Comments on: My Rights, Your Responsibility http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2006/03/21/my-rights-your-responsibility/ Everyone has a right to my opinions Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:11:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sunny http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2006/03/21/my-rights-your-responsibility/#comment-400 Sunny Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:18:25 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/?p=157#comment-400 Yeah, be interesting to see how blogs evolve. I see more 'group blogs' emerging and vying for noise and competing with mainstream publications for opinion and commentary. Yeah, be interesting to see how blogs evolve. I see more ‘group blogs’ emerging and vying for noise and competing with mainstream publications for opinion and commentary.

]]> By: Robert http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2006/03/21/my-rights-your-responsibility/#comment-386 Robert Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:57:18 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/?p=157#comment-386 Indeed Sunny. What is more likely to happen is that blogs may evolve into something different. WAP might have died, but surfing the net through your phone lives on by other means. Kathy, I fear you may be lumping yourself in with the fourteen percent unfairly. By the very fact that you bother to read blogs, I would doubt whether you would answer "not interested" to the survey. Not knowing about something is different from not caring about it. Indeed, the report I mentioned has a separate section dealing with those who worry that they 'do not know a great deal about politics'. As you say, the fault of this probably lies with the parties themselves. Indeed Sunny. What is more likely to happen is that blogs may evolve into something different. WAP might have died, but surfing the net through your phone lives on by other means.

Kathy, I fear you may be lumping yourself in with the fourteen percent unfairly. By the very fact that you bother to read blogs, I would doubt whether you would answer “not interested” to the survey. Not knowing about something is different from not caring about it. Indeed, the report I mentioned has a separate section dealing with those who worry that they ‘do not know a great deal about politics’. As you say, the fault of this probably lies with the parties themselves.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2006/03/21/my-rights-your-responsibility/#comment-384 Kathy Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:08:19 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/?p=157#comment-384 Well, that last promise is one I cannot fail to take up, so here goes from someone you may class as Mrs of 14% One must admit when you read the blogosphere that there are very many and varied views on all subjects. I believe that the view of us who are not what is known as "political animals" is that it is difficult to get a handle on all issues, and trying to make well informed judgements on politics I find nearly impossible and I am sure I am not alone in this. The parties themselves cannot be trusted to give us ALL the information even if you trust that the information they do give is indeed truthful - journalists tend to write articles with a particular slant and in blog blog land, having read a few of you now, I can see that no-one is totally able to inform the uninformed impartially - to be fair I am not sure how that can happen. Yes, we can open our eyes, in our daily lives and form opinions - but how do we find out why things go wrong, or let's be positive - go right. In domestic government we may therefore have a bit more savvy on some issues but on the international front - how are we supposed to know? I was interested in a comment in this blog when there was discussion as to the state of repair of the wall/fence/barrier/hedge - one upmanship as to who knew more about the wall - those who travel only to soak up the sun or relax or are unable to travel at all, are therefore not likely to know at first hand about these things and who can we trust to tell them. I, therefore stand up for those who feel too ill informed to vote - I would hazzard a guess that people are not as apathetic as you think Robert - they are just afraid to put their cross in the wrong box. Bring up a local issue which people have a view about and the apathy soon fades. If someone were to form a political party (utopia appears here) who gave the facts as they are - no messing - their leader would be the next in No.10 This may sound like I am in cuckoo land, but take a look at how the political parties are paying so much attention to the image of their leaders they are trying to trick us into believing that they are that party I describe above, but you in bb land and in fact we (Mr and Mrs 14%) no they are not and that is what makes us worried to jump out of the plane. BTW - I read the blogs but do not blog myself. Well, that last promise is one I cannot fail to take up, so here goes from someone you may class as Mrs of 14%
One must admit when you read the blogosphere that there are very many and varied views on all subjects. I believe that the view of us who are not what is known as “political animals” is that it is difficult to get a handle on all issues, and trying to make well informed judgements on politics I find nearly impossible and I am sure I am not alone in this.
The parties themselves cannot be trusted to give us ALL the information even if you trust that the information they do give is indeed truthful - journalists tend to write articles with a particular slant and in blog blog land, having read a few of you now, I can see that no-one is totally able to inform the uninformed impartially - to be fair I am not sure how that can happen.
Yes, we can open our eyes, in our daily lives and form opinions - but how do we find out why things go wrong, or let’s be positive - go right.
In domestic government we may therefore have a bit more savvy on some issues but on the international front - how are we supposed to know?
I was interested in a comment in this blog when there was discussion as to the state of repair of the wall/fence/barrier/hedge - one upmanship as to who knew more about the wall - those who travel only to soak up the sun or relax or are unable to travel at all, are therefore not likely to know at first hand about these things and who can we trust to tell them.
I, therefore stand up for those who feel too ill informed to vote - I would hazzard a guess that people are not as apathetic as you think Robert - they are just afraid to put their cross in the wrong box. Bring up a local issue which people have a view about and the apathy soon fades.
If someone were to form a political party (utopia appears here) who gave the facts as they are - no messing - their leader would be the next in No.10

This may sound like I am in cuckoo land, but take a look at how the political parties are paying so much attention to the image of their leaders
they are trying to trick us into believing that they are that party I describe above, but you in bb land and in fact we (Mr and Mrs 14%) no they are not and that is what makes us worried to jump out of the plane.

BTW - I read the blogs but do not blog myself.

]]> By: Sunny http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2006/03/21/my-rights-your-responsibility/#comment-382 Sunny Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:34:57 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/?p=157#comment-382 When I say it won't change the world, I mean that its not going to kill all the other media organisations or take over. The vast majority of people who read blogs are still bloggers. Not only that, sooner or later the number of blog readers will plateau out. So the medium will stop growing. That means any impact blogs have on the world at large will only come through being reported on the truly mass-medium outlets such as television or the press. right now there's a lot of hype around blogs because mainstream journos are paying attention and thus the political establishment is. I'm not sure that will last forever... though I could be wrong... we shall have to wait and see :) When I say it won’t change the world, I mean that its not going to kill all the other media organisations or take over. The vast majority of people who read blogs are still bloggers. Not only that, sooner or later the number of blog readers will plateau out. So the medium will stop growing.

That means any impact blogs have on the world at large will only come through being reported on the truly mass-medium outlets such as television or the press.

right now there’s a lot of hype around blogs because mainstream journos are paying attention and thus the political establishment is. I’m not sure that will last forever… though I could be wrong… we shall have to wait and see :)

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