In the two online articles "Why I like vicious, anonymous online comments", and "Make Our Ugly Discourse: Join the Civilogue", the authors both make points about the nastiness and rude comments made by people on online blogs, posts, etc., but both have very different viewpoints. I agreed and liked what the author of the article "Why I like vicious, anonymous online comments", talked about and how with these vulgar comments made by people all over really show what Americans are like. He talks about how racism, sexism, or anti-Semitism are believed to no longer be a problem in America, but from the comments it's obvious that they still are. The author of this articles opinion on these comments is that he loves them. They show him what people are really like and there "real" thoughts on things without it being filtered because they are things that people are too scared to say in person or if it can be tracked back to him. My favorite quote from this article is, "They show us what the species is really like: the full spectrum of human behavior, not just the part that we find reassuring and enlightening." This quote shows me that when people are online they are saying things they truly mean because they won't get in trouble for it or be judged by it, "That's the real us."
I disagreed with what the author of the article, "Make Our Ugly Discourse: Join the Civilogue" talked about. His opinion was exactly the opposite of the other authors opinion. He believes that when people go and see comments like that they should tell them they are wrong and that everyone should basically not be saying any of this. I disagree because I think that when people say things that are filtered, they aren't saying what they truly believe and they have to hold back which may take away from there point or opinion. This author believes that these comments are evil and that they are "proof that cleaning up this mess will not be easy." What this author calls a "mess" is what I believe are people's true opinions.
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