2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: MoveOn has a perfect response to Netroots controversy: [View all]PatrickforO
(14,576 posts)The netroots nation event sucked because a) they lied to the candidates about the format, b) they had a crappy, inexperienced moderator who was so rude as to take pics of the crowd with his cell phone while the candidates just stood there, and c) shitty crowd control.
Yes, I hear free speech, but these people who came on the stage and flapped their own jaws instead of letting the candidates speak and the utter failure to impose some control with speak, question and answer was just wrong. Sure people are mad. Black lives do matter. Social injustice sucks. Police brutality needs to be ended right now.
But these people shouted down candidates who AGREE WITH THEM instead of hearing what they had to say and then asking pointed questions. What POSSIBLE good does that do? Really.
Instead of 'we' having a lot to learn, I think netroots has a lot to learn about how to put on a serious event. They suck.