Everyone has one, it’s impossible to escape. There’s one in every class. The one I’m thinking about in particular is an outspoken buffoon. It doesn’t matter whether whoever is reading this is conservative or liberal. (Personally, I don’t care about your personal political preferences.) This boy, and for the sake of his security I will rename him Belial, is a very obnoxious conservative. Not that I have anything against conservatives, but he’s just so damn outspoken, that any logical person of the right persuasion would and should be embarrassed.
Anyway, I have two classes with this Belial. One is a US history class, the other is an Economics class. So it’s a perfect time for him to exercise his very warped opinions. It wouldn’t be enough to just state his opinion, no, as my history professor said he, “runs a commentary” most of the time under his breath. Then when it’s actually time for the students to answer a question or give an opinion, he talks over the people the professor actually calls on. (One day the teacher finally made him aware of this.)
Now, in my Economics class, the professor worships him like some odd demigod. The professor, and I really am not lying about this, is an Ayn Rand cultist. On many occasions I considered bringing in a copy of Atlas Shrugged to see what would happen if I just set it down on my desk. I expect objectivism in Economists, but this guy has no idea how the real world works. Anyone who isn’t American is a commie. (This is the same with Belial. I’m sure this is why they get along so nicely.)
I like something, it’s considered logic. I try objectivism (don’t confuse this with the economic objectivism) in the classroom, but I can’t see where this Belial kid is going. Probably because everything he says doesn’t make any damn sense. I’ll give some examples of his sheer stupidity in a moment.
So what do you do with someone so delusional that he can’t possibly snap out of it? Don’t get me wrong, outside of class he’s quite nice. We had a conversation about a book I was reading, and when I’m sick he asks me if I’m okay. Inside the classroom though, I just can’t stand him. So, for a judge of character, he’s actually a very nice guy. And that’s what kills me. I mentioned Belial to one of my close friends, and he knew about him, because he had him in a class to.
Enough about really complaining about him, here’s some things he has done or said.
1. In an American National Government class, he nearly got into a fist fight about gun control. Now, it doesn’t matter if it’s gun control or not, but he felt that since he was in the National Guard, he deserved to have an assault rifle. What is a man going to do with an assault rifle in Western Pennsylvania? (Except kill zombies, which I’m perfectly for.)
2. The US history professor asked, “When someone mentions the 1960s, what do you think about?” normal people said things like hippies, civil rights, etc. You know what he said? “SOCIALIST REVOLUTION.” The professor, being a very knowledgeable man, stared at him puzzled for a moment. Then he shot him down, “The closest we ever got to a socialist revolution was in the 1910s and 20s when we actually put socialist politicians in office.” and that was the end of that.
3. Again in the history class, the doctor asked, “Was America actually a melting pot as some call it?” and he said, “No, it was a chamber pot.” The professor (and everyone else) thought it was rather comical, and he said, “You should go to graduate school and make that your dissertation.” his reply from Belial was, “Not if the teacher is left-wing!” I don’t understand that.
4. Keeping on the topic of immigrants, out of the blue he said, “My ancestors are hard to trace – probably the time of the revolution.” and it was at this point where he used an Irish accent – which was actually a crappy English accent – and said, “Stay here and kill some English? Sounds good to me, eh!” (or something tantamount to that.) Nobody knew where that came from, honestly. The professor stared at him, and then looked away saying, “Okay, then.”
5. He mentioned that anyone of any liberal persuasion was a Communist. (I should wear my Soviet-era ushanka hat to class just to freak him out, or piss him off, whatever comes first, honestly.)
6. My Economics professor has a very odd spectrum to judge countries. It’s a compass. North is Capitalism, South is Socialism, East is Democracy, and West is Communism. Any normal person would realize that the assumption he has is very wrong. It’s “Totalitarianism” and “Libertarianism” but hey. He had France all the way down to the bottom at “Socialism”. Honestly, I wanted to know what he considered the Scandinavian countries, so I said, “What would you consider Norway, Sweden, and Denmark then?” the professor said, “Cold.” (I’ll admit, that was witty.) Belial said, “SCANDINAVIA, DUH.” I almost ripped his head off (verbally) but I didn’t. It was then the professor called Norway a dictatorship. I’m sorry, what?
Anyway, those are some things I’ve noticed he said. He also advocated for a complete anarchy – which confuses me, but hey.
The lesson learned is, “Extremism is stupid on all sides.” If you’re too far right or too far left, you’re a scary person, I’m sure. That’s when people become belligerent, and I don’t want to see that. Violence isn’t really a way to solve your problems. Diplomacy’s where it’s at, bro.
If you’re a fanatic, don’t read this, you’ll get mad. Also, if you’re outspoken, you’ll probably get mad too. I’m not going to fight you, I don’t think I have the energy or time to do that. I don’t want to hear your political opinions, especially if you think the current administration is “socialist” or not. That’s not what this blog entry was about. Okay? Okay. The point was, people take things way too far.
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