Too many political entries on the LJs I read as of late, so I present:
Things I've learned from the world, based on the media, educational system, and other people:
- Abortions are a sin
- Abortions should be a woman's choice
- Illegal immigrants are bad
- Illegal immigrants are the backbone of the economy
- Clinton was a womanizer
- Clinton helped along a good economy
- Hitler was evil
- Hitler was doing what he thought was right for his country
- Richard Nixon was the worst president ever
- Richard Nixon was a great president, but it was too bad he got caught up in Watergate
- Ronald Reagan was the greatest president ever
- Ronald Reagan screwed up our economy big time
- We need to support strong religious values in our schools
- We need to keep church and state separate
- Iran supports terrorism, and is a direct threat to our country
- Iran wants a nuclear program for energy, not weapon purposes
- The Harry Potter books have led to more school children reading
- The Harry Potter books preach witchcraft, and should be banned from schools
- Cosplayers show their love with their great work
- Cosplayers are a bunch of retarded dorks
- It's right to be respectful to everyone else
- Political correctness has gone too far
- We have a right to carry guns to protect ourselves
- Guns cause us to inflict more pain on ourselves than on others
- For heinous crimes, criminals should pay the ultimate price
- We shouldn't drop ourselves down to their level by killing criminals
Things I've learned from my own observations:
- Nothing is ever straightforward
- The world is full of a lot of BS