Whatever you do, don't ever read the public comments on any CNN.com article.
girlvanized:
I’m so disgusted with Americans right now I’m going to vomit everywhere.
Lord, I feel your pain.
In live in a small town in Dutchess County, NY called Beacon. There’s a few small papers and weeklies, but the major rag in town is The Poughkeepsie Journal. I occasionally read it online when I need to keep up with local news. However, nothing irritates me more than reading the comments. You think the people of the nation are disgusting? try reading the hick comments of upstate New Yorkers.
Tolerance, intelligence and correct spelling are foreign ideas to many of these people. I once wrote an op-ed on how not to look like a complete nimrod when leaving comments. Granted, Dutchess is home to some people with grace and sophistication, and you will find some comments worth reading. They are few and far between, though.