Sunday
Sep042011
Minors Can't Have Opinions.
Sunday, September 4, 2011 at 9:36PM
The other day, I was talking to an acquaintance. (I am protecting his name, even though I lost all my respect for him, I think that any human shouldn't have their arguments broken down into almost meaningless words on the Internet.) A week prior to that, he was a friend. He said something that really enraged me as a conservative, not only our difference in opinions but the fact that he said, "Who are you, Glenn Beck? Seriously, no one cares about your opinions. You can't even vote to make a difference." Let's tackle this carefully crafted insult sentence by sentence.
We're all entitled to our opinions. We all have the right to voice them as long as we do so in a way that doesn't harm people. I enjoy following current events, and for that reason I was naturally sucked into politics. The story doesn't go exactly like that, though. I just enjoy talking about controversial things and being provocative. Politics have proven a way for me to fulfill that need while still giving the illusion that I am a respectful, educated young man.
Political leaders care about my opinions when lobbying for votes. Specifically if I will go to such a route to promote them and change people's opinions, I could become a real threat without even being able to do anything directly. I could actually become a bigger threat than a single voter.
If I can sway the votes of 50,000 people, I can make a difference. We already went over this. Remember?
The next post you can expect to be about politics just because this has made me start to think. Perhaps why Republicanism is better than Democracy? I've said too much already.
Apparently I am Glenn Beck
We're all entitled to our opinions. We all have the right to voice them as long as we do so in a way that doesn't harm people. I enjoy following current events, and for that reason I was naturally sucked into politics. The story doesn't go exactly like that, though. I just enjoy talking about controversial things and being provocative. Politics have proven a way for me to fulfill that need while still giving the illusion that I am a respectful, educated young man.
No one cares about my opinions
Political leaders care about my opinions when lobbying for votes. Specifically if I will go to such a route to promote them and change people's opinions, I could become a real threat without even being able to do anything directly. I could actually become a bigger threat than a single voter.
I can't make a difference
If I can sway the votes of 50,000 people, I can make a difference. We already went over this. Remember?
The next post you can expect to be about politics just because this has made me start to think. Perhaps why Republicanism is better than Democracy? I've said too much already.
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Reader Comments (6)
Dude. Sure you can try to sway 50,000 votes but u CAN'T. You can sway about 0.5. People decide on politics based on opinion, not what some random person says.
That's true, but I don't actively try. There are people whose opinions are easily swayed, as well as there are those whose are set firmly in the ground.
Tyler:
While you have the right to your own opinion, it really doesn't make a difference. Don't try to be super provocative and create arguments be they political or anything else. It's simply annoying. You're also being quite a baby in hating someone after he makes one off-hand comment. Who are you, Adolf Hitler?
I seriously hope you are NOT portraying that anyone under the age of 16 is not entitled to an opinion? DUDE I've been on the front line in Gaza helping the wounded victims of what your communist administration has done to them! Don't tell me that I can't have a opinion. I'm 15, a marine cadet, gay, carry a glock 17 and a ballistic vest. Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Again, Tyler your a child. GROW A PAIR AND STOP BEING SUCH A SNOB!
Wow Lewis you are queer. I think you need to grow a pair, or actually not, you would probably just try and suck on them all day. Tyler is a nice guy and a quality person