I'm in a political mood. Call it the new president (who I think will be far better than the old one, but I know not all agree), or whatever. Anyways
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I don't know why, but in my own life conservatives are more guilty of this behavior than liberals. I love a good political argument, as long as people are being reasonable. When people are ganged up on and told they're wrong because of whatever inflexible reason all it does is lead to hard feelings.
I agree. This election illuminated this view particularly well. I find in general that most liberals are willing to learn, ask questions and challenge long held beliefs as opposed to conservatives, who sometimes mistake tradition for clinging to a past we are no longer in touch with (oop, sorry). I was very distressed when conservatives both here and IRL refused to entertain my questions about Palin and why I should support her, which made her a polarizing figure and one reason I was glad the Repubs lost. I don't want to hate, I want to know what's going on.
I'm fairly traditional in my beliefs- children deserve a mother and a father (if possible), marriage is an institution worthy of respect (regardless of whether the couple is same sex or no), abortion is not something to be taken lightly, soldiers are not to blame for the choices of our leaders, church on Sundays, respect for old folks, and if you can't say something nice at least be polite, etc. But I also love Christmas trees at Christmas. Tradition comes in all flavors.
I hate that our beliefs are dictated to us. I tend to avoid talking heads in general for that reason, although sometimes a little Jon Stewart helps the medicine go down. Being told what to think, and having folks I ask for their opinion parrot back the opinions of Machosauce, Limbaugh, Olbermann, Maddow and others is just... disappointing.
By the way, "continuum" is what I think you were trying to say. I'm an editor. Sue me. ;)
I was thinking of you earlier - I need an icon that says "soapbox" :D
Regarding the rest, I didn't dislike Palin because of the media. Or because of her beliefs. I just thought she was not qualified to be VP. Biden's got an idiot mouth himself but a) it was known well-before the election what a loose cannon his mouth is; and b) he's gained the experience necessary to be VP. The thing with Palin was, even if the interviews were edited to remove any of the good stuff, she still said what she said!
Yeah, you're not one of the folks I was disappointed in. You and I may differ a bit in our beliefs, but I think we respect each other enough not to dance around these things.
I agree. This election illuminated this view particularly well. I find in general that most liberals are willing to learn, ask questions and challenge long held beliefs as opposed to conservatives, who sometimes mistake tradition for clinging to a past we are no longer in touch with (oop, sorry). I was very distressed when conservatives both here and IRL refused to entertain my questions about Palin and why I should support her, which made her a polarizing figure and one reason I was glad the Repubs lost. I don't want to hate, I want to know what's going on.
I'm fairly traditional in my beliefs- children deserve a mother and a father (if possible), marriage is an institution worthy of respect (regardless of whether the couple is same sex or no), abortion is not something to be taken lightly, soldiers are not to blame for the choices of our leaders, church on Sundays, respect for old folks, and if you can't say something nice at least be polite, etc. But I also love Christmas trees at Christmas. Tradition comes in all flavors.
I hate that our beliefs are dictated to us. I tend to avoid talking heads in general for that reason, although sometimes a little Jon Stewart helps the medicine go down. Being told what to think, and having folks I ask for their opinion parrot back the opinions of Machosauce, Limbaugh, Olbermann, Maddow and others is just... disappointing.
By the way, "continuum" is what I think you were trying to say. I'm an editor. Sue me. ;)
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Regarding the rest, I didn't dislike Palin because of the media. Or because of her beliefs. I just thought she was not qualified to be VP. Biden's got an idiot mouth himself but a) it was known well-before the election what a loose cannon his mouth is; and b) he's gained the experience necessary to be VP. The thing with Palin was, even if the interviews were edited to remove any of the good stuff, she still said what she said!
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In a good way?
I need an icon that says "soapbox" :D
I'd make you one, but would you use it? Xp
Yeah, you're not one of the folks I was disappointed in. You and I may differ a bit in our beliefs, but I think we respect each other enough not to dance around these things.
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