As regular readers know, I’ve been casting occasional glances at the battle between Anil Dash and the readers of the Little Green Footballs weblog. You also know that I have no respect for most of the bigoted drivel that finds its way onto the front page at LGF, and is pervasive in the comments section of that site. What I didn’t know is that a whole big drama unfolded between Anil and the weblogs feature at MSNBC. Anil has written a very long post that got me up to speed.
I just want to say that I admire Anil’s perserverence in confronting the readers of LGF head on. Not long after 9/11, I saw the direction that LGF was headed in and simply tuned out. When I’ve followed links to the site from other places, I see that things have only gotten worse. I reluctantly accept the fact that bigotry, hatred, and ignorance go unconfronted every day, and combatting those forces where I can is one of the many things I should be doing but am not. It’s a sad fact that most people aren’t interested in a lively exchange of ideas, or trying to see a problem from all sides, or trying to accept complexity for what it is.
Anil has a lot more patience than I do, and perhaps more hope as well, because the bottom line is that I simply write off his interlocutors rather than trying to educate them.
LGF and Anil Dash
As regular readers know, I’ve been casting occasional glances at the battle between Anil Dash and the readers of the Little Green Footballs weblog. You also know that I have no respect for most of the bigoted drivel that finds its way onto the front page at LGF, and is pervasive in the comments section of that site. What I didn’t know is that a whole big drama unfolded between Anil and the weblogs feature at MSNBC. Anil has written a very long post that got me up to speed.
I just want to say that I admire Anil’s perserverence in confronting the readers of LGF head on. Not long after 9/11, I saw the direction that LGF was headed in and simply tuned out. When I’ve followed links to the site from other places, I see that things have only gotten worse. I reluctantly accept the fact that bigotry, hatred, and ignorance go unconfronted every day, and combatting those forces where I can is one of the many things I should be doing but am not. It’s a sad fact that most people aren’t interested in a lively exchange of ideas, or trying to see a problem from all sides, or trying to accept complexity for what it is.
Anil has a lot more patience than I do, and perhaps more hope as well, because the bottom line is that I simply write off his interlocutors rather than trying to educate them.
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