Gov teacher agrued with me

~~Nik00117~~ · 10-03-2007, 02:14 PM

Today we did voter registaration as an assigment in class. Well there was portion where it was asked which party do you belong too.

Well you had sevearl choices, reps, demos, or indp or N/A as in nothing.

Well I didn't like any of those chocies so I filled in "Parties are unamerican"

Which I admittely believe in, I do NOT CARE which party runs my country as long as they do a good job. And in fact i'd perfer they not be a part of a party.

However she said it wasn't following instructions I said in my eyes parties are unamerican and every single chance I have to tell someone that I will, I will that to an american that his belief or acceptce of any plotical party in my eyes makes him unamerican.

Either way she gave up simply because she saw I woudlr efuse to change it, but what do you have to say?

**-=Rousseau=-** · 10-03-2007, 03:36 PM

Well, considering the fact that political parties have been in existence in the US from its very inception, I find it a stretch to say that they are unamerican. For example, the democratic party was established in 1792, the Federalist party in 1789. The Constitution was only established in 1787. So if you think political parties are unamerican, perhaps they were - for the two years that the US existed without them. Maybe you don't agree with them, but they are very American - whether that is a good thing or not.

I don't like partisanship either, but a political world without any parties wouldn't change much. There would still be groups of people who took one side of an issue and other groups who took another side - and there would still be larger groups of people who took similar sides on similar issues. The party system makes it more rigid, but disagreement and conflict would still exist. Conflicts would still inhibit progress.

N/A seems like an ok choice to me... Noting on the side that you disagree with political parties would have probably been acceptable as well, depending on the instructor.

**40sondacurb** · 10-03-2007, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nik00117

Today we did voter registaration as an assigment in class. Well there was portion where it was asked which party do you belong too.

Well you had sevearl choices, reps, demos, or indp or N/A as in nothing.

Well I didn't like any of those chocies so I filled in "Parties are unamerican"

Which I admittely believe in, I do NOT CARE which party runs my country as long as they do a good job. And in fact i'd perfer they not be a part of a party.

However she said it wasn't following instructions I said in my eyes parties are unamerican and every single chance I have to tell someone that I will, I will that to an american that his belief or acceptce of any plotical party in my eyes makes him unamerican.

Either way she gave up simply because she saw I woudlr efuse to change it, but what do you have to say?

God forbid you answer the question. I know you like to stick it to the man but give the gal a break

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ebackhus · 10-03-2007, 04:58 PM

I don't consider myself to be a member of any one political party. My views on things are quite varied so to say I'm a staunch in any one direction would be a lie.

**Fox** · 10-03-2007, 05:07 PM

Reminds me of this scene of the movie Donnie Darko.

yustr · 10-03-2007, 08:49 PM

You can vote for whoever you want...as long as I get to do the nominating.

Tumbleweed36 · 10-04-2007, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Nik00117

Well you had sevearl choices, reps, demos, or indp or N/A as in nothing.

However she said it wasn't following instructions

In this instance, she was right and you were wrong!

~~Nik00117~~ · 10-04-2007, 07:42 AM

O I knew I was wrong, I just didn't care.

bry623 · 10-05-2007, 10:40 AM

I would have given you an F on it and told you in life, you may not always agree, but you need to follow instructions.

Tumbleweed36 · 10-05-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bry623

I would have given you an F on it and told you in life, you may not always agree, but you need to follow instructions.

Yep, do not pass GO, do not collect $200 and go directly the the line for those failing this test.

**40sondacurb** · 10-05-2007, 11:13 PM

not to get too technical, but it doesn't sound like she did much arguing. Sounded like she just shook her head and said 'not today Nik'

10-03-2007, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Gov teacher agrued with me Today we did voter registaration as an assigment in class. Well there was portion where it was asked which party do you belong too. Well you had sevearl choices, reps, demos, or indp or N/A as in nothing. Well I didn't like any of those chocies so I filled in "Parties are unamerican" Which I admittely believe in, I do NOT CARE which party runs my country as long as they do a good job. And in fact i'd perfer they not be a part of a party. However she said it wasn't following instructions I said in my eyes parties are unamerican and every single chance I have to tell someone that I will, I will that to an american that his belief or acceptce of any plotical party in my eyes makes him unamerican. Either way she gave up simply because she saw I woudlr efuse to change it, but what do you have to say?

10-03-2007, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
-=Rousseau=- Biker, Geek and Jock Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 827 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: Gov teacher agrued with me Well, considering the fact that political parties have been in existence in the US from its very inception, I find it a stretch to say that they are unamerican. For example, the democratic party was established in 1792, the Federalist party in 1789. The Constitution was only established in 1787. So if you think political parties are unamerican, perhaps they were - for the two years that the US existed without them. Maybe you don't agree with them, but they are very American - whether that is a good thing or not. I don't like partisanship either, but a political world without any parties wouldn't change much. There would still be groups of people who took one side of an issue and other groups who took another side - and there would still be larger groups of people who took similar sides on similar issues. The party system makes it more rigid, but disagreement and conflict would still exist. Conflicts would still inhibit progress. N/A seems like an ok choice to me... Noting on the side that you disagree with political parties would have probably been acceptable as well, depending on the instructor.

10-03-2007, 04:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,284 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Gov teacher agrued with me I don't consider myself to be a member of any one political party. My views on things are quite varied so to say I'm a staunch in any one direction would be a lie. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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10-03-2007, 08:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,052 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Gov teacher agrued with me You can vote for whoever you want...as long as I get to do the nominating. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

10-04-2007, 07:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Re: Gov teacher agrued with me O I knew I was wrong, I just didn't care.

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Gov teacher agrued with me I would have given you an F on it and told you in life, you may not always agree, but you need to follow instructions. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

10-05-2007, 11:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
40sondacurb Don't be a menace Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,285 OS: Vista sp2	Re: Gov teacher agrued with me not to get too technical, but it doesn't sound like she did much arguing. Sounded like she just shook her head and said 'not today Nik' __________________ Donate to keep the forum running