If you’ve never “” then you can’t talk about “”

experience does go a looooong way into helping you understand something. It does give you a vantage point on certain whatever experience you went through. One thing it does not do, is give you sole ownership of discussing the subject. We have language and keep history for the sole reason that direct experience is not a prerequisite for having thoughts on a subject. You do not have to be American to speak of their politics, you do not have fought in a war to be against one. You do not have to be a painter to discuss art. You do not have to be a gourmet chef to dislike McDonald’s. I hope you see where I am going with this.

Let me reiterate that experience can give you a unique point of view, group experience can give you a shared point of view with others but in no way shape does it make it the one right point of view. Your own point of view is changed by your past life, your vantage point and participation during the actual experience and what you’ve had since. For example, in a war situation, you could be in a family wit a history of serving in the military and you decide to enroll and serve because its what you’ve always wanted. A fellow solider may have joined joined the military for college money. You are then both sent in the same regiment to fight for God and Country. You may have a positive point of view of partaking in a life long dream whereas he may have a more apprehensive if not negative point of view. During one of the many firefights, you get shot and have to return back home. Through the rehab and time spent away, the life you left is no longer there. After you have been back for 3 years and are finally taking your first steps aided by your fellow soldier who was in the same firefight helping you take your first steps. The soldier who saved you by carrying you out after killing five of the enemy combatants. The soldier who promised to stay by your side after you convinced him with your stories of how grand it was to be a soldier. The soldier who is now a hero to his family and country, finished with college, has a wife and a fulfilling job. You were involved in the same exact battle but may have drastically different opinions on the battle itself, of war itself. This is not even considering the opinions of the enemy or friendly combatants that survived the battle, or the families of those that did not.

My point is the fact that if someone did not experience something, if they did not study a certain subject, if they were not born into a certain culture, is not enough to disqualify them from having an opinion on a that certain subject. It may make you value it less but it is still their opinion to have.

Use your name, random internet poster

You may have come across this issue on comment pages on controversial posts (if not just look at any youtube video on religion, politics or Michael Vick). It normally begins with users posting their views then the sides begin to get polarized as the arguments begin to get heated, then usually one person takes a reply comment to heart, then here it comes. Why don’t you use your name, Instead of just posting Anon!? (youtube may not be the best site since i doubt you can post anonymously) I do nto get this statement because honestly, WTF. Will the person posting their name make you any closer to confronting said person? are you going to drive to their home and find them? If the person does respond with a name how the hey do you really know if it is the person? I will now post a few Bio’s that you can use on comment pages if you ever get asked to use your name or that you can use to avoid the situation completely.

Name: Marie Diane Germaine /Birthday: January 14th 1987/ Birthplace: Wheeling, West Virginia./ Lives: Bethesda, Ohio./ High school: Pickerington Ohio./ College: Bethany/ Major: Buisiness Administration

Name: Davide Saint-Claire /Birthday: July 28th 1979/ Birthplace: Lyons, France/ lives: Torino, Italy/ Highschool: Marymount academy of (any capital city in Europe)/ College:University of (any capital city in Europe)/ Major: Was studying for a bachelors in Marketing but dropped out to be a musician and now works in a bar.

There you have it. Another good answer is say your a minor and your online just to F with people that seem douchey. It is the internet people. Try not to take peopel comments to heart as much. In most cases the anger your feeling because the person did not use their name probably would not occur if the person was standing right in front of you. It is a forum in which people may choose to share their thoughts as jsut that their thoughts without having to identify themselves and give DNA samples and 2 proofs of identification and what not.

First

This is the first post. If you have come here first before reading my other websites, let me thank you first. This is the first time i’m going to say this. If you ever comment anywhere on my blogs and write First, 1st, one, or any other version of indicating that you are 1st to blog. It will be the first time you post first becasue i shall attempt to block you from posting…well at least i shall delete it, and despise you.

well anyway, don’t post first. People can count.we know your cool.