Have you ever changed some of your (political) views?

[cthellis42]

IMHO, if one has never EVER changed one's political views on anything, one isn't paying any attention.

I can't come up with a list offhand, but I'll certainly be the first to say change is GOOD.

Open-mindedness++

 

[Sxotty]

Well no one is perfect or all knowing so if your views don't change it just shows you are not thinking.

I used to think that the U.S. government should do healthcare like in Canada, then I thought about the incredible amount of money they waste and now I think we should do it on a state basis or maybe even a county basis (but counties are too small...) The reason is that the closer funds are to the taxpayer the more accountablilty there is and the less waste. Politicians jobs in washington seem to be to tax the country, and then spend the money on their district...

Also I think prostitution should be legalized which I didn't b4. I have also weakened on any gun control support I had, b/c it is rather silly (to me)...

 

[Sabastian]

I can't come up with a list offhand, but I'll certainly be the first to say change is GOOD.

I say change is not always good at all. Often change is bad.

Open-mindedness++

Yet to be so open minded your brain should fall out rates as a --.

 

[cthellis42]

Open-mindedness does not mean waffling on matters until your head explodes, it just means being receptive to all the information around you, filtering out the "noise," and making your best judgement on what you have. This will remain an open-ended process, as any new and previously-unknown information you come across has to be factored in. CLOSED-mindedness came to a decision long ago and ignores everything else that comes down the pipe as "obviously they're wrong, because they're contradictory."

Open-mindedness is ALWAYS better. It doesn't necessitate that one ping-pong, it just means one always looks at infomation--usually looks for MORE information than most will--and not plug one's ears singing "la-la-la-laaa..."

I say change is not always good at all. Often change is bad.

You see, I'm employing a figurative here, not a literal. The results of change can certainly be bad, but the process of change is not only good, but fairly unstoppable. And I certainly don't think we want a society of stagnation instead. Change is the only way to find out what works better, and it's also the way we find out what works worse. And the best thing about change? The ability to change back when we get it wrong.

 

[Sabastian]

Open-mindedness does not mean waffling on matters until your head explodes, it just means being receptive to all the information around you, filtering out the "noise," and making your best judgement on what you have. This will remain an open-ended process, as any new and previously-unknown information you come across has to be factored in. CLOSED-mindedness came to a decision long ago and ignores everything else that comes down the pipe as "obviously they're wrong, because they're contradictory."

Open-mindedness is ALWAYS better. It doesn't necessitate that one ping-pong, it just means one always looks at infomation--usually looks for MORE information than most will--and not plug one's ears singing "la-la-la-laaa..."

I say change is not always good at all. Often change is bad.

You see, I'm employing a figurative here, not a literal. The results of change can certainly be bad, but the process of change is not only good, but fairly unstoppable. And I certainly don't think we want a society of stagnation instead. Change is the only way to find out what works better, and it's also the way we find out what works worse. And the best thing about change? The ability to change back when we get it wrong.

To be open minded without any reasoning to back up what ever it might be is .... stupidity.

Change can be something we do. For instance if I were to change my way from being responsible for myself and family to I don't give a shit. Change .... is not always inevitable. Sometimes change is forced by others. Sometimes change is chosen. Simply because in some cases change is unavoidable does not equate goodness at all. Further there are things quite often that can be done to prevent a change or slow it should we realize that the outcome is negative. The inevitable breakdown of things could be realized to be not good.

 

[pax]

Because we live in a time where change has shown its value doesnt means we wont live in a time when tradtionalism and lack of change or at least less change wont be better. Human history as long as we think it is is too short to lead one to think either way is usually or always better... I think we'll need both at different times.