NY Times: The Ancient Art of Haranguing Has Moved to the Internet
NY Times: The Ancient Art of Haranguing Has Moved to the InternetThe pamphlet is a one-man show," observed George Orwell approvingly. "One has complete freedom of expression, including, if one chooses, the freedom to be scurrilous, abusive and seditious; or, on the other hand, to be more detailed, serious and `highbrow' than is ever possible in a newspaper or in most kinds of periodical."
... It seems Orwell may have been underestimating contemporary society. If he had lived to surf the Internet, for example, he might have been cheered to discover a flourishing new breed of pamphleteer: the blogger.
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