Proudly stand on your soap box

To me, blogs are about standing on your soap box, waving your opinion around, hoping that someone else will listen and care. I know that in class Emi talked about being able to raise money for clients through blogs, and I can see how that could be successful; however, it seems to me that most blogs are just about ranting. I think more than persuade, they reinforce the ideas of those who agree and anger those who don't. I write all this to say that after reading the articles posted on Emi's blog yesterday, I haven't really changed my mind, but perhaps, I've just become a little less cynical and a little more hopeful on the subject of blogging. If text-messaging, e-mails, and instant messaging can be used to stage major protests and revolts, going so far as to push Ecuadorian president Lucio Gutierrez out of office, then maybe there is hope for blogs after all. With a method placed behind this madness of blogging, maybe ranting could pay off and do more than make people mad. So on this note I say, "Get organized and proudly stand on your soap box!" Who knows, maybe it will make a difference.