Last week I wrote a "Response to a Response" concerning my college trip entry.  I took the time and wrote what I (and a number of trusted, very honest friends) thought was a fair and thorough response. I was not attacking, but answered the best and most honest way that I could with someone who was pretty antagonistic and trying to make a point. At the end I said that I wished they would have stated their name and not written anonymously but bravely attached their name.  Since last week, my mystery comment bomber has run for cover and has not answered back. 

Sad in this day of the internet and anonymity that people make comments and state things with little accountability.  They are the cowards of airwaves.  Obviously if they believed what they wrote they would stand up and be counted. Or they were someone who just wanted to blow smoke and were too afraid to be identified!

This is a good reminder....if you have something to say....you believe it....and you are willing to stand up for it -- identify yourself.  Don't hide in the shadows.  Don't hide behind the anonymous title -- like the "Cowardly Lion" on OZ....get some cowards!  Justa thought!

posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:06 AM | Tags: Life Lessons

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# re: How the internet has made us cowards...
Posted by Sam Sutter
on 5/13/2009 1:57 AM
I'm not sure what's more cowardly - not putting your name in comments, or not approving comments unless they completely agree with you. (Your last approved comment - April 2nd?)
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# re: How the internet has made us cowards...
Posted by Joe Lippart
on 5/13/2009 3:03 AM
I once challanged a local pastor on a subject in scritpure. I emailed him anonymously. he accused me of being a coward and told me that he would not respond until I revealed who was. I initially did not give my name to protect one of the memebers of his church from getting in the middle of the subject. After he challenged the 'coward', I sent the email again with my full name, address, and phone #. He never responded.
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# re: How the internet has made us cowards...
Posted by jamie mitchell
on 5/13/2009 2:55 PM
Sorry Sam -- I am not sure what happened to you April 2nd comment...I looked for it in my deleted bin and it was not there!
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# re: How the internet has made us cowards...
Posted by Sam
on 5/15/2009 3:19 PM
no problem, but despite your reference to critics, it's hard to find their comments on this site. I just wonder where these comments you reference went? :-)
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