FRIENDBURST BLOG FREES EGYPT!!! (Breaking News!)
One thing I have read on political blogs here on FriendBurst, and even back on MySpace, had to do with the pointlessness of someone’s comments given the audience size and influence of this particular medium. Okay, so you write something here on FriendBurst and it gets read by 20…30…maybe 50 people, tops. In MySpace’s heyday, a top political blogger might have a couple to three hundred individual readers, but even that wasn’t very many in the larger scheme. Some people would challenge the validity of the blog itself by commenting, “So, you think this is going to mean anything? Think this piddly little blog is going to change the world?!?”
Regardless of what I may have thought of the person’s politics, this critique has always turned me off. I mean, if it mattered how many people see something I make, I would have stopped making videos and writing blogs ages ago! You don’t have to think something is going to totally change the world to write something that changes it just a little bit.
Well, after today, the visibility of a political blog can no longer be said to have any relation to it’s ultimate impact. Not after the FriendBurst Cairo Connection.
You might have heard about a little situation going on in Egypt where a dictator has been hanging on, completely in da Nile. I mean, Denial. Well, who woulda thunk it, but a blog written right here on FriendBurst changed all that!!
Yup! I’ve been asked not to reveal the name of the blogger, as she would instantly be world famous, and no, not every blogger secretly wants that. Suffice to say, that she got bored last night, and after feeding her cat, sat down and typed out a few lines about government being a product of the will of the people, the futility of resisting that will and asked Hosni Mubarak to step down. She only expected a few people to read her missive, but she felt better after writing it, and that was all that mattered.
Apparently, one of our members here on FriendBurst is also a member of Egypt’s Supreme Military Council. That member forwarded the blog to Mubarak, and well… history was made.
Don’t believe me?? It was reported on MSNBC, and I believe EVERYTHING that station broadcasts, particularly since they asked ME to call in and comment on FriendBurst‘s role. (Pay attention to the ’Breaking News:” captions )
So, no matter how few views or comments your blogs get on a little site like this, you never know WHO may be reading, and what will come of your influence.
BLOG ON!!
LMOL…I almost fell out of my chair laughing…This is brilliant, my friend…Mega Kudos…
ROFL! This has to be one of the funniest blogs I’ve ever seen. Somebody should really give you an award for this or something. Mega Kudos! I’ll be giggling all night now. Thanks Joko. 😆
‘OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE MONTH AWARD”
I don’t see any humor at all here…. I think it’s a fitting testament to ‘the pen being mightier than the sword’. And only Harry Potter himself is mightier than the pen, now that Gandalf has killed the last of the Balrogs. Timely message of encouragement, Joko.
*2 Kudos*
Thank you, Mr. B, and agreed! This isn’t funny. The pen is mightier than the sword… Now, all I have to do is figure out how to use a pen online.
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The secret is safe with me J….. 🙄
LOLOOOOL
Who knew….. 😆
D.
Nice one Joko.
LOL Joko…I think you out did yourself on this one. Bravo!
Makes me so proud to be a member. 😀
Here’s where 99.9% of political bloggers fail Joko….
They are writing in a combative style to rally the like minded and irk those who disagree, they get their opinions from a source that tells them what to say, but never a “why” they can not defend their position and start to look stupid in short order…
The true art of political debate is not to change the opinion of a staunch member of the other side, but to sway the opinion of someone who has yet to form one…
I think its hilarious reading opinions about Egypt…
One group says, “Oh Islamic extremists want a theocracy, we’re doomed”
The other group says “they wanted democacry and got it”
Both are repeating crap they heard and until just now prolly couldn’t tell you what kind of government they have had… LOL internets… and Google making experts out of everyone….
LOL.
Could someone write a blog asking Kivin to award 1000 Friendburst credits to everyone who reads this blog. 😀 😀 😀
LOL
Your video is Hysterical.
More importantly, another secret blogger has stirred the masses to action and I have been appointed PHARAOH OF ALL EGYPT. Its sort of back to basics, tradition kind of move. With that in mind my first act is to commission the building of a pyramid. A big one, not like those little twerps in Giza.
Oh I love it- this is absolutely wonderful!