We Need One More Political Article On Gather Like We Need Acid In Our Eyes!

God, ain’t it the truth?

Here’s what spurs the above – yesterday morning I logged onto Gather and saw at least six different articles in my feeds, all about the exact same political issue. That made me both yawn and become a bit more curious all at the same time, so I took a look at a couple of them. What I saw within them was basically the same things. They be:

1. The writer of the piece brings up a political issue and then gives their take on it.

2. Others come on and either lavish praise on said writer or tells them that they’re crazier than hell.

3. Dependent on that response, the writer then tells the person that they either “get it,” or advises them that they’re dumber than a brick for not agreeing with them on the matter.

Gather political writings, 2009 style.....

Makes me thank God that I don’t get much into political issues here. I think Elvis had his head screwed on right about all this - when asked at one of his rare press conferences to talk about his political briefs, Elvis responded that he was an entertainer and didn’t really want to get into a discussion about them. He didn’t see the sense in it. And that was smart of him to do, because the instant he opened his mouth he’d have lost roughly half his audience no matter what he said. And that’s how I see it here on my Gather page as well. I’m here to entertain. I like to have fun and I want the people who come here to have fun. There’s plenty of angst and worry and bile spewed all over Gather everyday, and I’ll be damned if I’m adding any more to it. Truth is, no matter how much anyone here wants to think so or believe, another article about some political issue on Gather has about as much impact as a tse-tse fly. No one really cares about my personal political opinions but me, no one is going to be impacted by them but me, and there are far greater writers/minds who discourse on them everyday if I want to read something about them. A fact all of us ought to be mindful of.

Now, I’m at a point in this where I have a prediction for y’all. Even though I’ve just given a very general opinion regarding political writings and have been very careful not to get into any one political issue, some will come here and rant. Some will tell me that their issue is so critical that it must be discussed. Some will tell me that I just don’t get it, that their issue and take on it is quite vital and should be aired. Some might challenge me to reveal my views on some hot political topic. And if any of this happens, know how I’m going to respond?

I’ll tell y’all – just like this:

Quack!

That’s right, I’m going to “quack” them! And I hope y’all will join in and “quack” them as well. Imagine part of one of our threads goin’ something like this,

Gather Save-The-Worlder: “Yes, I think the blah-blah issue is quite critical, and you obviously don’t have the gonadial fortitude to discuss it, so here’s why it’s so critical and why you’re an idiot and why I’m going to take this time to talk about it here on your page.”

Ed: "Quack!"

Next Loyal Ed Reader: "Quack!"

Another Loyal Ed Reader: "Quack!"

And so on……

Imagine someone comin’ here and seein’ all that quackin’! They’ll think that an online group of mallard ducks has somehow established a home here on our thread! I think the end result will be that we’ll all get a laugh out of it, and maybe the Save-The-Worlder will see that their take on whatever the issue is isn’t quite as spellbinding for us as it is for them. Maybe they’ll even consider getting mad and leaving, which will undoubtedly be about as troubling for us as if our whiskered old maid aunt told us that she’s moving to Greenland and won’t be able to give us a birthday kiss anymore. It’ll be wrenching, troubling, and heart breaking, but somehow we’ll withstand the loss – I think!

Thus ends my epistle on political articles here on Gather. And I’ll give y’all one more bone to chew on before I go – I’ve been asked more than once why we draw a nice crowd here on our threads most weeks. Maybe it’s because we have fun, don’t go out of our way to hurt people’s feelings, and we don’t try to tell anyone how to think. In the end, we enjoy each other, and that’s what makes any party worth its stuff, in my opinion.

Now, please feel free to discourse below, my quacker is poised and ready…..