Posting a bunch of opinion that agrees with the group, like "Rush Limbaugh is a big doosh!" or "Fuck the NRA", is not activism; it's just preaching to the choir.

In contrast, posting informative pieces of news, links to petitions and contribution websites, and posting other references and resources that help us GOTV or have a real impact on others is, I think, a form of activism.

Even posting well sourced OPs that are meant to inform members of our own community who might be under the influence of misinformation is, I think, a form of activism though it doesn't reach out to the larger community.

Some of what we post and read is true activism, but most of it is informative.

Is that activism?

What about when I post a picture of Ed Snowden in a flying car? Is that activism?

What about the mutual masturbatory posts that worship a single DUer? Is that activism?
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There is a lot prodigy here as well, if you look for it.

Having said that sometimes even a ditto post can reinforce a positive post catching the attention of some readers that may have missed it.

Let's say there are 300,000 DUers. That means there are probably 700,000 interpretations of what DU is.

Where has all this navel gazing come from? Who gives a shit if DU means the same thing to everyone or not?
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The more one uses, the more they are furthering the President's agenda.

That was what I was thinking when I wrote that.

If I'm wrong and people are actually influenced by an Internet forum to go vote who otherwise wouldn't, then I'm happy to be wrong.

can be.

activism is only activism if involves a ballot box? That's some pretty narrow parameters.


ac·tiv·ism
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noun
1.
the doctrine or practice of vigorous action or involvement as a means of achieving political or other goals, sometimes by demonstrations, protests, etc.

2.
Philosophy .
a.
a theory that the essence of reality is pure activity, especially spiritual activity, or process.

b.
a theory that the relationship between the mind and the objects of perception depends upon the action of the mind.

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Nope, nothing about a ballot box.

it depends on the eye of the beholder.

Certainly not always but it does bring attention and can have influence, and that's activism.

claim it is the only way to be active. It is an object for sale. Do people really respond to phone harassment? Not really, but those who profit selling the services want us to think so.

LOL

Having the discussion that spending your time on a random web forum on the intertubes isn't a waste of time, with the same folks who are spending their time on the same web forum. Think about that-


You think people want to admit that what they write or do here is a waste of time

There are multitudes of lurkers and would be trolls that may have their pre-concieved ideas altered or influenced by our open to the world debate, think about that.

If you believe our debate has no purpose or meaning, you must not place too much value in the 1st Amendment for we are the people, I believe the Founders would disagree with you, no doubt that's why the 1st Amendment is the 1st Amendment.

If somebody has their views influenced it can be positive or negative-

Shit, for a year or so I was a "truther" influenced by stuff I found first on DU. I'll call that my youthful indiscretion

we have tens of thousands.

People come here for different reasons.

Just FYI-

You know the number of pizzas he has had to make?

I'm not certain what the definition of "unique" is but I imagine those people rotate in and out for periods of time.

Of course D.U. isn't alone, other sites Daily Kos, etc. etc. put out the messages, debate the issues, spread/disseminate the news, and counter corporate media propaganda.

I've went for weeks without posting here, perhaps that's when Skinner made the pizza.

We're just talking among ourselves - not the larger community. Still, there's a value in debunking right wing talking points and that kind of thing. Not being specifically activism doesn't mean it isn't of value.

Countering that mass propaganda, (if we didn't have sites like D.U. it would go unchecked,) most certainly is activism.

We're not in a bubble despite what the corporate media would have you believe, if you want to live in a bubble, just get your information from the corporate media; where serious debate is tilted strongly to one side, or non-existent.

Furthermore we're not talking among ourselves, we're talking to world, lurkers and would be trolls visit and post on D.U. as well, if their pre-concieved ideas are influenced or enlightened in any way, that's also activism.

spread on the internet?

some here sincerely believe that, having bought corporate media propaganda on the issue.

As I more or less stated above effective propaganda is a powerful force and no one knows that better than the corporate media.

The people saying otherwise are clueless.