Political Opinions: Should You Share?
Political opinions and values are deeply held, and its easy to get into an argument when they come up. So should you even bother being open about your politics, or should you keep them to yourself? Ana and John disagree about the value of political arguments. What do you think? Are you open about your political beliefs and values? Or do you think people are best off when they hide their opinions to avoid arguments? Have you gotten into any epic political arguments recently? Let us know! And if you liked this video, "Like" it as well! :) Subscribe to TYT U for more videos:www.youtube.com Submit a video to TYT U! We love hearing from students and faculty www.youtube.com Follow us on twitter! twitter.com twitter.com twitter.com
25 Comments
February 10th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
@Viktir666
I agree 100%. A lot of us are starting to pussy foot around. I mean by us I mean 20 somethings. We’re seriously in need of taking a stand on something, and telling the conformist to screw themselves. When we do talk about politics, we purposely leave out facts, or dismiss them as simple speculation when its further from the truth. Anyway I’m worried that conservatism is going to win out in this culture war, America is becoming fascist.
February 10th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
depends. if you can see the person you are speaking with is mature then I think its not that big of a deal as its easy to find common ground, but as a rule of thumb don’t force that kind of conversation.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Depends where you are, if you are at liberty university or BYU you might want to keep your progressive views under the radar, or a strong republican at some place like Hampshire college.
February 10th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
The kid in this video is a pussy. Be open and truthful, don’t be a pussy. If they’re not open minded it’s not your fault. It’s their fault that they’re a prick and get offended easily.
February 10th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
@ShinoAburame37 He fails as a person for viewing you as a failure
February 10th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
good topic, but, I happened to freeze at 1:15 because I had to do something, when I realized what I freezed on was rather funny. Sorry Ana.
February 10th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
@gsharp2000 and Conservatism is a debilitative pathology
February 10th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
I got BYU idaho, a very conservative school as you probably know, so when I talk about my political beliefs, being pretty progressive, with the other students, they act like I’m the Antichrist!
February 10th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
@Seanze329 The question here is WHY? Why is it "natural"? Why do we label frequent human tendencies as "natural" and act like there’s nothing wrong with it instead of asking "WHY’?
February 11th, 2012 at 12:18 am
It depends on what the political issues are. If they’re based on policy differences, then you CAN have a discussion as you debate facts. If they’re about social issues you can’t.
February 11th, 2012 at 1:26 am
@JDaKingman To point out it’s silly to blame something humans naturally do on the illuminati.
February 11th, 2012 at 2:34 am
Um… someone tell me what’s wrong about being a Tea Party supporter?! Please and thank you.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:42 am
Sharing your political opinions is a great way to weed out the idiots (or reveal yourself as an idiot to others). That said, politics is the mind-killer.
February 11th, 2012 at 4:50 am
@ooMONKEYoo Haha! I would too.
February 11th, 2012 at 5:58 am
@ShinoAburame37
Yeah, it definitely takes away from a potentially constructive and informative debate, even if neither side were to change their view.
February 11th, 2012 at 7:06 am
Well cant talk to a lib. Like Michael Savage says, "liberalism is a mental disorder."
February 11th, 2012 at 8:14 am
NO
February 11th, 2012 at 9:22 am
Nah, I’m a radical egoist, so that would never go well with anyone. People are never reasonable or open-minded, that is a myth. So I just pretend to share the opinion of whoever I am talking to.
February 11th, 2012 at 10:30 am
NOPE
February 11th, 2012 at 11:38 am
Bad idea if its in an office setting…..Can really back fire on you….
February 11th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
is that dude banging ana
February 11th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
It depends on how you state your beliefs.
Someone saying "I’ll vote for Obama because he is a Democrat" will get angry responses.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Hell yeah. Especially when considering that in regards to politics few things are objective. All that is required is logical consistence. As for being judged for them? To hell with that.
February 11th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
What the hell was going on with that thumbnail?
February 11th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
WTF was that thumbnail pic? lmao