Blah no evil

If it's out there, it will have a 'Have your say' button.

How to stay on top of all the news, forums and blogs that exits these days? And why should one?

Well, you need to prioritise, and keep on doing so to ensure those who opened the Pandora's box of public feedback don't close it by the simply expedient of making it such a boring mess most give up.

I tend to participate with those who send me an email. They don't actually care what I think, but need me to visit to get the numbers to show how popular they are.

Hence I tend to reply to such as the Guardian and BBC Newsnight more than many.

Speaking of the latter, it is proving an effort.

For a start, since the 'improvement' a while ago, the system and many of those who use it have become a trial. It really is an effort to get a decent point across with all the trolls and partisan attacks that usually signal the loss of the argument by one 'side' or other, which then inspires playing the person and not the ball.

But what really gets my goat is the sheer arrogance that only they can set agendas and ask questions. And certainly few, or any posed back... to our national, funded, broadcaster will be entertained, much less answered. Even if they are more than warranted to establish key aspects of many debates they have decided to engage upon on 'our' behalves.

I have given up posting as little as the day before, no matter how more relevant the thread may be, as that is old news and nothing ever gets addressed, no matter how much it is still active and deserving of update. I still await, in vain, to sets of outstanding responses from the editorial team on two separate topics they raised, but seem reluctant to shed light key issues any halfway responsible , objective news entity should.

So I'll just pester. Those who would challenge those on pedestals would do well to look beyond their feet at what supports them too from time to time.

Is anyone listening?

The establishment, and many of its media mirrors, seems to have a quaint faith in the illusion and persuasive power of 'listening'.

With no paying of attention, subsequent understanding and/or meaningful action/response, it really is of little value beyond being a pointless platitude used solely as a sound bite.

Much like the statement 'give us your views' used on most programmes and sites such as this.

If those views also take the form of questions to those who set themselves up as questioners, but remain unanswered, one has to ponder the wisdom of the old saying 'there's no so deaf...'