I don't want to hear it.

[H222G981]

Ever been in this position? Sure you have. We all have. 

 

I honestly cannot stand it when I'm at work or in public. Especially if its someone I personally don't like. They do one thing, They open their mouth. Its not who they are that turns me off. Its what comes out of their mouth.

 

I've had old people that you wouldn't believe are obnoxious. Sure, lets talk about religion and politics. Lets sit and insult someone's sexual orientation or race. Lets sit around and talk smack about everyone. This is where the valuable words of please shut the hell up comes into my book. 

 

 

Some people are just weird. I've listened to people talk and debate politics and how things need to change. They talk conspiracy as though they went to college and had a degree. They talk about people as though they went to college and had a degree. 

 

What gives people the right to sit there and bad mouth everyone? You don't know me, I don't know you.... and I don't know what in the hell you're talking about! Okay, I get it, you hate gays, you hate Obama, you hate how America is being run.

 

Senior citizens want respect from us young people. But they honestly don't act old and wise. They act old and immature and make wise cracks about people's race, their religion, and most of all who they are. How is that the mature definition of a senior citizen? Why do I have to respect them as my elder? Why are they so damn important? Why should I respect some old prick who I don't know? What if they're in the KKK or an ex con? Why should I unknowingly respect them?

 

Gee, where is their credentials? Who made them the judge of everyone? 

 

I'm sorry, did they know common sense is implied with the first amendment? Oh, thats right, they might have forgotten. 

 

I mean, these kinds of questions come into my mind when I meet a person who sits there and acts like they know it all. Good for you. I rarely discuss religion and politics. Why? Because honestly even if I've read the bible. It isn't my place to tell you how to live your life and what to do. I own up to it in that past that I have. But I have learned my lesson and I'm getting better at it.

 

I'm one man with limited knowledge. Its my business to get my own crap straight. Its not my business to really care what the government says or does. Or what God thinks. I don't speak for those. 

 

If you can change what the Government or what God does. Than sure. They obviously have the right to an opinion. But if you're going to sit and rant and judge others. Good for you. I don't want to hear. For the love of Christ, shut the hell up and tell some one who cares.

 

Even gotten to that brick wall with someone? 

 

I mean, I'm open to opinions. But if there based on a biased opinion like someone hating on African Americans, gays and other people of some origin. I don't want to hear it. 

 

I mean, people just feel their opinion only matters. If they have the right to express their beliefs. Than I should have the right not to hear or deal with their beliefs. 

 

If its negative. Please save it. Thats what I think.

Edited May 26, 2015 by Jupiter

[Mirabilis]

 As I'm sure you know there is a fundamental difference between criticizing someone and ranting/hating/berating people simply because you don't like them. I'm not saying that that's what these people in your situation have done, I don't know but I think the younger generation (my generation) has lost all sense of what it means to be a bigot and to simply criticize. 

This personally is one of my biggest issues with people in this day in age. People think that if you criticize anyone, then you must be doing it out of bigotry, intolerance, homophobia, or Islamophobia and so on. It's a technique used to shut people up, shut down the voice of opposition. It's scare tactics. It's one thing I can't stand. No one is above the notion of being criticized, no one. I don't care if you're gay or not, or what religion you are or w.e Everyone is up for criticism. And I'll do it if I think it's appropriate. 

However, I think a lot of it has to do with how my generation was raised. We were bombarded with messages, and propaganda, in cartoons and movies full of political correctness. With overcoming obstacles, the value of friendship, lessons from discrimination and not to do it, sharing with others, helping others, saving the forest from deforestation and accepting all among many other such messages. And while those are good messages there is one in particular that was left out. And that is: that it's okay to disagree. My generation freaks out if people don't agree with each other, and semi-panic. If you merely don't agree with the p.c. system then you are ex-communicated. You are a bigot. An intolerant radical extremist and so on. People need to learn the value of agreeing to disagree.

I also don't think you have to have a piece of paper to really show the worth of you're own research. I happen to study a lot in these five major categories: History of the Crusades, Religious groups (primarily Mormonism and Islam), all forms of sexuality (sexual practices, fetishes, genders etc), and evolution. Now, I may not have a PhD in any of these fields, nor am I a complete and total expert in them. However, I have years of study in these areas, and know quite a bit of information regarding them. So much so, I am confident to hold my position in a debate or to correct someone if they are wrong. 

All that really matters is the time and energy you put forth in studying, and that's what I really do virtually all the time now. So if an elder person has spent a lifetime doing that, they may know a wealth of information regarding a particular topic of interest to them. I usually generate and flock to the older people because of this. Plus I was bullied a lot when I was a child and was ostracized. I became extremely introverted and would eat in the classroom alone with my teachers rather than in the lunchroom. Talking about things and learning. And so on. 

Ultimately, I see your point and agree with the notion. This is why I try to only debate people that I assume can agree to disagree without compromising the friendship. Just remember there is a huge difference between bigotry and criticism.