Ah, but what all of you forget who are saying "Leave them to their own devices" is the lurkers.
The lurkers are the ones whose minds can be swayed as they look on the procedings. They see the structured argument, citations, and links of the one side and the name calling, vitriol, and emotionalism of the other.
The hard cores aren't going to click on the links, read the citations, or analyze the debate -- but the lurkers will.
They are the true target.
The lurkers are the ones whose minds can be swayed as they look on the procedings. They see the structured argument, citations, and links of the one side and the name calling, vitriol, and emotionalism of the other.
The hard cores aren't going to click on the links, read the citations, or analyze the debate -- but the lurkers will.
They are the true target.