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Conservatives finding voice on Twitter, countering sites rampant Liberalism?

FROM THE ARTICLE:

All #TCOT's popularity really proves is that conservatives are better organised and better connected.

Let's face it, in the liberal Twitterverse, they need to be.

Is it that deeply unfashionable to be a Republican or a Tory? Are young people not prepared to take the risk of saying something that might come back to haunt them? Or is it just that conservatives are less fashion-conscious, and don't feel the need to constantly declare their political affilations? Why is the Twitter community so pervasively left-wing?

Activity on on Twitter is generally public, whereas activity on Facebook is generally private.

The social cost of saying something right-wing online can be enormous, and reputations can be shattered very easily on Twitter.

I know several young conservatives who censor themselves, creating an "acceptable" public persona so as not to be ridiculed or derided.

Surely Twitter is the perfect medium for free, stream-of-consciousness expression.

It's a terrible shame that young conservatives feel so oppressed."

Personally I think there is room for both Liberal, and Conservative views, on Twitter, and am not averse to following a Tweeper who is liberal.

Contrary to popular impression Tweeting is not all about politics, and issues.

twitter.com/Mad_Macedonian