And how many people actually knew how America was perceived in the Middle East before that time? How many of you had Arab friends who loved this country then and now? My point in my question is...how many people get politically fired up over situations that are stirred by the media opinion who don't a political perspective OTHER than what's hammered out on Comedy Central (the left) or Rush Limbaugh (the right)....anybody else like me think we should just focus on being good citizens and shut up with the half baked quacking of everything we see on television?
2006-09-30 04:32:21 · 17 answers · asked by GhostWritingNovelist 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
oops...edit here: "don't have a political opinion"
2006-09-30 04:33:20 · update #1
As I see the answers coming in on this question, I realize that Im not going to get any answers from the arm-chair warrior parrots that I find so irritating. Most of you who have responded strike me as people with enough of a vested interest in politics that I would be inclined to listen to your opinion. Its the drone opinions from the unqualified masses who choose sides like they're picking a team to cheer on that my question was aimed at....there will probably be too many best answers on this one. My point is, if you aren't a student of such a complicated situation (meaning the war in Iraq, Middle Eastern politics, etc...) then please don't offer half baked witticisms offered up by John Stewart or Rush Limbaugh... I liked the world better when paranoia was consolidated to the "X-files" and wasn't on every channel.
2006-09-30 04:42:38 · update #2
MELT girl...my question does make sense...and its attracting people who's opinions I would respect. People who, however, simply parrot extreme liberal leanings or extreme conservative leanings without acknowledging the complexity of humanitarian and political issues that existed long before team "red" and team "blue" came along and gave Americans one more thing to be angry about...those people's opinions seem to clog the social fabric with useless unqualified angst...THAT is my point...so it does make sense.
2006-09-30 04:55:00 · update #3
If you never vote that makes you an agnostic. When the Country is sent into utter turmoil because the lack of voting support to the real issues at hand, the Constitution and Bill of Rights fail to function.
2006-09-30 04:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by Kemo Sahbe 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I was at University when 9/11 happened. America was unpopular before and after this date with Muslims, because of its perceived support for puppet dictatorships in the Middle East. I didn't hear a single word of support for the terrorists. However, there was little support for the US response. Even though the Taliban were not supported before the attacks - I saw a petition to have them removed - the instant military response was not welcomed. I was told that it was possible to remove the Taliban without violence, only such methods would take years, and not generate the flashy headlines about being tough on terror. 9/11 maybe raised awareness in America that the years it's spent telling the world how wonderful it is didn't work, but what has really changed things is the resulting failed attempt to bomb all the terrorists.
2006-09-30 11:42:44 · answer #2 · answered by kirun 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I Cared a lot but I was too young to do anything about it! I would have done anything to be able to vote Bush's first term. I broke up with a girl I was seeing because I found out she was old enough to vote that year and didn't! I know my one vote wouldn't have mattered since Bush's first term was fixed, but I would have felt a little better about it, but no one cares what a 15 year old has to say about politics.
That being said - although it sucks that nobody ever gave a crap before, If they care now it's a good thing. Better late then never because we need all the support we can get if we want to have any chance at making things better.
You are right though! TV is not the place to find opinions. You have to create your own.
2006-09-30 13:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by anniemc84 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're not getting the answers you wanted from "arm chair warrior parrots?" How sad. That happened to ABC (I think it was) too. They sent a few Musims to a Nascar Race in the hopes of taping the fans being rude to them. They too were disappointed when nothing happened.
Your question doesn't make much sense really. I mean people listen to John Stewart and Rush Limbaugh because they agree with them, not because they were blank slates that needed to fill up their head and the was the first thing they heard.
2006-09-30 11:49:30 · answer #4 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alot of us agree with you & have been into politics for many years,for me since JFK's funeral,& the fact is we are just letting you know we are not among those you disagree with..
I have to also say,alot of what the media puts in the public's minds are merely propoganda & rheteric,the funny stuff I don't mind so much as I know humor when I read it & actually laugh at some,but anyone weak minded who believes everything they read or hear for that matter shouldn't even be voting unless they understand who & what they are voting for..
Everyone is entitled to an opinion..and a remote with an on & off switch..=)
2006-09-30 11:50:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was very serious about politics before 9/11. I also had some great friends who are Iranian. My views on the middle east have not changed one bit, before or after. I don't care how the middle east or even the rest of the world sees us. Most of it is just crap spewed by the press who wants to get their own agenda across.
2006-09-30 11:46:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Being a soldier under both the Johnson and Nixon administrations, I developed an attitude that has driven me to the polls in every election since 1970, and I haven’t missed a vote yet. I believe in our system and I believe it’s the vote that creates changes for the better. I also believe if you don’t vote you shouldn’t complain.
2006-09-30 12:07:36 · answer #7 · answered by namvet68 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use to tape presidential debates! The first debate I taped was the one between Mondale and Reagan. That's before I was a citizen when I first lived in the USA. So I suppose you can say that I was seriously inerested way before 9/11.
2006-09-30 11:36:50 · answer #8 · answered by scarlettt_ohara 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I cared about politics before 9/11
2006-09-30 19:29:20 · answer #9 · answered by jewish_refugee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I sure did. I started paying pretty close attention when I was in high school, early 90's. The mid-east has been a trouble spot for a long time and anyone who has paid attention knows this. Carters debacle in Iran definitely didn't help America.
2006-09-30 11:42:25 · answer #10 · answered by TexMan98 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I did. I have worked on or for various political campaigns since 1992. I put very little faith in the Corporate Network News that is simply looking out for their own best interests.
My political news comes from C-Span and C-Span2 - straight from the horses mouth (or other orifice)
2006-09-30 11:37:16 · answer #11 · answered by john_stolworthy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋