The World Cup and Republicans

I'd like for my readers to take a look at this link: http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2014-06-25.html

It's Ann Coulter's take on Soccer as a whole, brought on by the World Cup. I myself am a Republican, but cannot proudly say so on this day. Ann Coulter's kind have branded people like me (a moderate Republican) traitors and undercover Democrats. All because I have morals AND a heart.
I'd like to take the time, as I watch the Chile vs. Brazil game, to remind everyone out there in cyber-world that the people we criticize are also humans and feel and live and love the same way we do… some on an even deeper level.
There's a song by Brad Paisley ("American Saturday Night" http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bradpaisley/americansaturdaynight.html) that describes the U.S. traditions for what they really are, borrowed from other countries. Wikipedia, and other books and sites, have discredited Ann's view of what is really "America". Baseball originated in England, football has its origins in Britain, even hockey has been documented in many countries many hundreds of years before it made its merry way to the U.S. So what does a sport need in order to be considered "American enough" for Ann Coulter? It needs to have been stolen from another country and called All-American, like it belongs to us, following the trend of the Trail of Tears and other things the U.S. likes to think belong to it alone.
Don't worry Ann, there will be enough immigrants in the U.S. (from all over the world) to turn soccer into another one of your national sports soon enough.
Finally, let me remind you, as you've most likely heard throughout your lives, that more flies can be caught with honey than with vinegar. So if you'd like to convince the whole world, or at least the U.S., of your personal convictions, criticism is already a bad start. Take a personal interest in your enemies' lives and they will begin to recognize you for the human you are as well.


Much love.

Appeal to Popularity: Fact or Fallacy?

I recently watched a toothpaste commercial (Who am I kidding? Those things are on ALL the time!) where the announcer claimed that 9 out of 10 dentists reccommended it... IT not being elaborated upon, but rather left to the audience's minds to fill in the necessary thought that the toothpaste is actually what was being recommended. This is an Appeal to Popularity that creates in consumers the desire for a product because most dentists who tested it approve of its claims of health. It goes like this: 1) Most dentists approve of this toothpaste, 2) So i should approve of this toothpaste as well, and 3) Since I approve of this toothpaste, this toothpaste must be good!

I read one of the earlier articles that one of my classmates posted on Appeal to Authority and believe that this fallacy may apply as well. It could be applied like this: 1) Person A is claimed to be a dentist and knows about good toothpaste, 2) Person A (Dentist) claims that he recommends the toothpaste, 3) Therefore, this toothpaste must be good!

 Whoever is reading this, do me a favor… DON'T be one of the mindless mass. Think for yourself, your toothpaste is depending on you.

There's an interesting article about Appeal to Popularity on:  http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NineOutOfTenDoctorsAgree 

Sometimes big dreams don't come true, but i've found that if you're just willing to be a little flexible and dream different dreams maybe you can create a fairytale where there once was none.
You see, there once was a girl who dreamed big; in high school she dreamed of becoming an ambassador and traveling the world. But when she started college she decided to change course and set sail for a different future. She met the most wonderful man, who loved her like no other, and they married when he graduated. She was pregnant soon after that and, with much joy, they welcomed a healthy, happy baby into their arms. She kept studying, they had another baby, she tried to be happy, but after a second bout of post partum depression left her reeling she realized that she had gone in the opposite direction from her teenage dreams… and that made her feel like she had failed herself. But the wonderful man she had married reminded her that he had always supported her dreams, and always would, and that she had chosen her course, and only she could change it. So she finished studying and began to search for an exciting job when she realized her heart was no longer seeking worldly adventures. She had everything she wanted sitting in her lap when her two toddlers were smiling up at her.
And it was alright to dream this dream… to want to spend time with her little loves. There would be time to dream other dreams in her future, but her present was enough, and her heart was full. And nothing else mattered.
So you see, dreams are lovely when they move you toward your destiny, but don't get stuck thinking there's no changing your mind.
I know I did, and my new dream was even better than any before it.


Much love.