This piece was originally written with a European audience in mind, though I modified that slightly for Daily Kos. But it's still in the right place here.
Daily Kos reminds me why I got off Usenet, frankly. Big sea. A constant stream of diaries, most of them seem to be repeating campaign spin from one candidate or the other. With predictable comments. I imagine that it is especially crazy due to the election season.
Still, I appreciate that a number of people liked reading the piece.
There have been 65 diaries after mine at the moment I'm writing this... after 3 and a half hours (I'm reminded, it's time to log off) I expected the orange place to be busy, but this busy...
It'll be worthwhile repeating some points when the nominee is clear and things have calmed down a bit.
Obama has captured the hopes of a huge number of people. Especially important in that is that he has captured the hopes and dreams of the black population who just may show up in record numbers to vote for him. I guess after 8 years of dear leader people are desperate, and hopeful. The pixels are working over time. We are for Justice and Mercy, and Truth and Peace, and true Freedom. Edward Burroughs 1659
You should ask Jerome about posting tips.
I did not go into this flying blind, though... I remember some comment here about when to post on Kos (aimed for 23:00 CET, overshot that a bit), but I can't seem to find that.
But I don't want to bitch too much. For a first diary, it did reasonably well. Next time I'm going to be a bit pithier, a bit more controversial in the intro.
Let's just say that the quality of the feedback here on eurotrib is, as usual, amazing.
In review this morning, I find one directly addressing the prompt: US militarization of Africa, justified by Clinton doctrine as distinct from BHO "exemplarism" (what a novel turn of phrase that is! Not) or JRE "MICtourism" (for want of a slogan -bwah!- to describe his Kemp-Biden-Herzliya orientation to containing nukes; Do you wonder where NATO fits in the "Marshall Corp"?).
I recommended nanne's article here because I expected thoughtful responses insofar as any one is capable of differentiating the POTUS candidates'strategic methods and conceiving of political priorities within the EU. That's a stretch for the average American who is as mystified by back-packing Europe one summer as s/he was once charmed by GWB's inexplicable ability to miss such an "experience."
I believe my prediction is vindicated. Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
Of course, if a diary hits the reclist, the content/comment ratio often takes a severe negative hit. Its not called the wrecklist for nothing. Utsukushikereba sore de ii
Well neither the psychology of the individual nor that of markets allows constraints defined by economic theory of rational agents.
Say, I've been meaning to report to one of your Biker reports that I've encountered a couple multi-taskers in MD: phoning while pedaling. Is this the seed of a trend? I hope not. Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
But ... I don't call those gadgets to allow people to use the mobile in the car "hands free mobiles" ... I call them "brain free driving".
At least if the cyclist is doing it, they are mostly risking their own neck. Utsukushikereba sore de ii
