What's the difference between "whining" and Dissent?

Question

I hear alott of Conservatives talking about how Liberals always "whine". I can understand if its annoying when someone disagrees with you, but where is the line drawn between "whining" and Dissent?

Answer 1

There is no difference to someone that hates liberals. It doesn't even matter if what you are saying makes sense.

Answer 2

Whine: To complain or protest in a childish fashion
ex: The rich get all the tax breaks. I can't afford health insurance. I'm too lazy to feed my family. The gas prices are too high. The government isn't taking care of me. I'm not getting my fair share. I'm broke and no one will buy me a big screen TV. My boss makes more money than I do. People die in wars; we should just give up.

Dissent: To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree
ex: The war in Iraq isn't going as well as we anticipated. Perhaps we should try modifying our strategy in the following ways... I understand your position, but have you considered that raising the minimum wage will have the following effects on the economy...

Whining is childish. Dissent offers reasoned responses with adult conversation, prefferably including alternative, reasoned out solutions

Liberals aren't the only ones that whine.

Answer 3

The true difference is actually rather simple to define. If all you are doing is complaining and your doing it for the sake of complaining then it's whining. True dissent, is not disagreement for disagreement sake which is what 98% of all liberals, conservative, greeners, etc...... do. It's not complaining for complaining sake. True dissent is when you actually take the time to research an issue independent of media or political biaist, and from the indepth research voice a belief or take stand that is in option of current policy.

Answer 4

Dissent involves a rational argument to the contrary, which includes verifiable facts and encourages analysis. It is an open process.
Whining, on the other hand, is just complaining about a result. It neither tolerates criticism, or requires substantiation. It is a closed statement specifically intended to stifle dissenting views.

Answer 5

Whining is reacting emotionally. Pouting. Name calling. Dissenting is responding with reasoned counter arguments in a civil manner.

Answer 6

Whining is a non-directed complaining about all things.

Dissent is a direct complaint about a person or issue and is usually a Ad Honemium or Personal attack to the Ad Infinitum or to the infinity "WITHOUT MERIT",

I hope this help look up logical fallacies.

Answer 7

For instance, complaining about the outcome of an election in 2000 for 7 straight years when there's nothing that can be done to change the outcome now, is not "dissent", it's clearly whining.

Answer 8

They cannot tell you the difference between whining and dissent anymore than they can tell you what a liberal is or is not.

Answer 9

Dissent
dis·sent /dɪˈsɛnt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[di-sent] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used without object)
1.to differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often fol. by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
2.to disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view.
3.to disagree with or reject the doctrines or authority of an established church.
–noun
4.difference of sentiment or opinion.
5.dissenting opinion.
6.disagreement with the philosophy, methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government.
7.separation from an established church, esp. the Church of England; nonconformity.

Whine
whine /ʰwaɪn, waɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hwahyn, wahyn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, whined, whin·ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1.to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
2.to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: He is always whining about his problems.
–verb (used with object)
3.to utter with or as if with a whine: I whined my litany of complaints.
–noun
4.a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
5.a feeble, peevish complaint.

As you can see whining and dissent are not the same things
although those who have dissent may whine occasionally but usually dissent is a good thing.

Answer 10

Dissent is when you disagree with an action or proposal. Whining is what you do when you don't like the way someone laughs.

Answer 11

You are a whiner if no one pays attention to you. You are a dissent when the secret service or FBI shows up on your door step when expressing or committing action for political causes you believe in.