zane
10+ year member
Bored.....
Both sides of the story have their truths. Its up to you to decide how much of it is real
Agreed.
Unfortunately many in the US, and the world are mere sheep. Blindly following one point or one point of veiw, without even so much as considering the alternative.
Having only one veiwpoint results in a narrow mind and a shallow person.
It only takes a little effort to have a look at what the other side is saying.
I'm a strict conservative myself. I voted for and support President Bush.
All in all, I'm pretty happy with the job he's doing.
I'm not so blinded to make it clear that I think his policys on immigration, bankruptcy, or spending , are flat out obtuse.
Whatever the case may be in Iraq; we have more than enough UN Resolutions regarding a "use of force" if Iraq did not comply, and certainly ample time for Iraq to hold up their end of the bargain. (As they agreed to in ending Operation Desert Storm.)
Point is, Iraq did not comply with those resolutions.
Yet when we finally call them upon it and take action, we are suddenly in the wrong?
Hypocrites.
Regardless............
Should you agree or disagree with this war, have you stopped to consider the flipside of what this war has reveled?
How about a large UN Corruption Scandal involving several UN Countries........ (Oil for Food ring a bell?)
How about the large scale problems with the regular operations of the UN as a whole?
Now we have a chance to eliminate this corruption within the UN and correct the problems it has, and work hard to bring back credibility to the UN as a whole.
Funny old world huh? Amazing what the flipside reveals.
It doesn't hurt to get both sides of an issue and form your own opinion on BOTH of them. If anything, you'll gain a world of knowledge, and perhaps know yourself a little better.
Being a Conservative, naturally I veiw or listen to Conservative Programming: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Tony Snow, etc.
Bet you wouldn't guess that Bill Maher's HBO Series is one of my favorite shows? Or that I actually agree with him on a few issues too.
How about saying that I think Al Franken and Alan Colmes make some darn good points on a wide range of topics? Or that I did enjoy the movie Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore?
Sure Bill Clinton was a "People's President" and made the White House appear more normal (for a time //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ) I did not vote for him either time around, however, I still accept that amidst much of the problems that he caused, that he did do some darn good work while in office.
Yes, I'm a Conservative and I just said that.
Simple point is this: I don't have much trouble entertaining idea's on both sides of the board, nor is it that much of an effort to do so. Why is it so much of a problem for so many others to do the same?