tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26077667.post-62040561042073428172006-11-28T12:33:00.000-05:002006-11-28T12:48:25.169-05:00IMHO, people who talk about news, issues, problems, or even other people that they don't know a thing about are naive at best and elitist at worst. Yes, this includes casual conversation, and here's why:<br /><br />Even statements beginning with "I think ..." are subject to scrutiny, because honestly, what you think may be completely wrong, idiotic, and deserving of incessant abuse. You are entitled to think all the wrong things you like, but don't expect to be free from criticism. For example,<br /><br />"I think the world is flat."<br /><br />"I think we never really went to the moon."<br /><br />"I think I'll vote for <a href="http://www.cookrepublicans.com/content/img/f20291/John%20Kerry%20Ad.jpg">John Kerry</a>." (ooo ... zinger to the <a href="http://images.cafepress.com/product/7490754_240x240_Front.jpg">liberals</a>)<br /><br />Even just,<br /><br />"I think."<br /><br />For some of you, those two words alone are a flat out lie. You can think what you want, you can say what you want, and you can have your own opinion ... but if you can't back it up with any <a href="http://factcheck.org/">substance</a>, who's going to listen to you? Perhaps your family or close friends humor you, or you can always try a chat room, but most creatures with opposable thumbs will see right through you.<br /><br />That's my Two Cents for Today on: <br /><br />People that are missing the filter between brain and <a href="http://static.flickr.com/62/211260102_bf6047a56b_m.jpg">mouth</a>.Spitfirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272100877730226734noreply@blogger.com