My Thoughts on Comments

Going through comments on this previously blogged about article was a process that has made me more cynical of the articles that I read, and even more cynical of those who read and comment on them.  In this post I go into greater detail on some of the comments that stood out to me.

Gray, Tyler 'Screenshot #1' 8/29/15

1. It is in a way wanting the readers to look deeper into the story for a more unbiased and straightforward understanding of it.
2. It's hard to try to make a judgement based on such a small comment, but his digging deeper seems to point towards a more neutral and truth seeking personality.
3.  Although this comment is short, it is the only comment that stood out as having searched deeper into the issue, which is commendable.  It does express a desire for others to look deeper into the story before arguing about information they are not fully informed about.

Gray, Tyler "Screenshot #2" 8/29/15

1.  More of a sense of bewilderment and confusion, but also a latent mistrust can be found in this short questioning post.
2. This commenter seems suspicious of the decision, and points out why he is suspicious of their decision to implement this where they do. 
3. The fact that this commenter alludes to the reasoning behind his implied suspicions is the why this comment is more credible than most. 

Gray, Tyler "Screenshot #3" 8/29/15

1. Anger seems to be the dominant emotion in this comment, but it would not be surprising to find anxiety and fear as the root of this anger.
2.  This commenter seems to be very impulsive just by looking at the tone of his comment and its hyperbole.
3. There is nothing credible about this outburst of emotion. It is brief like the comments above it, but as opposed to adding to the conversation and encouraging understanding, all it does is attempt to fuel argument. From grammar to tone, everything about this comment lacks the characteristics of legitimate discourse. 

Gray, Tyler "Screenshot #4" 8/29/15

1.  From what I can make out of this comment, there is definitely undertones of fear at the notion of   the drones being armed.  Calling them murderers and saying they will "try to murder us!" although exaggerated, is obviously fear related.
2. This also seems to be an extremely impulsive person, who appears to have written this comment with such speed and fury that he didn't have time to put spaces after any of his punctuation.  Name calling is latent throughout this and also points towards the type of person that created this over the top comment.
3. It takes only a glance at the body of text to get an idea why this is not a creditable comment.  A deeper reading of the comment only confirms that it is a jumbled mess of thoughts that somehow made it into text.  Its constant attacks and hyperbolic stories gives the reader little to think about, and it doesn't even fully present an opinion.

Webpage with comments: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/26/first-state-legalizes-armed-drones-for-cops-thanks-to-a-lobbyist.html


After reading some comments, I have been exposed to a wider variety of comments that are either creditable or the opposite.  I found that it is much more common for people to comment in more knee jerk non-creditable comments if they feel personally involved or attacked by the issue. That is the main thing I took away from the other examples I found on other blogs.

Links: http://snorrixeng.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-thoughts-on-comments.html?showComment=1441511629623#c5179204381242582972

http://deweydecimatrix.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-thoughts-on-comments.html?showComment=1441511248115#c4808018821756139484