Comment: People Are Free...

...to have their opinions, whether they seem foolish or crazy. And no, not everyone with questions needs to have honed research skills or journalism credentials. In this age, anyone can put whatever they like (mostly)in their own blog and others can share it wherever they like. This is freedom. Sure, it's kinda messy and crazy and some of it is good and some of it is not. But that's why we exercise our own rights and abilities in deciding what to believe or not believe. The fact is, these blogs have some information that's pretty good and some opinion that folks will think is off the chart. But this is not the definition of "disinformation." It's speculation. To paint people as disinformants (and where's the proof of this...not opinion, proof?)is a bit hasty. It's fine to encourage everyone to do solid research (and I completely agree), but the tone of this is condescending and disrespectful. And the fact that someone is anonymous is not an automatic discreditor. Are all of our names on the DP "real" or are many/most just mock names (which keeps one anonymous)? Folks can make up their own minds about what they'll consider compelling and whether a person needs to supply their real name in order to be taken seriously. The critics of "conspiracists" be damned. It won't (doesn't) matter to them whether you've done sound reserach or not -- they will still call you nuts.