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1. July 21, 2006

   pisces-iscariot » Thoughts about ‘Survey: Majority of Blogs are Personal’

   […] Politics is a major issue amongst American bloggers (they really should say AMERICAN bloggers as opposed to bloggers as a whole). I do not think this applies in the Philippines, because truth is, the majority here is just fed up. Everyday we are bombarded with political news, all of which I’m sure are important. The problem is it happens so often that it becomes white noise, and we’ve fairly lost interest and have become sadly desensitized. There is not a single day I do not think of our government and its leaders, but writing about it in my blog is akin to telling a bad or corny joke. No One is going to pay attention to you, and frankly, I’m far too exasperated to do so as well. I know this goes against a recent article concerning a German foundation’s request for people to ‘blog for democracy’, but truth to tell, reporting and opinionating on politics, important as it is, is boring and frustrating. This doesn’t mean all hope is lost however. Humor offers a compelling means of outcry too, which is the reason I took notice of the ’secretary of injustice’, in a recent post. It’s not dissimilar to how Jon Stewart does so via satire on his CNN show (and fortunately the antics of GW Bush gives him tons of material). I hope that Blogspot keeps it up. […]

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