overmortal
Bearded Person
xflvandamme, you are absolutely right about the free speech trip. And, I do agree that not every nugget handed to us from the breadbasket should be accepted blindly. But, there also comes a point when it's no longer free speech, but a bunch of immature people with nothing better to do, so they start running their fucking mouths about the first thing that's popular to bitch about.
In this life I've made a vow to seek out the most intelligent and mature paths for real life (being an asshole on the CZ notwithstanding, even though I've calmed down here quite a bit, too). In the situation of "Love America vs. Hate America", I've noticed that those who have nothing good to say, quite honestly have nothing good to say at all. When someone has a valid point that something is wrong, then that same one should take time to consider an alternative, and possibly even try to avoid jumping on a bandwagon idea which is equally flawed. If one refuses to do this, then they open their mouths to produce what could just as easily have come out of their ass.
Yes, I can agree that President Bush isn't perfect. It's true that he's not always so eloquent. It might even be true that he's not the shining hero that the republican party makes him out to be. But, I also take into consideration the alternative choice we had in the election of 2000, and I shudder to think of how we'd have come through the serious situations that followed had we not elected the man we elected.
Outside of the republican party, it's terribly unpopular to support President Bush right now. The current trend is to make jokes about him, just like it was the trend to snicker every time you thought of President Clinton and his reputation for infidelity in his marriage. Honestly, now, the whole thing is childish and immature. Whoever our next president is, whether he (or she) is republican, democrat, libertarian, communist, or Kilrathi, you'll find me looking for the best in him(/her), and not wasting my time on pointless stupidity that won't change anything anyway.
Again, free speech is a beautiful thing, and I thank my lucky stars for it, and for places such as this community where I can come and talk about things I enjoy. But, at the same time, just like anyone else, when I hear enough stupid bullshit, it makes me want to grab a few people by the ear and excersize my right of free speech, and possibly give a followup speech with the steel toe of my work boots.
Sorry to have taken this thread off-course.
In this life I've made a vow to seek out the most intelligent and mature paths for real life (being an asshole on the CZ notwithstanding, even though I've calmed down here quite a bit, too). In the situation of "Love America vs. Hate America", I've noticed that those who have nothing good to say, quite honestly have nothing good to say at all. When someone has a valid point that something is wrong, then that same one should take time to consider an alternative, and possibly even try to avoid jumping on a bandwagon idea which is equally flawed. If one refuses to do this, then they open their mouths to produce what could just as easily have come out of their ass.
Yes, I can agree that President Bush isn't perfect. It's true that he's not always so eloquent. It might even be true that he's not the shining hero that the republican party makes him out to be. But, I also take into consideration the alternative choice we had in the election of 2000, and I shudder to think of how we'd have come through the serious situations that followed had we not elected the man we elected.
Outside of the republican party, it's terribly unpopular to support President Bush right now. The current trend is to make jokes about him, just like it was the trend to snicker every time you thought of President Clinton and his reputation for infidelity in his marriage. Honestly, now, the whole thing is childish and immature. Whoever our next president is, whether he (or she) is republican, democrat, libertarian, communist, or Kilrathi, you'll find me looking for the best in him(/her), and not wasting my time on pointless stupidity that won't change anything anyway.
Again, free speech is a beautiful thing, and I thank my lucky stars for it, and for places such as this community where I can come and talk about things I enjoy. But, at the same time, just like anyone else, when I hear enough stupid bullshit, it makes me want to grab a few people by the ear and excersize my right of free speech, and possibly give a followup speech with the steel toe of my work boots.
Sorry to have taken this thread off-course.