tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post116300586086535592..comments2023-10-18T04:35:11.186-05:00Comments on Theme Park Experience: Politics ShmoliticsEric Grubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163026214615840762006-11-08T16:50:00.000-06:002006-11-08T16:50:00.000-06:00Oooh now things are warming up! ;)Oooh now things are warming up! ;)fuzzbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494767354917355195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163024632443110812006-11-08T16:23:00.000-06:002006-11-08T16:23:00.000-06:00i'm not trying to say you're a bad person in any w...i'm not trying to say you're a bad person in any way. i guess i was just a little thrown off because of your past drive to <I>do something</I>, <I>make a change</I>, etc. when it comes to the other things that you post about. i can't tell if you're indifferent when it comes to the election or just don't want to discuss it. either way, everyone's entitled to their own opinions and decisions and it's really no one else's business.<BR/><BR/>i understand the desire to not talk about politics, religion, etc. because it can stir up unnecessary disagreements and hard feelings between friends, family, and even strangers. it's just funny that in your desire to not want to talk about politics, you (and everyone who's commenting) sort of are.<BR/><BR/>i'm like nerver in that i don't discuss stuff like this with family because of differences. hell, i have quite a few differences with her too!jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873731580119239199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163024018653415412006-11-08T16:13:00.000-06:002006-11-08T16:13:00.000-06:00I do have an observation though. I don't see any o...<I>I do have an observation though. I don't see any one on here attacking you, personally, for doing or not doing, so you shouldn't feel that way. In fact, this is the least rowdy political discussion I've been privy to all day. <BR/><BR/>It's clear you don't like political discussion or political debate, and yet by writing that post, you had to know you'd be starting one...however gentle.</I><BR/><BR/>I knew that if I talked about how amazing the new Killswitch Engage record is today, I wouldn't be firing on all cylinders because my mind has been on other issues. This whole election was really eating at me for the past few weeks and it came to a head yesterday. So I felt obliged to talk about my feelings on the whole plea to vote. I guess I could say this is stepping out of my safety zone. <BR/><BR/>I knew I would get some comments, so just to be on the safe side, I prepared for the worst. Like you said to Trish, this is extremely touchy stuff and some fireworks are prone to fly, especially between family members. I don't like hotly debating stuff, but I didn't want my take on yesterday collect dust in my head.Eric Grubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163023199393341252006-11-08T15:59:00.000-06:002006-11-08T15:59:00.000-06:00Amen, Fuzzbuzz. Which is why I never speak of poli...Amen, Fuzzbuzz. Which is why I never speak of politics or religion with my father! ;)nerverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104518630167688034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163023092691102032006-11-08T15:58:00.000-06:002006-11-08T15:58:00.000-06:00Hey, that's totally cool, I was just curious what ...Hey, that's totally cool, I was just curious what you liked about that post. I too applaud the honesty, but wish that more people would make the effort to actually educate themselves (on lots of things really) rather than using ignorance as an excuse for inaction.<BR/><BR/>I do have an observation though. I don't see any one on here attacking you, personally, for doing or not doing, so you shouldn't feel that way. In fact, this is the least rowdy political discussion I've been privy to all day. <BR/><BR/>It's clear you don't like political discussion or political debate, and yet by writing that post, you had to know you'd be starting one...however gentle.nerverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104518630167688034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163023020486129412006-11-08T15:57:00.000-06:002006-11-08T15:57:00.000-06:00Maybe you've already read my post on the matter bu...Maybe you've already read my post on the matter but I agree that this topic brings out the finger-pointing worst in people. Bottom line is it's nobodies business if you voted or not and people shouldn't try and make you feel like an evil citizen for not voting, voting or voting for who you did. It's called Freedom and Privacy.fuzzbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494767354917355195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163021742341583402006-11-08T15:35:00.000-06:002006-11-08T15:35:00.000-06:00Is it really a "breath of fresh air" that someone ...<I>Is it really a "breath of fresh air" that someone didn't do the research, didn't educate themselves? I hope that's not what you're saying.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, you were referring to the honesty of the post and not the apathy.</I><BR/><BR/>I appreciated my friend being honest about doing what he did (or didn't do). I understand you guys want to encourage people to get out and vote, but I have a lot of reasons why I chose to do what I did (or didn't do). This is a really tricky subject for me to talk about without things getting ugly, so that's all I'm going to comment on for now.Eric Grubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163021215127627972006-11-08T15:26:00.000-06:002006-11-08T15:26:00.000-06:00Is it really a "breath of fresh air" that someone ...Is it really a "breath of fresh air" that someone didn't do the research, didn't educate themselves? I hope that's not what you're saying.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, you were referring to the honesty of the post and not the apathy.<BR/><BR/>One great thing about the right to vote in America: you can be completely silent and still have a voice.nerverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104518630167688034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163015894184979242006-11-08T13:58:00.000-06:002006-11-08T13:58:00.000-06:00My point for all of this: if you don't agree with ...<I>My point for all of this: if you don't agree with what's being handed to you, think deep inside yourself and see what you can do.</I><BR/><BR/>your words. but they should apply to more than just music and blogs if you ask me.<BR/><BR/>yesterday wasn't about debates and pissing contests. people's posts and comments were about being ACTIVE, regardless of point of view. not wanting to get in disagreements with friends and family is one thing, but waving your right to have a voice, one that you are under no obligation to explain to anyone else, seems to go against a point that you've used in several posts. <BR/><BR/>i'm confused -- why are we supposed to try to change some things but not others?jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873731580119239199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163015773448095442006-11-08T13:56:00.000-06:002006-11-08T13:56:00.000-06:00I am a casual observer of politics and a serious o...I am a casual observer of politics and a serious observer of issues. Well, what can we say when a mid-term elections topples such a problematic figure as Donald Rumsfeld. I'm not so sure about his replacement but Rummy was supposed to stay on to the very end and now he's gone! I think that's significant.The Flip Flop Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827717317803289992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1163012043681796062006-11-08T12:54:00.000-06:002006-11-08T12:54:00.000-06:00I see politics this way, which is a paraphrase of ...I see politics this way, which is a paraphrase of something you mentioned before:<BR/><BR/>"If you don't like what you see, get involved".<BR/><BR/>vote for the lesser evil or create a new party. not choosing, is just allowing someone else to run your life for you, however they see fit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com