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Just a thought, the one significant limitation of ordinary persons acting on their 1st Amendment right to spread their ideas, opinions, news or facts is the method of distribution.

While Drudge and others like him may have a large following and the wherewithal to actually be "the press" for a living, most people are far more limited (i.e. we have to go to work among other things).

For example, I've barely a footprint here on Free Republic (very low post count) and have had few real opportunities to interact with other forumites. So 66+ views with about 40 more on my DeviantART page is actually pretty good.

On the other hand, over at the Hannity forums where I've spent a lot of time simply chatting with others as well as writing the odd essay (and some of those are long) my presence is far more pronounced.

It's really my own doing, I stay around there because I know people and they know me. Someone could probably tell me the same thing about Free Republic from their own experiences.

So why post this here?

I'm a standup philosopher and something called a facts curator. All of that means is that I absorb ideas and the like, think about them critically and then churn out my own BS ... er ... philosophical take.

I would be crass to assume that there aren't others like me out there, some of which may be better equipped to go to town with the ideas if they are worthy. So posting here is like a high risk investment ... who knows what sort of return will come my way.