Taking Responsibility As A Leader

Posted by Greg Dragon at 23 August, at 09 : 08 AM Print

As a writer I understand my power and privilege, my pen is a mighty scythe that can be used to sever ignorance or pile up innocents. This makes me dangerous as well as necessary, it is a job I do not take lightly. Recently while visiting one of the blogs that I follow, I noticed the owner being called to question on his rather negative and biased stance to which he responded the way I would expect my buddy’s 8 year old to. It made me leery of his blog space and brought into question many of the former articles that I had read from him and the commentors that followed it on a daily basis. People should know their limitations.

What you read becomes a part of you regardless of agreeing or disagreeing. When you read garbage that you know is garbage it strengthens your resolve and compels you to comment saying “that was garbage”. When you read something that you agree with you smile and nod in agreement before moving along being that you hadn’t learned anything new outside of strengthening your stance. When you get information however of which you aren’t sure of, and it comes from a large blog/e-zine your brain will want to function it as fact, unless you are a truly inquisitive individual to research and affirm/debunk it. This is why written material is powerful, this is why I know the power of which I wield.

As a writer and a person who cherishes free thought, I implore you my anonymous and devoted visitors to take things we write with a grain of salt. While we have our expertise, you should always get a second opinion before considering an article as fact. You should also consider it’s author, were I to go off on someone who disagreed with me like a child that has been disallowed from riding in the grocery cart then you should check me and check me hard for it. Know your blog writers, know your authors and know the source from which they draw their “facts” from, because at the end of the day we are as anonymous as you are and our words could be devastating as much as they are helpful.

This is the reason why commentary is invaluable on sites such as this. You can read on something historical being incorrect and see it corrected within the commentary by a knowledgeable person who took the time to speak up. If you own a blog then consider your audience and do better to keep it crystal clear. If you aren’t sure on a thought then preface it as such and don’t post things as fact based on a strong assumption – it’s just lazy and wrong. Let’s take responsibility as leaders my fellow writers, chime in where you see fit and contribute clearly for the sake of your readership.

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