My husband is very much a politics savvy guy...it's all most of his conversations are all about. I dont know really nada or zippo about politics and I hate it when he asks me questions. He even mentioned that our young son should one day become president! What might be a fast and efficient way to learn about all this?
2006-11-11 14:47:27 · 13 answers · asked by Meliss 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Take a Political Science course at your community college
Read some Howard Zinn and Noam Chompsky if you just want to study at home.
2006-11-11 14:49:43 · answer #1 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't thing there's a fast way. On thing would be to read some good newspapers, op eds and such stuff, consentrate on a few important issues.
But political debate is really all about arguing for some standpoint. So what you should do is to sharpen your ability to critically analyze and evaluate arguments.
A good idea would be to start by reading all about some often used logical fallacies.
Some resources:
##### Fallacies #####
The Fallacy Files - F-Files av Dr. Gary N. Curtis - "Developed after many years of work, this site presents each fallacy with it's own page of explanation, along with a couple of examples. He also updates the site with fallacies found in the news or recent books".
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/
Stephen Downes Guide to the Logical Fallacies. http://www.intrepidsoftware.com/fallacy/welcome.php
Fallacies - ESGS. Europeean Society for General Sematics.
http://esgs.free.fr/uk/logic.htm
A very good book: Attacking Faulty: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments Reasoning by T. Edward Damer
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0534605168/102-9681379-8593706?v=glance
Other resources
Critical thinking - http://www.austhink.org/critical/
Arthur Schopenhauer Die Kunst, Recht zu behalten - The Art Of Controversy - http://coolhaus.de/art-of-controversy/
Intellectual virtues: http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/valuable-intellectual-traits.shtml
http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/natural-egocentric.shtml
2006-11-11 15:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by Nyx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politics is a broad topic - if he talks about world affairs (war in Iraq, etc.) then watch the evening news and read current magazine articles. If he discusses local politics, check out your local newspaper to see what's going on.
2006-11-11 14:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo answers is ok, just don't absorb too much as most of us don't know what the heck we are talking about. Listening to talk radio is a good place to start as well. Taking a class is a bit extreme if you are just looking to carry on a conversation. TV is a decent place to look as well. Like I said, ignore just about everything you hear, read, see. Form your own opinions based on what you learn.
2006-11-11 14:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by Griff 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nina the best way is the internet. Drudgereport.com allpolitics.com, there are a plethora of sites. Get both sides of the story though. Alot of people are very mis-informed because they hear someone from one side or the other make a good argument and buy into it without realizing they're being sold snake oil. Trust your insticts.
2006-11-11 14:53:38 · answer #5 · answered by Lrscghost 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I gave my grandson between the Fisher value artwork stations and gadget kits for christmas while he turn into 3 a million/2 and he enjoyed it. It turn into all plastic, super procedures and massive screws. His best excitement turn into whacking partitions with the hammer so of direction his mom wasn't too inspired. the newness wore off with the help of the time he became 5 and now he's into Wii and different video games.
2016-12-28 19:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think gc has the best advuce. This will take some time, but don't just accept hubbies opinion, check things out first.
If he brings up a topic and you want to know more, just go to yahoo and type in the subject.
2006-11-11 15:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by Nort 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
subscribe to and READ one of the news magazines - TIME- NEWSWEEK- or US NEWS - I have found US News to straddle the fence better and give a more rounded view - All three condense and analyze the previous weeks events - newspapers fill up too much space for me unless mr.smarty rants about local politics, then you'll almost have to read the paper - don't forget the Editorial/letters section - most of all - use all that you are and make up your own mind - you don't have to justify yourself to anybody - VOTE
2006-11-11 15:04:38 · answer #8 · answered by g c 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Instead of debating with him why don't you ask him to discuss politics with to help you have a better understanding of how the government works....or doesn't work.
2006-11-11 15:04:40 · answer #9 · answered by mahree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Americans, we can all agree that ending women's suffrage is the best idea for any politician. Poor women shouldn't have to suffer through the long days on the first Tues. in November.
2006-11-11 14:56:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋