I took political science, the question was addressed to liberals, I was not slamming them in the least. Some just talked trash. I was making several non partisan questions available for them to answer. Is civil discourse still possible?
2006-06-13 07:14:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "SOME". Some of any group will just talk trash, liberal or conservative. It's what people do. You probably just notice liberals more because you know that crazy, irrational conservatives aren't representative, because you're a conservative and you don't think you're irrational. It's pretty classic prejudice.
I really think civil discourse is as possible as it ever was. You just have to wade through lots of jibberish to find it. I like to remind myself that people have reasons for thinking the way they do. It helps me differentiate what's a good argument from what's a bad. When someone acts like one side is completely unreasonable, then that person generally has a bad argument. But when someone thoughtfully discusses opinions in a respectful manner, that person is usually using good arguments. Because they don't have to defend with emotion.
2006-06-13 07:26:17 · answer #1 · answered by TheHza 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If these were truly non partisan questions, you shouldn't have to label anyone liberal or conservative. I will say that on Yahoo Answers I don't think you can get a non partisan response to a question like: Why does my cat lick it's paws? Depending on the time of day, I think there are alot of kids on here just shooting their mouths off. I think among thinking people civil discourse is still possible.
2006-06-13 07:30:18 · answer #2 · answered by rosi l 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been many legitimate questions,you just don't like the answers.I have asked several questions here from a liberal standpoint and some the answers were borderline threats.
And yes,you are an American nationalist who supports wars who uses the word "liberal" in almost every sentence.The funniest thing of all is you think your'e inherently better than"liberals".You're obviously not.
You can go back to secretly cheering the black gay man who got beaten in New york City now
2006-06-13 07:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, as long as the people in the discussion group are mature and intelligent. Some people, liberals or conservatives, are just going along with popular opinion and don't have any original thoughts, so they cover it up with trash talk.
2006-06-13 07:19:07 · answer #4 · answered by luckylab8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You begin by labeling people as liberals, rather than considering them as individuals with intelligence and reason. Why would anyone want to discuss complex questions with someone who immediately signals that he is closed-minded? What's the point?
2006-06-13 07:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by Ray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What was the question and how did you phrase it? It's been my experience that we're more likely to answer the question with facts and acknowledge our mistakes than conservatives are. Every time I ask a conservative a question they respond with almost child like violence.
2006-06-13 07:19:00 · answer #6 · answered by darkemoregan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason some conservatives do, they're scared of a wrong answer.
2006-06-13 07:19:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Liberals" is a very wide and general catagory. We're not all alike, and we don't agree. We're not even really a "group" at all, please don't judge a very large segment of the American population by the few that you've met.
2006-06-13 07:18:59 · answer #8 · answered by mike_w40 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are not all on the same page...even the main party doesn't know where it stands on most topics because of all the subgroups associated with them...case in point, John "FLIP-FLOP" Kerry...need I say anymore...
2006-06-13 07:20:15 · answer #9 · answered by DAVER 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋