Lions, Tigers, Bears? OH MY!
So the title has nothing to do with the post... really. It must have grabbed your attention!
I want to talk a little about social networking sites. I'll use Facebook for examples because (almost) all of us have one, but it applies to many others.
I was on Facebook a lot this week and have been seeing many political posts. The majority of the posts revolve around the Marriage Amendment. I find that this pops up a lot because this is something that directly affects our generation (as compared to something like Medicare). I don't really want to talk about the amendment itself because I have already done that; but rather, the use of a social networking site for politics/controversial issues.
I personally believe that politics and controversial issues belong on sites like Facebook. When a controversial post is made, I find that it just results in anger, bashing, name-calling, and nobody is persuaded to the other side. I know this doesn't really support my point, but at least I'm being honest? I think that you should be able to post away. Why? Because you're sharing. Sharing how you feel on a subject. If somebody has no stance on the issue, they can decide for themselves.
I could elaborate, but I'm lazy and don't feel like it. Thoughts?
P.S. If somebody wants to have a debate with you, I would recommend a 1 on 1 conversation with that person, not a boxing match where spectators are chomping on the popcorn.
P.S. I know Jackie already talked about this. I just wanted to add this topic to my blog, and give ya a piece of my mind!
ReplyDeleteI slightly disagree. Well I don't know if that's the right way to put it... Let's just look at the Facebook war that happened the other night about the whole Vote No thing. People were saying stupid things and posting fallacies that did not relate to the issue at all. It created a lot of drama and almost cyber bulling. But I get what you're saying, people should be allowed to post that. I guess I just wish they had more maturity and stopped being so annoying.
ReplyDeleteAh, but you realize that people being obnoxious gets attention! This is exactly what Christian means when he says that debates should be one on one. People act differently when they are being watched, and they often behave very rudely just so that others will think they are tough and are impressed. Pundits wouldn't insult the president if they knew nobody was watching. Same goes for debaters in an open environment.
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