[Dean's World] Aziz P: A gallant experiment ends

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Posted by Aziz P:
A gallant experiment ends
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1148528512.shtml


   [1]Josh Trevino is leaving SwordsCrossed. I think that's terrible
   news. SC was a great experiment in genuine dialog and respectful
   debate. Our very own TallDave will be [2]one of the new writers there,
   and I wish him well. However with Trevino's departure I think that the
   diversity of disagreement is diminished - something is now lost that
   can't be regained.

   For what it's worth, I think that [3]Obsidian Wings is still a good
   source of respectful cross-partisan conversing. Charles Bird in
   particular is a man I respect and who I'd even invited to [4]guest
   post at Dean Nation on occassion. And John Cole's [5]Balloon Juice is
   a duet, with John as the moderate conservative and his friend Tim as
   the moderate liberal. However, none of these sites quite fill the void
   left by SwordsCrossed - an actual debate on chosen topics, with
   responses in turn.

   I salute Armando and Trevino and hope that SC finds a life of its own.
   But I also hope that we see more experiments like SC in the future.

References

   1. http://www.swordscrossed.org/?p=133
   2. http://www.swordscrossed.org/?p=138
   3. http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/
   4. http://www.google.com/search?hs=L15&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%22posted+by+charles+bird%22+site%3Adean2004.blogspot.com&btnG=Search
   5. http://www.balloon-juice.com/