Having political debates is nothing new. But the internet has brought a whole new level of what I'd consider nastiness to the scene. Now- I am occasionally guilty of participating in these myself. I'll go further and disclose that I am a fairly liberal person. But seriously, about 90% of the time I don't even bother because I think to myself, why even try? At the end of the day what these arguments all boil down to is this:
" I'm right and you're wrong!"
"- No, I'M right and YOU'RE wrong!"
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
We've all heard the exact same talking points over and over and over again. It never ends. Its the same crap too, which is someone who is on one "side" will post something that is I guess another means to prove their points, which again have been made repeatedly in the past and present.
I find this frustrating because I come from a mixed ( politically) family. Half the family voted Republican. The other half voted Democrat. Yet somehow, even now we can have a fairly civil and productive conversation. Most of the time we actually agree on most of the topics at hand. Yet this sort of intelligent and respectful debate doesn't happen anywhere else.
But in the end, for those who constantly argue about politics, what is the desired outcome? One thing is certain: Nobody is going to change anyone's mind. If that's the goal then forget it. If that's the case, then what? Why waste so much time doing something that is totally useless and unproductive?
Having political debates is nothing new. But the internet has brought a whole new level of what I'd consider nastiness to the scene. Now- I am occasionally guilty of participating in these myself. I'll go further and disclose that I am a fairly liberal person. But seriously, about 90% of the time I don't even bother because I think to myself, why even try? At the end of the day what these arguments all boil down to is this:
" I'm right and you're wrong!"
"- No, I'M right and YOU'RE wrong!"
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
We've all heard the exact same talking points over and over and over again. It never ends. Its the same crap too, which is someone who is on one "side" will post something that is I guess another means to prove their points, which again have been made repeatedly in the past and present.
I find this frustrating because I come from a mixed ( politically) family. Half the family voted Republican. The other half voted Democrat. Yet somehow, even now we can have a fairly civil and productive conversation. Most of the time we actually agree on most of the topics at hand. Yet this sort of intelligent and respectful debate doesn't happen anywhere else.
But in the end, for those who constantly argue about politics, what is the desired outcome? One thing is certain: Nobody is going to change anyone's mind. If that's the goal then forget it. If that's the case, then what? Why waste so much time doing something that is totally useless and unproductive?
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