While Kos did start this site, and we all have benefited from the great minds here, many of whom are experts in their field, I have to agree with some of the criticism. Something changed with Daily Kos when he switched over to the "self-policing" policy which sets up the TU police to "monitor" what people are saying.
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If enough of these people get together and gang up on someone, they either lose their own TU status or in some cases are banned altogether.
It seems what has developed is an elite group of brownnosers have evolved, dictating to others what they can and cannot discuss or say.
Also, now that Kos is successful, and hangs with the big boys, he is of the impression he does not need all of us anymore. It is like the liberal Studio 54 in the 80's, and Kos has his "bouncers" who decide who is dressed sharply enough in the policies in vogue with Daily Kosdom to enter.
Periodically, whole legitimate subjects are banned, such as voter fraud after the 2004 election. Gladly that ban has belatedly been revoked, but too little too late to do anything about Ohio's stolen election.
I do not question the need to have standards on his blog. But I have seen so many contradictions in this. I have seen horrible profanities used against people, and given recommendations by the cliquey crowd of the mutual admiration society that has become Daily Kos.
Kos apparently feels since he pays the bills, its his way or the highway. A current diary snarks this attitude. But I think it is wrong. The purpose of a liberal blog is to provide community, to do some good in the nation, to promote understanding and education. That is not promoted when he allows a small group of the elite to ride roughshod over everyone else.
A business which does not value its customers is ultimately going to fail. I say this with a lot of regret, as you can see by my user ID I am one of the earliest Kossacks. I have made my personal offenses and mistakes in the past. But when I did I apologized and tried to get along and understand. Others have not done the same, and their TU status remains in place.
On further reflection, what really has prompted my decision to leave Daily Kos is the meta diaries I have seen the past few weeks. At least those interested enough to take the poll has shown that the overwhelming majority of this site is composed of agnostics, atheists, or religious skeptics. With today's array of blasphemous diaries and comments directed against the Catholic church, and no rebukes from the elite which is supposed to "police" Daily Kos, or Kos himself, I have made the decision to abandon active participation in Daily Kos.
I may come in from time to time to sample the diaries and posts, as I do with numerous other web sites, but this place is no longer my political haven and home.
Success and elitism has ruined Daily Kos. Kos feels he is above us ordinary rabble, and in IS HIS WAY OR THE HIGHWAY. Well, I'll take the highway Kos.
I'm going somewhere where they still respect free speech and make a semblance of fairness and egalitiarianism, and does not have the Stalinist content monitors looking over everything you do or say, like a frustrated junior high school hallway monitor.
I'm taking the highway. A bunch of elitist atheists and blasphemers is too much for me to take. goodbye.
PS Kos- could you please delete my account information, email, and thank you for the good times, although lately they have few and fair between.
"The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."-FDR
by Michigan Paul on Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 08:09:29 PM PST
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