Raymi versus the Politicos

I must admit, I’ve been watching with a certain amount of glee as Raymi’s rabid readership tears apart at least one blogger foolish enough to question why she lost to Raymi. I’ll freely admit that my blog is far too mundane (by Raymi’s standards) to be acknowledged by her, and I’m fine with that. Her blog is pretty much an assault on the senses, with a wild colour scheme, tonnes of photos and a chaotic writing style. As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, you either love her or you hate her. There doesn’t seem to be any fence-sitters.

If I’m forced to choose between Raymi and some political blog, I’m going to choose Raymi every time. Well, maybe not every time, but close enough. These people spend SO much time pontificating in their own little corner of the blogging universe that they don’t recognize their blogs for what they are: completely self-absorbed and meaningless. It seems to me that the only readership that these blogs attract comes from like-minded individuals. I’m sure there’s the occasional traffic from Liberals on a Conservative blog, but really, no one is going to convince anyone else to switch their affiliations or world views based on what’s written on a blog. All it does is provide some sort of mutual admiration society nonsense for these folks to reinforce their own perspective.

So let’s put blogging in its proper perspective: it’s self-expression. It’s a creative outlet. It’s entertainment. It also satisfies voyeuristic tendencies. But don’t for a moment think that it imparts any greater knowledge or enlightenment onto the world. Kudos to Raymi and her legions of fans that continue to knock these arrogant bastards down a few pegs. Good luck in Round 2 of the Canadian Blog Awards. I hope you win the whole damn thing. Til next time...