Comments on: A Problem of Politics http://appleofdoubt.com/a-problem-of-politics/ Doubt is not an agreeable condition, but certainty is absurd -- Voltaire Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: friar_zero http://appleofdoubt.com/a-problem-of-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-220 friar_zero Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:12:34 +0000 http://appleofdoubt.com/?p=156#comment-220 I wouldn't go as far as to say I have a degree of sanity. I'm sure if you ask around you find quite the opposite. ;) Something I hinted at in the article is that politics is an extension of morality. So when you meet someone who has entirely opposite political beliefs you feel a touch of moral outrage. That outrage can become an all out disgust and we arrive at the current level of discourse in this country. I think the best thing we can do is to encourage a culture of consideration and measured response (which is part of what I'm trying to do) and discourage those that cross the line. Just my buck fifty. I wouldn't go as far as to say I have a degree of sanity. I'm sure if you ask around you find quite the opposite. ;)

Something I hinted at in the article is that politics is an extension of morality. So when you meet someone who has entirely opposite political beliefs you feel a touch of moral outrage. That outrage can become an all out disgust and we arrive at the current level of discourse in this country.

I think the best thing we can do is to encourage a culture of consideration and measured response (which is part of what I'm trying to do) and discourage those that cross the line. Just my buck fifty.

]]> By: G. (Thoughts of G.) http://appleofdoubt.com/a-problem-of-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-218 G. (Thoughts of G.) Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:48:28 +0000 http://appleofdoubt.com/?p=156#comment-218 Well we were doomed to this the day political parties were even created. But I like that quote you put at the beginning; while we may live in a democracy, it needs to be regulated by those who are capable and on the higher end of the intelligence spectrum. But back to what you were saying; your right on target. All I see these days are people hurling insults at each other, and what seems like a decent debate turn into a screaming cloud of madness in a instant. I mean, you just take a step back and look at it and almost feel ashamed. Politics and such seem to be nothing more than a waste of time, money, and of the human intellect these days. This is a interesting blog you got; it's nice to see someone who has a degree of sanity. Well we were doomed to this the day political parties were even created. But I like that quote you put at the beginning; while we may live in a democracy, it needs to be regulated by those who are capable and on the higher end of the intelligence spectrum. But back to what you were saying; your right on target. All I see these days are people hurling insults at each other, and what seems like a decent debate turn into a screaming cloud of madness in a instant. I mean, you just take a step back and look at it and almost feel ashamed. Politics and such seem to be nothing more than a waste of time, money, and of the human intellect these days.

This is a interesting blog you got; it's nice to see someone who has a degree of sanity.

]]> By: friar_zero http://appleofdoubt.com/a-problem-of-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-217 friar_zero Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:30:51 +0000 http://appleofdoubt.com/?p=156#comment-217 I thinking of naming these posts my "The Internet is Serious Business" series. I thinking of naming these posts my "The Internet is Serious Business" series.

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