There's a frog in my throat
This was my lone unfinished post. I don't remember why I didn't finish it, but I'll attempt to fill in the unwritten/unknown to 2008 me parts. Original at the end of the post.
One tip for any blogger.
Never use "we."
Sport blogs, political blogs, any type of blog. Because I used to be somewhat political, I'll use the political blog as an example.
A blog I read (I don't remember which, but there are many still guilty of this) used the term "we" to describe his/her preferential candidate. I know it might be difficult to remain sterile and unattached, because if you are the people you are writing for will likewise become unattached, but that's why you need to "wow" them with something. I feel, then and now, that blogs just fill their space with statistics and hamfisted half truths without remembering why (or never knowing in the first place) they are writing the blog.
"We" can mean many things, like he/she has donated to the campaign, volunteered, just want it to feel like everyone's in the "group" and the list goes on. But there is no we. It's only the person running for that office. It isn't the ideas or ideals that are put out for the public to vote on. You can't know what 'we' want. You can't say because I'm not one of 'we' I wouldn't understand. Try me. Not with bombastic language, but with critical thinking. Don't pander to unknown 'we'. Show your work.
Another point is the use of terms that leave the reader with a certain feeling without having the proper context behind it. Fascist. Democracy. Muslim. American. Us v Them. The list goes on. I think I know what the writer is trying to convey, but am not entirely sure. Does the writer believe we're actually becoming less of a democracy? Does the writer even know how this country works? Does the writer actually think that exaggerating his/her claim will sway people?
I don't know. That's probably why I want[ed] 'The Newsroom' to succeed.
Democracy is dead.
LONG LIVE THE DEMOCRACY.
[Original]
One tip for any blogger.
Never use "we."
Sport blogs, political blogs, any type of blog. Because I'm somewhat political, I'll use the political blog as an example.
A blog I read used the term "we" to describe his/her preferential candidate. It is a point if you remain sterile and unattached the people you are writing for will likewise become unattached, but that's why you need to "wow" them what something.
"We" can mean many things, like he/she has donated to the campaign, volunteered, just want it to feel like everyone's in the "group" and the list goes on. But there is no we. It's only the person running for that office. He/she could do anything they feel like
One tip for any blogger.
Never use "we."
Sport blogs, political blogs, any type of blog. Because I used to be somewhat political, I'll use the political blog as an example.
A blog I read (I don't remember which, but there are many still guilty of this) used the term "we" to describe his/her preferential candidate. I know it might be difficult to remain sterile and unattached, because if you are the people you are writing for will likewise become unattached, but that's why you need to "wow" them with something. I feel, then and now, that blogs just fill their space with statistics and hamfisted half truths without remembering why (or never knowing in the first place) they are writing the blog.
"We" can mean many things, like he/she has donated to the campaign, volunteered, just want it to feel like everyone's in the "group" and the list goes on. But there is no we. It's only the person running for that office. It isn't the ideas or ideals that are put out for the public to vote on. You can't know what 'we' want. You can't say because I'm not one of 'we' I wouldn't understand. Try me. Not with bombastic language, but with critical thinking. Don't pander to unknown 'we'. Show your work.
Another point is the use of terms that leave the reader with a certain feeling without having the proper context behind it. Fascist. Democracy. Muslim. American. Us v Them. The list goes on. I think I know what the writer is trying to convey, but am not entirely sure. Does the writer believe we're actually becoming less of a democracy? Does the writer even know how this country works? Does the writer actually think that exaggerating his/her claim will sway people?
I don't know. That's probably why I want[ed] 'The Newsroom' to succeed.
Democracy is dead.
LONG LIVE THE DEMOCRACY.
[Original]
One tip for any blogger.
Never use "we."
Sport blogs, political blogs, any type of blog. Because I'm somewhat political, I'll use the political blog as an example.
A blog I read used the term "we" to describe his/her preferential candidate. It is a point if you remain sterile and unattached the people you are writing for will likewise become unattached, but that's why you need to "wow" them what something.
"We" can mean many things, like he/she has donated to the campaign, volunteered, just want it to feel like everyone's in the "group" and the list goes on. But there is no we. It's only the person running for that office. He/she could do anything they feel like
