Blogger is at a rally in favor of American foreign policy, including regime change in Iraq (in Fall 2003).
Karen Loberg (Ventura Star) took the picture. It made the front page. He was famous for a day.
THE BLOG
of John Gelles
September 17, 2006
FOR WHOM DO THE MASS OF UNRECOGNIZED BLOGGERS BLOG ?
THEY BLOG TO HEAR THEIR OWN VOICE, TO GATHER THEIR OWN THOUGHTS.
THEY HAVE A BLOG AND NOBODY VISITS. NOBODY CARES.
THE BLOG IS CARRIED FOR FREE ON THE WEB -- OR IS HOSTED FOR A VERY LOW MONTHLY FEE BY AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER OR A WEBSITE HOSTING SERVICE.
THIS IS NOT ALTOGETHER BAD. THEIR VANITY PUBLISHED PAGES ARE THERE FOR THEM TO READ AT WILL. THEY PREACH TO A CHOIR OF ONE -- AND THEY RARELY SEND A FLAME TO THEMSELVES.
THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE THEY WILL SOMEDAY BE RECOGNIZED -- ESPECIALLY IF WHAT THEY WRITE HAS MERIT.
YET I WANT SOMETHING BETTER. I WANT A BETTER SYSTEM THAT WILL TEND TO IMPROVE WHAT THE AVERAGE BLOGGER WRITES -- AND WILL EVEN HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF HELPING TO CREATE A NEW TREND IN THE LITERATURE OF ACTIVIST REFORM AND DO MORE GOOD THAN HARM
YES, THEY WILL POSSIBLY START A TREND THAT WOULD NEVER HAD BEGUN WITHOUT THE NEW AND BETTER SYSTEM I WILL DESCRIBE HEREINBELOW.
The [to be continued]
