I work on these guys a bit, then I have to kill file
them to deletion, as they become noise.
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Anger Online Undermines Public Discourse By Ken Connor Sunday, July 15, 2007
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KenConnor/2007/07/15/anger_online_undermines_...
"A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control." --Proverbs 29:11
I call them "meanies," those men and women who spend their days spreading vitriol on the internet. Nameless, faceless, they lurk in
the shadows of many websites and blogs, waiting for any opportunity to tear those with whom they disagree to shreds. With a toolbox
full of putdowns and vulgarities, they work hard at trying to show that their opponents are not only wrong, not only stupid, but
actually evil. Mean-spiritedness is not a new problem, but never before have "meanies" had such a public platform from which to spew
their venom, and rarely has society been so willing to celebrate meanness and odium. The problem is so widespread that political
parties and major policy organizations rely on meanness and anger in promoting their message.
(American soldier Colby Buzzell poses at an undisclosed location in this undated handout photograph made available May 14, 2007. An
American soldier's account of fighting in Iraq's Sunni triangle has won the "Blooker prize" for best book that began as a blog on
the Internet. Colby Buzzell, whose Internet diary from Iraq became the book "My War", says he started posting his experiences online
from a frontline Internet tent as a way to "kill time". The book won the second annual $10,000 prize. REUTERS/Handout (UNITED
KINGDOM). EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Related Media: VIDEO: IT Voices - Simon Melaniphy
of Refreshed Media. Michelle Malkin Views from Power Line Blog VIDEO: Caught on Tape: Suspect's Dad Hits Reporter)
