I Think There's A Misconception

I'm Convinced That The Most Important Division In Human Affairs Is Probably Not The One Between Left And Right, Liberal And Conservative. It's The One Between Zealotry And Understanding, Between Absolute Conviction And Compromise, Between Preachers And Politicians.

Twitter And Facebook Are Brilliant- Tools, The Journalistic Uses Of Which Are Still Being Plumbed. They Are Great For Disseminating Interesting Material. They Are Useful For Gathering Information, Including From Places That Are Inaccessible.

Liberation Movements - Operating Surreptitiously And Conspiratorially - Thrive On Discipline And Suspicion, And Punish Deviation Or Dissent.

I Make A Joke That I'm The Internet Curmudgeon, But 'wary' Is A Good Way To Put It.

There Is Something Decidedly Faux About The Camaraderie Of Facebook, Something Illusory About The Connectedness Of Twitter.