Rant- Ignorance & Opinions

Okay so for the first time in a long time I'd like to rant. I'm not really angry, or in a particularly bad mood. Theres just something that been popping up quite frequently in my encounters with people, especially since it has been election time. I've decided that people ( for the most part ) are closed minded, naive, and disrespectful. People get so caught up in their own opinions that it appears to them that their opinion is the ONLY opinion. FOR EXAMPLE, (i apologize if youre reading this part and its about you but it is a perfect examply...) I changed my facebook status the other day to something about me supporting Obama, and a friend of mine wrote on my wall expressing his disgust with my choice. I followed up that post by saying something among the lines of everyones entitled to their own opinion I respect that you have your own opinion could you show me the same understanding... The response I got in return was something to the effect of I do not respect your opinion. WELL HELLLOOO I know you don't respect MY opinion, I don't expect you to, I expect you to understand the fact that I have a right to my own opinion and that it's common courtesy not to insult it. Debating your opinion and views with mine is one thing, I can handle that, maybe even enjoy it. I freaking love to argue. But going as far as insulting it... thats just downright disrespectful. Then after again expressing my support for Obama some girl, and I use the term girl because a woman would be a bit more adult about it, went to the extent of calling Obama a communist. Weak arguement, and insulting arguement. I don't call McCain a fascist when I see someone supporting him. I think that if you are educated enough to establish your own opinion and not just "go with the flow" even if your opinion is the retaliation of mine, then you are respectable and mature. But if you are so closed minded as to not respect the fact that I am educated enough to establish my own views, then you are just pompous in my book. This does not just go for the election, not just because the elections over either, it goes for everything anyone has opinions about. Ragging on someones views is cowardly. It just goes to show that you have nothing to back up your own views. This can go for religion, life lessons, topics such as abortion and gay rights. Anything like that. So next time someones voice angers you, try not to go off on them, maybe you can educate them, or likewise. Maybe you can just debate about it. But please don't be so ignorant as to think youre voice is the only voice.


Alright... that's all I needed to rant about. Thanks =]