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Al Gore at Netroots Nation

Started by baratunde aka jack turner · 11 months ago

Hey y’all! I’m back from Netroots Nation 2008. It was great to see everybody and get a good look at the Texroots. There’s a thriving online group of people working to turn Texas blue - some of them happen to be black - and it was good to see that up close. It gave me [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Al Gore at Netroots Nation", url: ... Continue reading »

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  • Alex Steed

    11 months ago

    "the right wing tried to have a counter-conference at the same time during NN08. Punks."

    I am curious as to whether or not you think that post-Obama election, around this time next year, without anything as epic as the Bush administration to buck against, the Netroots will be as unified or if the Republicans/right are staring down the barrel of a populist revolution of their own?
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  • heartsandflowers

    11 months ago

    Interesting question. That depends on who you include and how you define netroots. Some people are using their blogs to curry favor/power/influence within the Democratic party and media and will co-opt and capitulate themselves as soon as it becomes convenient to do so. Still others are just finding their political voices and are entering the blogosphere for the first time. Many others think of themselves as free thinkers but they are very easily distracted and manipulated. People will come together for a common cause, or not, or allow themselves to be splintered off much like every other movement.
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