Welcome to Wednesday Morning Rants
By quixjote on Dec 19, 2012 | In Rants | Send feedback »
Welcome to the Wednesday Morning Rant.
Brought to you by: Everyone that has ever posted a political picture to try to make an argument on a social media site, the Number 42, and the letter 'M'.
I think that FaceBook and other sites have increased exponentially over the last few days the number of people that just either like, or only know how to regurgitate pictures with a political message as their best arguments. If this keeps up, we are going to have to include Memes as valid works cited for large research papers, because obviously since the words are on a picture with something famous, or was caught at just the right time, it must be accurate.
Hang on just a sec, I think I hear sanity leaving the building. Let me go walk it out. I am sure I have a picture here of me still walking somewhere so that MUST mean I can still walk, right?
In all honesty though, I have more respect for the posts that people write that are controversial in nature and long winded. Even if they are opinions, or completely mis-information; They took the time to express what they believe to be correct, and I will always do my best to not give them a bad time… Me giving people a bad time is bottled up and reserved for those people that like to post… and repost… and repost… things like the Meme "You're a special kind of Stupid, aren't ya."
Friends will tell you, I love a good debate (DEBATE! Not Argument). Debates are full of good information, and are a great opportunity to share relevant information about a subject, without making personal attacks, claims on someones intelligence or political/religious beliefs, and are usually full of references. I cannot stress that last one enough. References are key.
Get over which ones are reliable. Fox, Snopes, Huffington Post, CBS, NBC, Oregonian, etc., etc., etc... They ALL have some biases. They ALL also have some correct information. I have yet to find a source that is 100% accurate 100% of the time. Hell, I love Wikipedia. Even though it is a 'community' style site for information, it is riddled with references to other sites so information can be checked and often those sites ALSO have references... Go Figure!
Now, you start telling me my reference is not relevant when it is a primary source of information, then the debate is over and done at that point. I am not going to waste my energy trying to validate the resources a majority of sane people fine relevant in some groups, just because others in other groups don't.
The only resource I will accept with a grain or five of salt is personal blogs. Just as I would expect this post to be taken with a grain of salt if it was more than an Opinion piece. A reference blog with resources or works sited - sure. I will accept that. A personal blog about how the Marshmallow Man from the first Ghostbusters is actually real and roaming through the sewers of New York, but there are no references and the person is really being serious… well, I will let you figure that last one out.
IF you don't provide references then your argument is an Opinion. As an Opinion, (Like this entire post) everyone is entitled to their own... and I can respect that (And Expect others to do the same), as long as that Opinion isn't further pushed as truth.
Thank you for joining me on this Wednesday Morning Rant.
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