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RE: Give me more options
i agree that we should not keep people from fact of an issue to a degree...but if we are on the same page by what u meant by that, then for the purpose of this topic, let's just say i agree...
again...all of those outside motivators u talked about in this post would still qualify as people at least thinking about the issue...but going to the whole drone conversation, so many people buy into their political agendas because that is what they were told to do...if that wasn't the case, then there would be no need for candidates to talk about whose support they have...afterall, what do i care if chuck norris or mike mccready or the grateful dead or oprah supports somebody?..how exactly should their support sway mine?..it shouldn't...but to millions of americans, that is reason enough to vote, not vote or just feel a certain way about something...no questions asked...
those are the people i am talking about...no real defining label for them as they come from all walks of life...unless drones counts...but that has been so overused...
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RE: Give me more options
my critique is against those who choose not to evaluate the situation and merely decide something is bad based upon the political allegiances.
Okay...I've never experienced an allegiance like this except exclusively among politicians...are you referring to any group of people specifically (omninerds?)
I think most people dislike certain things because of the affect that it has on them and the people around them. Therein lies the problem, sometimes your "sphere" is quite limited and is therefore exclusive, bias and impractical to the whole. Some people don't like the occupation in Iraq exclusively because they have had relatives killed and they don't understand the nature of war, someone has to be blamed. Some people don't like the occupation because of all of the issues that are occurring here and don't feel adequate attention is being given to them, this again could be an oversight of the group as a whole. Some people don't like the war in Iraq because our goals thus far haven't been concrete and uncertainty is a clear sign of ignorance, (even if the sign is "false") There are many reasons why people are for and against things. I think its the responsiblity of common people (like us) to find out as much as we can so that we can align ourselves as closely with what we personally feel is morally right. I think its morally wrong to keep people from all of the facts of a given issue.
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