You know, I was just reading some of the political debate on this board, and it struck me just how reasonable, calm, and well thought out it was. I began thinking about how lucky I am for having found this place.
Then I thought about the political blogs I’ve read. Some are populated by self-proclaimed liberals who seem to fulfill every bad stereotype conservatives have of them (UN can do no wrong, everything from 9/11 to bird flu is our fault and no one else’s), among other crimes. Others are written by frothing self-proclaimed conservatives to whom every Democrat is a traitor who is just itching to hand the country over to Osama once they get into power, among other crimes.
Has anyone out there read sites like that? I have, and every time, I leave with a mixture of rage and deep depression. Is this REALLY what some people think?
Then I wonder, who’s the majority in this country, us or them? I just pray it’s us…
The other day, Mrs Boo Boo and I were pondering the recent explosion of obesity here in Australia. I know this sounds like a bit of hi-jack but I’m getting to a point here. Apparently the average weight of men in the 50-60 age bracket has risen 8 kgs in just 20 years (that’s 18 pounds in the old money).
So we basically agreed that it seems there’s a defective gene which is shared by all of humanity - namely, the huge majority of us are just plain lazy fuckers. And if we can take the lazy option, we will.
Now, the SDMB is different. It’s a place where one can reasonably expect to be challenged. It’s definitely NOT for the intellectually lazy, that’s for sure.
But the huge majority of people in the Western World are quite happy to get their news, and their political beliefs, handed to 'em on a platter via television. No reading required. And that’s effectively my point here… TV is a no brainer. It’s just ripping the rug out from underneath quality education in my opinion.
And so you get lazy folks writing crap on blogs. Lazy thinkers.
