15th
Are you done yet?
The news is depressing. We all know this. The most difficult thing for me to swallow is that some people are not able to discern fact from fiction. Everyone in this country is entitled to their own opinions and judgements. What some radicals fail to realize while voicing said opinions and judgments, is that every citizen is allowed to have their own views. I know, I’m making your head spin.
The recent town hall forums are a great example of people screaming, ahem, speaking to hear themselves speak. After these rambunctious spectacles, arguments are made that the public is unaware and unclear regarding the President’s plan. That makes sense if all one hears at the forum designed to inform the public are insults and slander hurling across the aisle.
I recently had an experience during a discussion for my online university. Some classmates were attempting to discredit President Obama based on his registered status as a Muslim. How can we trust his appointees, they challenged? It is my own fault for involving myself in discussions that I know are futile. I try to be open minded and attentive when people are sharing with me, however I can only tolerate so much frantic fodder. This discussion was particularly difficult because the parties were spouting information that was incorrect and actually dangerous.
One of the most important functions of argumentation is have clear, well thought out, and factually correct points. How can we have worth while debates if the conversation is centered around fiction?
