Since I have started blogging, none of my posts have been particularly personal. However, I feel that this blog post warrants my own personal insight.
At first, the concept of having a conservative blogger come in to my class and give a presentation about starting an independent blog did not strike me as possibly problematic. However, the creator of Legal Insurrection taught me many lessons that class period. I definitely gained insight into the complexities of starting a blog - the amount of hours and constant updates that need to be a part of that process. From a business standpoint, I definitely benefited from hearing him speak.
I also learned a few other lessons during this presentation. One of these lessons being to interact with individuals who may not share the same political ideologies as you. Respect is essential to having conversations with "liberals" or "conservatives," progress in a conversation cannot be made without this as a basic understanding. However, respect and avoidance are not synonymous. It was interesting to observe how the speaker seemed at times hesitant to engage in a discussion surrounding his political viewpoints, however he has created an entire blog based on these viewpoints.
I am happy that I posed the question of why he refuses to discuss politics in his classrooms, but claims that his readers return to his sight because he puts himself and his viewpoints out on the Internet to be scrutinized. His own students - liberal or conservative (if there can be clear-cut definitions of these political ideologies) would benefit from him putting his opinion out there as well.
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