[Dean's World] Ali Eteraz: Rightosphere Revolution of Conscience Continues

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Posted by Ali Eteraz:
Rightosphere Revolution of Conscience Continues
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1161897981.shtml


   I am proud of people who call themselves conservatives, or even,
   right-siders. I may lean center left, and I didn't vote Bush, but I've
   never been stupid enough to think that the conservatives were all
   reprehensible degenerate momos (to quote Joe Pesci). I think there are
   people of conscience on every 'side', and we are all better off
   recognizing that.

   Having said that, I want to introduce you guys to two female members
   of the Ann Coulter Chat Forum who have started up a new blog which
   kind of echoes Dean's idea that the excessively antagonistic discourse
   about Muslims has corroded the rightosphere. [1]Check out Smart &
   Final Isis. They introduce themselves as follows:

     Over the course of the past six months, we both noticed
     deterioration in the quality and civility in chat room dialog
     related to several important issues of national importance â
     immigration and interaction with the Islamic community (on both
     national and international levels). The level of discourse has also
     slowly corroded in the Rightosphere blog sites that are the
     mainstay of debate in our electronic domain. Neither of us could
     disagree with fellow chat room members on weighty, controversial
     matters without being pounded with posts filled with derogatory
     language, trite remarks, and closed-minded perspectives. Certain
     chat room members no longer wanted to engage in respectful debate
     nor consider new information sources or links to websites that
     offered alternative viewpoints. Some of these vitriolic members
     strive to silence those who disagree.

     However, the Rightosphere is a very complex community (despite
     reports of the contrary). Many, many other of our chat room friends
     also share our viewpoints. They, too, wish to have a rational
     review of national policy and international matters. They desire
     that important policy decisions not be based on fear and enforced
     ignorance. These friends have provided us with the support and
     incentive to carve out a new place in the blogosphere, where
     differing ideas and fresh perceptions are offered. This blogsite is
     that place.

   Apparently aside from Muslims the other hot topic for these ladies has
   been the illegal immigration debate. [2]They write about that here.
   Here, they offer a [3]tribute to a Pakistani-American soldier named
   Captain Khan who was killed in Iraq. In the article I also learned
   that there are 9000 Muslim servicemen.

   Dean, I request that you add these ladies to the blogroll post-haste.

References

   1. http://smartandfinalisis.wordpress.com/
   2. http://smartandfinalisis.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/fear-of-aliens/
   3. http://smartandfinalisis.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/a-tribute-to-captian-kahn/