I usually wouldn’t have much to complain about, but when something affects me, I do something about it.
Let’s talk about the maturity level at UC Santa Cruz. First we have to look past the rampant radicalism that sweeps the campus, turning regular people into misguided “free speech” exercisers. They ridicule other points of view and completely dismiss any other plans and goals that more moderate personalities might provide. These sorts of people end up trapping themselves in a state of intolerance and pessimism, which is exactly the attitude from which they’re trying to escape. I’m not talking about anyone in particular, but let’s get to the juicy part of my blog. The specifics. (BTW, I am quite lower-left, but as Sophie put it, you don’t have to act like a hippie to have the ideals of one.)
First off, there are those that fail to venture outside their rooms. This could be called fetal immaturity, as the room provides a safe haven for those who are too scared to venture outside their safe zone. DON’T BE BORN, THEN.
There are those that move onto college thinking that they can keep the ties they created in their high school years without conflict. Sure, it works sometimes, but this is maturity we’re talking about – many people are not mature enough to realize that life goes on, and prolonged exposure to another lifestyle changes one’s personality. On a daily basis, I am witnessing unfaithfulness and otherwise backtalk, and I’m getting tired of it.
There are those that let problems pass them by. These people are often on the other side of the whole “long-distance relationship” thing. These sorts of people sit around and either let problems cultivate before their eyes, or even make them worse. Of course, they blame themselves for something going wrong, but they’re too stoic to realize exactly what they have to do to remedy it.
And then there are those that don’t realize sheer admiration and affection when they see it.
If you think you might be one of these types of people, do ask me. I am referring to a few specific cases for each type of person, and just not mentioning them due to privacy issues.
About your first point I think that some people are so open minded they’re closed minded. And liberals who blindly follow radical liberalism are a lot more scary then conservatives blindly following conservatism in my opinion. I am liberal but being too liberal especially when you don’t have a full grasp of the issues and consequences is quite dangerous. We have that at UCD too..but not as much
Exactly. And it sucks when they try to argue with you too. If you ever back them into a corner (which I don’t suggest you do since arguing with them is dumb in the first place), they’ll just call you some bad name like “intolerant” or – even worse! – “conservative,” and be happy with themselves.
Sorta reminds me of religious fanatics using “Jesus” for anything they can’t explain…
i consider myself open-minded without being liberal. i’ve learned that i can still maintain my morals and beliefs while trying to understand and empathize with another person who doesn’t have the same belief system as i do.
it’s frustrating though…especially when you go to a small christian libral art college in wi that seems to uphold the mentality…ignorence is bliss. live. learn. understand. question your own beliefs. support them with more than just randomly saying “jesus”. and grow as a person.
speaking of which…i’m thinking of transfering…but i guess the grass isn’t greener on the other side.
Yeah, I think about you when I consider different kinds of open-minded personalities. I get along without religion, but I think that it guides as many as it misguides. And in your case, it seems as if helps your life greatly and that’s very respectable.
Me and Cathy were talking last night about how no one knows the grey area anymore. It’s either completely black or completely white, and if it’s neither, then it should become something.
I took that political test thing and got the same result as the Dalai Lama. :/
Same here. Gandhi too.
…I just can’t tell where I am on any sort of scale anymore: my experices being so widespred and fractured that I can’t tell where I stand. I’d like to think that I’m culling most of my knee-jerk tendecies and that something in me is somewhat mature, but I realize that sometimes I’m a jerk. tell me outright it I am, ’cause I can’t allways tell, please?
You don’t come off as rude at all. You definitely don’t show and rude traits when I see you. So yeah, as far as I can tell, you’re in the clear of the rude-o-meter!
…good, good.
Boo.
Uh-huh. LET’S GO TO DINNER.