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A good rule in life: never talk about politics, sports, or religion in mixed company. Unless one is attempting to debate (NOT argue) a point or there is a mutual level of trust and respect.
Anyway.
Some friends and I were in someone's room watching "V for Vendetta". Now, I think it's a good movie and reminds me of 1984 by Orwell, but that's a little off topic anyway. In any case, near the end of the movie, the dictator of the English government gets killed execution style; and needless to say it's a gory and terrible death. One of the guys in the room asked "Why can't we kill George Bush like that?" Two others agreed with him, while another disagreed- at least, partially. He explained that "Bush isn't an evil dictator. He may be an ass, but not an asshole."
Now, as you can imagine, I was a little bit more than peturbed at this one guy's comment and the response that it got. That one friend gave what I though a pretty "fair" answer, however. I did not comment on the subject, one: because I didn't want to evening to end badly and two: I was the only conservative in the room.
My question is: I imagine you dealt with things like this during school, but how did you do it? What did you say? How did you act? I don't want to start a "flame-war" with my friends, but I also do not want my political beliefs spat upon.
This is especially frustrating to me.
Argh.
Anyway.
Some friends and I were in someone's room watching "V for Vendetta". Now, I think it's a good movie and reminds me of 1984 by Orwell, but that's a little off topic anyway. In any case, near the end of the movie, the dictator of the English government gets killed execution style; and needless to say it's a gory and terrible death. One of the guys in the room asked "Why can't we kill George Bush like that?" Two others agreed with him, while another disagreed- at least, partially. He explained that "Bush isn't an evil dictator. He may be an ass, but not an asshole."
Now, as you can imagine, I was a little bit more than peturbed at this one guy's comment and the response that it got. That one friend gave what I though a pretty "fair" answer, however. I did not comment on the subject, one: because I didn't want to evening to end badly and two: I was the only conservative in the room.
My question is: I imagine you dealt with things like this during school, but how did you do it? What did you say? How did you act? I don't want to start a "flame-war" with my friends, but I also do not want my political beliefs spat upon.
This is especially frustrating to me.
Argh.