A Critique of Lefitist Bloggers and Our 'MSM' Counterparts

I do not mean to say here that liberal bloggers and MSM commentators have not made important political inroads in the course of our deliberations with the reactionary right of late. We have loudly raised our concerns about government incompetency, unjust war and the erosion of civil liberties, while leading the way to a better future. I applaud the statements and writings for the 'good fight' in our most recent movement against the neo-fascist repug party. We will continue to do so, I think. Thank you to all.

What we must remember is that the right has been at it's successful 'propaganda' game longer, presenting it's cause to an often complascent public better than we have. This is just an historical fact. They have recruited the 'best' educated, most strident and most presentationally savvy crowd of reactionary apologists to their end, effectively. This is not a fluke. It is a decades long, calculated program of public opinion manipulation by a cynical, fat-cat repug party, from the slimey roots of 20th century fascism and stalinism.

We are right. They are wrong. Our world view just needs to be articulated better! Let's not be afraid to be smart, just because the right thinks we and the American people are stupid. . .

What I suggest for leftists' ascending success in these forums are the continued, yet not fully realized, honing of our written and oral debating skills in defense of our principles. This should be based on quality of argument, not just fervor of position without subsequent coherence of thought and theory. This, I observe, is not always the general and consistent content of blogs and MSM punditry on our side, now.

Until very recently, the right has been able to take good advantage of this basic flaw in our just armor. We now have begun to find at our backs a new wave of quality forums, online writers, radio and television analysts who have finally and powerfully come to the aid of the humanist faithful! Too late? I don't not think so.

Still, I believe that if some of the talented and insightful liberal bloggers, radio and television presenters of whom I have have had the privilege to read, observe and debate would spend more time honing their writing styles and argumentation skills, instead of trying to match the confusing thought processes, stridency and rhetoric of the right; we will find a better way to convince a wavering public of the justice of our cause. Because they have been so ill informed for so long, it is our duty to have the truth presented to them thoughtfully, pointedly and with force of content.

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