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IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-04-18 01:03pm

A friend of mine for some reason thinks it's wrong that schools encourage students to vote because it's "imposing a certain point of view" on them. I find it hard to believe that encouraging students to choose who they want to run their own government is "imposing a certain point of view" on them. Schools shouldn't be allowed to encourage voting?

Also, he told me he plans to keep up with politics, but that when it comes time to vote, he won't do it.

What the hell is the point of keeping informed about politics if you're not going to vote? Screwy, if you ask me...

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-18 01:04pm

Personally, if he's that dumb I'm glad he's not votng.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-04-18 01:06pm

I don't want anyone voting who won't do so without prompting. If your not interested enough to do it yourself, stay home.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-04-18 01:15pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:A friend of mine for some reason thinks it's wrong that schools encourage students to vote because it's "imposing a certain point of view" on them. I find it hard to believe that encouraging students to choose who they want to run their own government is "imposing a certain point of view" on them. Schools shouldn't be allowed to encourage voting?

Also, he told me he plans to keep up with politics, but that when it comes time to vote, he won't do it. What the hell is the point of keeping informed about politics if you're not going to vote? Screwy, if you ask me...

He's a moron. How are people supposed to realize voting is important if nobody teaches them? I'm glad he's sitting at home on election day, frankly.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-04-18 01:22pm

The annoying thing was that he was overly sensitive about it. I said that it was stupid for not voting so then he gets all defensive and says, "YOU CAN'T CALL ME STUPID FOR HAVING MY OWN POINT OF VIEW!!!" So then when I try to explain why it's a wrong point of view and why it's stupid, he still repeats that I can't call a different point of view stupid.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-04-18 03:34pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:The annoying thing was that he was overly sensitive about it. I said that it was stupid for not voting so then he gets all defensive and says, "YOU CAN'T CALL ME STUPID FOR HAVING MY OWN POINT OF VIEW!!!" So then when I try to explain why it's a wrong point of view and why it's stupid, he still repeats that I can't call a different point of view stupid.

Tell him that if he doesn't vote next election, then you don't want to hear him bitching about who got in office or what bills got passed, because he doesn't have the right.

If you don't vote, then you have no right to bitch.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-04-18 03:36pm

I think youre all forgetting that voting is way to make a statement about who you want in office, and not voting is also a statement, its saying you dont want ANY of the fuckers in office because theyre all morons.

I think I'll let 2 do this for me..

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Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-04-18 04:20pm

I guess the only thing your friend would vote for is who will be booted off the island.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-04-18 04:29pm

kojikun wrote:I think youre all forgetting that voting is way to make a statement about who you want in office, and not voting is also a statement, its saying you dont want ANY of the fuckers in office because theyre all morons.

Which means that with you *not* voting, the moron you'd least like to be elected is prolly the one that wins.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-04-18 05:55pm

Which means that with you *not* voting, the moron you'd least like to be elected is prolly the one that wins.

Considering how I'd equally like neither to be elected, it wouldn't much matter. But that's not to say I won't vote, because there are things that would be important to me.

That, and I'd laugh as I vote then move out of the country. ::chortle::

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-04-18 06:11pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:The annoying thing was that he was overly sensitive about it. I said that it was stupid for not voting so then he gets all defensive and says, "YOU CAN'T CALL ME STUPID FOR HAVING MY OWN POINT OF VIEW!!!" So then when I try to explain why it's a wrong point of view and why it's stupid, he still repeats that I can't call a different point of view stupid.

That's really no different from "YOU CAN'T CRITICIZE SOMEONE'S BELIEFS!!" I don't know why people think that personal opinions somehow make themselves immune to criticism by virtue of being personal.

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