stevedave08
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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
http:///forum/post/3178020
I see that you are of the view as is Obama and the political elitist that Americans are bad ,incompetent and need government to watch over them. BTW Swine Flu isnt a big deal ,the government would have you believe it is the bubonic plague though.
I think that view stems from people having political conversations/arguments with people who don't know what they're talking about and are too stupid to understand what is being told to them or too stupid to admit they're wrong when a valid argument is made. NEWSFLASH, go ask random Americans on the street how they feel about the current administration, then when they tell you, ask them to elaborate...most won't have any substance to validate their memorized talking points from FOX Noise or their other favorties "infotainment". If people want to be involved in politics and make a difference, they need to know what they stand for and why. They need to be able to back arguments up with fact! Most americans need to broaden their views and hear all there is to be said on all sides.
Random Example of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKKg...layer_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28SFDmGEMm8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9vGWqpSXg
Someone commented about that first video and I think he makes a good point:
"It really is scary to think that these people are allowed to vote. Granted, I probably couldn’t have listed off every single policy issue that Obama had campaigned on when he was running for office, but there were several that I agreed with such as his current attempt to reform health care, closing down Guantanamo, and ending the war in Iraq. I can manage to list off several policy issues and not just spout cliched platitudes to explain my reasons for voting for Obama. It’s questionable whether or not you can find anyone in the Sarah Palin camp who could do the same."
I'm using Palin as a random example, but it applies to all political issues out there right now. People argue for or against w/o knowing what they're talking about.
http:///forum/post/3178020
I see that you are of the view as is Obama and the political elitist that Americans are bad ,incompetent and need government to watch over them. BTW Swine Flu isnt a big deal ,the government would have you believe it is the bubonic plague though.
I think that view stems from people having political conversations/arguments with people who don't know what they're talking about and are too stupid to understand what is being told to them or too stupid to admit they're wrong when a valid argument is made. NEWSFLASH, go ask random Americans on the street how they feel about the current administration, then when they tell you, ask them to elaborate...most won't have any substance to validate their memorized talking points from FOX Noise or their other favorties "infotainment". If people want to be involved in politics and make a difference, they need to know what they stand for and why. They need to be able to back arguments up with fact! Most americans need to broaden their views and hear all there is to be said on all sides.
Random Example of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKKg...layer_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28SFDmGEMm8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9vGWqpSXg
Someone commented about that first video and I think he makes a good point:
"It really is scary to think that these people are allowed to vote. Granted, I probably couldn’t have listed off every single policy issue that Obama had campaigned on when he was running for office, but there were several that I agreed with such as his current attempt to reform health care, closing down Guantanamo, and ending the war in Iraq. I can manage to list off several policy issues and not just spout cliched platitudes to explain my reasons for voting for Obama. It’s questionable whether or not you can find anyone in the Sarah Palin camp who could do the same."
I'm using Palin as a random example, but it applies to all political issues out there right now. People argue for or against w/o knowing what they're talking about.