After reading The Revolution Will Not be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything, I decided to check out Meetup.com to see one of the central forces in the Howard Dean, Dean for America, Internet campaign. I typed in his name in the search menu to see if there were any supporters still using the site. While I couldn't find any actual Dean supporters, I found an overwhelming amount of people in the Democracy for America group. This was essentially the goal of the Dean for America campaign, giving the people the power to organize a new democracy for America. The groups entry photo was of Howard Dean amidst a group of other people. There were hundreds of meetups scheduled around the nation... 2,500 gathering in Manhatten, 1,500 in Boston, 900 in San Diego... This is a real sign that Dean's presidential run had a profound impact on our nation.
I decided to look at the other types of people congregating on the site. I was expecting to see groups of old ladies gathering to crochet together, or neighbor groups of bowlers or cat lovers. What I saw was really surprising... Along with these people, I found groups of vampires, witches, and werewolves. How weird would it be to get together with other so-called "vampires" to discuss stories of the undead. A little creepy for my taste...
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