Posted by Le Grande Illusion at 1cust195.tnt1.random-lake.wi.da.uu.net on March 21, 2003 at 02:36:53:
In Reply to: Your views are better? posted by DarkFather on March 21, 2003 at 02:22:02:
: : I shouldn't have made the liberal/conservative agruement though, it was really meant to build self confidence, and assurance, that my views are better most of the time, according to statistics. Sorry about that.
: According to statistics? You realize how arrogant that sounds?
: And I find that most people who claim their views are their own, be they liberal or conservative, tend to only read / listen / watch that which fits their label. So, the information they base their views on are biased to begin with. I am not speaking of you specifically... I wouldn't presume to know you well enough to do that... but generally, all the liberals I know watch Donohue and all the conservatives watch O'Reilly. Generally speaking. Of course, the examples I give are for illustrative purposes only, but I think you get my point.
I work in a bank, with alot of RICH folks...and I'm not trying to be sterotypical, or harsh, but my bosses, co workers, etc are all conservative, I only say this because conservatives have been known to protect the rights of those whom are rich. The town I grew up in, AND the town I live in are HIGHLY conservative. My family is VERY conservative. I don't watch Donohue, or O'Reilly, or any other politicaly based show...ever. My political views are only those based on what I have learned over over the years, especially history...seeing as history tends to rhyme, I find what has worked best, and apply it to current events. So typically, I hear lots of 'conservative view points' and few 'liberal' from the people around me, or the people I watch...I have to strive to be informed by being challenged by the viewpoints I live around, in order to create what I think are 'sound' political beliefs.
All of that was uselessly said...but I'm not going to hit delete...that'd just be a waste.