http://www.epolitics.com/2006/07/17/in-remembrance-of-portals-past/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Fri, 16 May 2008 02:36:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.epolitics.com/2006/07/17/in-remembrance-of-portals-past/#comment-224347 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:24:23 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2006/07/17/in-remembrance-of-portals-past/#comment-224347 [...] 14. The end of Unity 08, in another’s perspective.  Echoes of why efforts to have righties and lefties in one place get kind but uncertain support: Like many other attempts to create a neutral meeting ground in politics (such as the apparently-now-defunct Hotsoup), it reeked from the beginning of a solution in search of a problem. The thing is, most people don’t WANT a neutral meeting ground for discussion — that’s why we have government. When it comes to talking politics, most of us seek out someone we already agree with (c.f. Daily Kos, RedState.com). Of course, plenty of people look for information from advocacy groups and political candidates, but even in those cases, they’re generally searching for sharply-illuminated facts and strong opinion, not some illusion of a mushy middle. [...] […] 14. The end of Unity 08, in another’s perspective.  Echoes of why efforts to have righties and lefties in one place get kind but uncertain support: Like many other attempts to create a neutral meeting ground in politics (such as the apparently-now-defunct Hotsoup), it reeked from the beginning of a solution in search of a problem. The thing is, most people don’t WANT a neutral meeting ground for discussion — that’s why we have government. When it comes to talking politics, most of us seek out someone we already agree with (c.f. Daily Kos, RedState.com). Of course, plenty of people look for information from advocacy groups and political candidates, but even in those cases, they’re generally searching for sharply-illuminated facts and strong opinion, not some illusion of a mushy middle. […]

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