to a solid source I will. It could be as simple as the twitter that claimed that Obama couldn’t be speaking in Denver because he was speaking in Ft. Collins that day. In few seconds that person could have checked to see he was doing both. So I posted a link. On Twitter you will also find twits from Aryan Nations that spew bile. It is not worth my while to even reply to that sort of junk. Because if your that extreme there is no logic.
I function from a logic base but also from a diversity and tolerance base. I vote Democrat generally but never a straight ticket. And that goes for this election as well. If you want my vote don’t send me scare propaganda, fear does not motivate my vote.
So in a election year that promises to be the biggest year in percentage of voter participation since 1908 according to Michael McDonald, an associate professor of politics and government at George Mason. University, get your facts straight and enjoy the amazing American political process.
politico.com
Here my top six biparitson websites I keep on my Bookmark Menu bar…
- Real Clear Politics…..Averages Polls, Presidential, Senatorial, Congressional etc.
- Pollster…. Similar to RCP but with very good daily commentary on election trends
- Early Voting…. Keep up with the early voting breaks down Rep/Dem , Black/White, Male/Female percentages
- Fair.org….Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Offers well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship.
- Twitter Election…..Fast moving hot political topics…What is happening in real time
- Snopes….Helps to debunk the “Urban Legends” of the Internet
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