Quote Originally Posted by BlueCat
.... I do have a problem with anyone that does not participate in their country's legislative policy speaking out against ANY candidate. If you don't participate you should NOT participate at all. You have chosen not to be involved in the democracy of your country. So sadly by not voting you have made your opinion worthless as far as the democratic functionality....
perhaps you misconstrued my earlier post. obama's background and political tilt are not what i was criticizing, but the tendency of the masses to make important decisions based on purely cosmetic reasoning.

as for worthless opinions:
there ain't no such animal. even the most brain-dead, narrow-minded, self-important simpleton may have some bit of wisdom to impart. opinions are merely information given from a particular point of view and, as such, they are all are worthy of being heard. if you choose to ignore the opinions of those you deem unworthy of your attention you may lose the opportunity to gain some potentially valuable insight that your narrow view of the world has left you blind to.


oh, and you can call me norm.