I have to say, I’m getting tired of people spouting whatever slogan some famous politician, athlete, actor, religious leader, (or whatever else people worship these days) say. The constant screaming of jingoisms back and forth is really becoming almost unbearable. No one is attempting to argue a point, show an inconsistency, or even win adherents. People seem only interested in attempting to shame others into falling in line behind a slogan.
This has been happening for years, but it seems to have reached a fever pitch recently, at least I hope it won’t get much worse. After 9/11 I noticed it really kicked up: if you didn’t like the PATRIOT Act, armed searches at airports, constant surveillance, or invading various countries, you were for the terrorists. Wave your flag and quietly fall in line with whatever the government said, or you were for the terrorists.
Everyone now days seems to be into this mode. If you didn’t like invading Iraq, you were for the terrorists. If you don’t support PE in school, you want fat kids. If you don’t support Obama, you are a racist.
Even today, if you don’t support the president’s “right” to order US citizens killed without trial it means you support the terrorists. There are few people discussing the constitution, presidential orders, or citizenship issues, only “support us or support the terrorists”. It’s our way, or you are a traitorous, ignorant, whack job who hates the US (or children, or blacks, or whatever) and deserves to die.
Is anyone out there thinking before they open their yap to spout whatever thing their leader has said? Does anyone out there think it through. It’s like watching a group of cults arguing in the street. No thoughts, no dissension, only blindless obedience to which ever cause they want to parrot about today. It feels like a constant barrage of peer pressure, much worse than high school ever could be.
That’s all there is to these “arguments”, nothing but jingo slinging. Why can’t I hold the opinion that Obama doesn’t have a clue about how economics work, the PATRIOT Act is a violation of the constitution, and the president cannot sign an executive order to have US citizens assassinated without being labeled as a traitor to my country?
I really don’t understand.
