Opinion pieces are a stupid, pointless waste of time. I have been Senior Editor of this fine website for eight months, now, and have decided that is the only way to describe them. They waste my time as I actually have to go through the arduous process of editing them, and then it throws everyone else’s valuable time down the toilet having to read them.
In a recent poll conducted by a bunch of people who have nothing better to do with themselves, it was found that four zillion percent of opinion pieces go unnoticed, and the remaining percentage of opinion pieces are read, but no one gives a fuck. So, what’s the point?
Some people would say that they are necessary in establishing a voice for any given community, be it your neighborhood crime watch meetings to the largest of free forums, the Internet. I disagree.
If I want a voice, I’ll use it by voting at the real polls each electoral November. I’ll use it watching CNN and making decisions that I will keep to myself for fear of upsetting old people with my leftist ideals.
Who thinks that I care what your opinion on the capital gains tax is? What good is one opinionated voice in a sea of millions? Did Martin Luther’s single opinionated voice accomplish anything for his agenda when he posted that crap on some church door all those many years ago? Did the other guy with the similar name plus King’s voice make any difference as he bitched for Civil Rights and nonviolent protest? I think you’re getting my point.
Opinion pieces in any form should be banned. But if we can’t succeed there, at least continue doing what we’ve been doing: ignore it, and it will promptly go away.
