Distraction of media missiles fired at wrong targets (The Australian vs BBC and DU)

The Australian ^ | July 28 2003 | Andrew Sullivan, The Sunday Times

[Timesink]

DU is popular?

Comparatively so, at least. They do seem to be the biggest lefty discussion site in the US. However, to refer to it as "popular" in a general comparison to all web sites, as Sullivan has done here, is somewhat of a misnomer. They're just not a very big site at all.

It's a minor quibble, though.

[Tamzee]

I am SO glad to see the DU'ers poisonous value system exposed like this... if only more mainstream Democrats could see what their party really represents, I don't think we would have to worry over another election for decades.

[King Prout]

The author must be a FReeper.
If he is not, he must be encouraged to become one.
Thanks for posting this.

[Salman]

Compared to other lefty sites such as Indymedia, yes. It's even 'popular' among FReepers in the sense that we give them a lot of hits.

Perhaps, but I'd guess they give us at least 7 to 8 times more hits than we give them. We are amused by them, but they are OBSESSED by us

Quite right. No question there are more DU lurkers here than FR lurkers there. But DU is still a phenomenon on the other side to the extent that they have one.

[jennyp]

Compared to other lefty sites such as Indymedia, yes. It's even 'popular' among FReepers in the sense that we give them a lot of hits.

Wow, according to Alexa:

• FreeRepublic.com is ranked 922
• www.indymedia.org is ranked 2,653
• democraticunderground.org is "not in top 100,000"

[Salman]

OK so I'm wrong. Indymedia beats DU. At least I admit it when I'm wrong, unlike any leftist.

[sheik yerbouty]

Tom Daschole was reputed to have said in a breathy voice: "I'm deeply saddened..."

[CaptSkip]

check again....it's democraticunderground.com