RappCity

Notes from a Maligned Blogger

Attacks versus Comment and Debate

As Bloggers, most of us who write on these pages are very used to getting comments; Pro and Con.

We speak our minds, and hope that some share our opinions, or at least enjoy what we have to say.  Sometimes people disagree with us, and wish to debate a point or two, or offer an opinion of their own.  That's a good thing.

Disagreement is as old as our Founding Fathers (much older, actually).
They, themselves agreed to disagree on many issues, before finally forming the document that gave everyone the right to their own opinions, religions, and freedom to say whatever the heck they wanted to say (only later amended to prohibit yelling, "Fire" in a crowded theater).

America is one great nation.  There is no where else on earth I would rather live.
But, our country is currently going through a rough time.  

Call it, "Growing Pains," or even a metamorphasis of sorts, but we all need to be ready to, "Stand beside her, and guide her...," when necessary. 

And we all have different ways of doing that.  My way is to write what I think.   

Of course, I also pay taxes, vote, give blood and do other things that are not necessary to put into print. 

Some people think we need, "This".  Some people think we need "That".
But somewhere in between "This" and "That," remains our freedom  to speak our minds ... and to even criticize our President and any other politician when we think they are wrong!

In America, we're even free to assemble in groups to complain about our leaders and their policies.  This very weekend an Anti-War rally was held in Washington.
It was very well attended, and would probably have had even more people in attendance if not for Mother Nature's stormy onslaught down south.

My point is, that whether you support the war in Iraq or not is irrelevant when it comes to our constitutional right to march on our nations capital (or anywhere else) in peaceful protest.
Supporters of the war are equally welcome to march. That's America!

As a Blogger, I have my own style of writing.  I see things in my own way, and often even find humor in all the seriousness of life  ..even when others don't.

I make no apologies for that either.   
If we can't laugh at ourselves, in the midst of all our human tragedy, we are doomed.

Whenever I put my opinions out there (the reason we all blog), I know that people are going to both agree and disagree with me.  And that's fine.  They should.
My door is always open to comments. Either way.            

Just click my "comment button" and let me hear you loud and clear.

The day I am too old to learn something new, I will stop writing.

But, sadly, when another Blogger chooses to publicly attack me in "Blog Form," (continually taking my words out of context, and bringing up subjects I never wrote about in the first place), just because they disagree with my politics, or sense of humor, or views on religious fanaticism (no one religion in particluar), well then, that's another story. 

This person may not be yelling "Fire" in a crowded theater, but it sure isn't what Blogging is all about.

So, I am hereby exercising my own freedom of speech, to let everyone know  that RappCity is not only alive and well, but bustling with comments (in all the the right places) as we speak. 
And me?  I stand by every word I've written! 

Come take a peek for yourself, and see the real Blog.  But see it from the source, not from the selective clips of someone else's "opinions."     ###JC