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Smart Dissent and Smart Politics

Submitted July 1, 2008 - 6:30 pm by Catherine Cain

Just two quick things while I should be working:

1. Fantastic, brilliant writing - love it and thank you.

2. Can you put a stamp on your post and send it to Markos? Not just for his emotional response to Obama's FISA position and other concerns, but perhaps to illustrate to him there is a better way to show dissent as you suggest.

I think it is important that Markos takes a more strategic leadership role than what he has done in the past. Not that he isn't brilliant in everything he has done to advance netroot activism to this point. But I think DKos is at the point that unless he takes it to the next level, his blog will continue to decline in reader value (something different than # of hits IMO) and will ultimately function to the lowest common denominator.

One suggestion for improvement might be what you have done here. For example, I didn't really know what to think about posting my real name here a few weeks ago but decided to take the plunge. I now recognize it's significance in forcing me to say things that I can stand behind each and every time I post something. For Daily Kos, having that as an option for diarists and commenters would only help to elevate the conversation. And to take it a step further, it is the logical move for those of us who want to organize beyond the keyboard.

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