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Old 07-16-2008, 12:02 PM   #41 (permalink)
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That guy sounds really, really dumb. Not that opposing the war makes you dumb... but going from nuke 'em all to hug babies not bombs after only a few conversations does not bode well for his own capability of self-thought.
It was actually about six months of regular debate but yeah, I wouldn't expect to find him on the mensa roster in any case.

Ha- I just remembered one of our earlier discussions when I realized that he didn't know the difference between Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt. If it weren't for the long hours of being stuck at work with this guy I would have given up right then. He fit the clear pattern that I've observed of people who hold right-wing beliefs they are almost always woefully ignorant when it comes to history, civics, and philosophy.

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Old 07-16-2008, 12:56 PM   #42 (permalink)
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I'm not sure why you feel the need for people to explain their votes to you host.

it's their decision.
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Old 07-16-2008, 03:32 PM   #43 (permalink)
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I had the opposite experience. Everyone I worked with was a screaming liberal, while I was the hardcore conservative. I just kept my mouth shut. Nothing good can come about at work.
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Old 07-16-2008, 07:43 PM   #44 (permalink)
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He fit the clear pattern that I've observed of people who hold right-wing beliefs they are almost always woefully ignorant when it comes to history, civics, and philosophy.
Really? Because I find that here in New Jersey most left wing democrat voters tend to have less than a high school education, and are also ghetto dwellers. Care to explain why that is? While the right wingers live in $500k + homes, they didnt get there being ignorant, now did they?
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Old 07-16-2008, 08:24 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Really? Because I find that here in New Jersey most left wing democrat voters tend to have less than a high school education, and are also ghetto dwellers. Care to explain why that is? While the right wingers live in $500k + homes, they didnt get there being ignorant, now did they?
I have no idea why you think that. Would you care to describe some of the civil and enlightened discussions you've had with people who hold left-wing beliefs?
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Old 07-16-2008, 08:26 PM   #46 (permalink)
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This thread seems to be going nowhere fast. Right wing people are ignorant when it comes to history, civics, and philosophy and left-wing people are uneducated and ghetto dwellers?

Back to the OP: I don't talk about politics in the workplace. If someone else brings up a political issue, I don't comment. It seems like political discussions might be necessary in a field like journalism. Is the "steer clear of political discussion" strategy at all feasible in such a field?
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Old 07-17-2008, 07:51 AM   #47 (permalink)
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Well, I happen to find remarkable ignorance or indifference to basic economics on the left and remarkable ignorance or indifference to personal autonomy issues among the "socially conservative" right. So mainly I keep my mouth shut, whether I'm at home in NY or down in GA or TX.
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Old 07-17-2008, 09:19 AM   #48 (permalink)
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This thread seems to be going nowhere fast. Right wing people are ignorant when it comes to history, civics, and philosophy and left-wing people are uneducated and ghetto dwellers?

Back to the OP: I don't talk about politics in the workplace. If someone else brings up a political issue, I don't comment. It seems like political discussions might be necessary in a field like journalism. Is the "steer clear of political discussion" strategy at all feasible in such a field?
It's nearly impossible to avoid discussin politics in a newsroom. I think the best you could do is claim to be apathetic ...
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Old 07-21-2008, 07:40 PM   #49 (permalink)
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Let me guess... a William Randolph Hearst institution? (you don't have to answer that)
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