While civil libertarians and others worry incessantly about the implications of government spying, perhaps with good reason, allow me to speak in favor of what the creation of the World Wide Web has begotten. A good many years ago, before there were pictures on the internet, I had the opportunity by virtue of web connections to personally meet and interact with one Noel Stookie, perhaps a radical left winger and a fine man who sought to deliver positive messages to fellow travelers. In times past, this would have only been possible by a rather long drive or perhaps a letter that would have been personally read by J. Edgar himself. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say, that you meet the nicest people on the net, provided you don’t go into sex chat rooms or otherwise enter into the darker underworld. Allow me to further enunciate that if we choose to properly do so, we may avail ourselves of the best organizing tool for liberal change ever invented since Mr. Gutenberg invented his printing press. The truth is, we liberals have tools at our disposal to organize to effect mass change for the greater good of mankind not seen in Five Hundred years — but will we allow that opportunity to be wasted?

Thanks to my esteemed colleague Simbaud at King of Zembla for alerting me to the blog of Joe Bageant, a fine gentleman in his own right, and a spokesman for the forgotten masses of American workers toiling and struggling to feed hungry children, provide health care for the sick — themselves and their children — and still retain some semblance of honor and humanity despite the forces of rage bearing down on them at almost every waking moment.

Now, to get to my point. Mr. Bageant has a link to a wonderful blog by one Neddie Jingo, which I recommend highly. A highlight for me was this post entitled Our Harvest Being Gotten In. I urge you to read it. I would also urge our webmaster to add Neddie Jingo to the blogroll. Visit the blog — well worth your time.