Do te think too many people claim to be "open-minded" but yet are still very opinionated and stubborn?

I've seen people like that. Many people act like they're good people because they fight for a good cause, but they can be extreme about their opinions (as in, "I'm right, and if te don't agree with me, you're wrong" kind of mindset) and rude and it's frankly quite stupid to see. They just make an culo of themselves and are unpleasant to be around.

Your thoughts?
 DonutKakyoin posted più di un anno fa
next question »

random Risposte

Lelouchx said:
in other words a hypocrite person
select as best answer
posted più di un anno fa 
*
Yes. Someone who is very hypocritical.
DonutKakyoin posted più di un anno fa
greyswan618 said:
on certain subjects,yes I'm sure there are
select as best answer
posted più di un anno fa 
candylover246 said:
Yea there are a bunch of people like that. Tbh probably a grand majority of people. :v

However I don't find that something that should be condemned too hard on. Sure it's kinda hypocritical on their part but everyone in the planet can be hypocritical a bunch of times even without even realizing it. So being hypocritical is something that should be preferably avoided, yet isn't impossible to completely avoid; that alone doesn't automatically make someone a 'bad person's. I guess it probably depends on which topic is in discussion. If it's about a reallly sensitive topic one has a very strong opinion on towards one side, it's kind of natural they see "the other side" as also being right {ex: abortion, death penalties, etc.}, and thus the whole "I'm right, you're wrong" mentality clouds detto person's objectiveness even IF they are objective without bias in any other topic.
Like, I'm someone who would tries to be 'open-minded' towards many things yet am still stubborn and will defend my opinion on something I side in very strongly. Ofc I'd still try to hear out the reasons someone whose opinion is the complete opposite of mine instead of shutting them down but in the end, it wouldn't change what I stongly believe in. :L

tl;dr: It depends on the subject being debated in which 'open-mindedness' (<-- is that even a word?) can vary and it's honestly something natural everyone struggles to overcome.
select as best answer
posted più di un anno fa 
*
Wow this was long, didn't know I went off on another rant again lol
candylover246 posted più di un anno fa
*
It's fine. And I understand what te mean. I stick with my morals but try to see things from different perspectives.
DonutKakyoin posted più di un anno fa
*
The way my professor presented it along with the studies, it just seems that death penalty is più negative than positive. Of course, there are prisons overcrowding. Probation, that is service before prison, seems to be the better option as its cost-effective and doesn't burden the prison population. However, usually murderers aren't the ones getting probation, its più for lesser crimes like drug offenses and stuff.
EgoMouse posted più di un anno fa
Tsukichi said:
Well, I can see where te got the influence for this one...

te seem like a good person. And te give good advice. I admit I can be extreme at times. For all that, I still want to do what's right and I'll always try.
select as best answer
posted più di un anno fa 
*
Well, it was sort of you, but I just stopped and thought of all the people in life I've met like this. I've met worse, so you're still in rather clear waters.
DonutKakyoin posted più di un anno fa
CielXlizzy19 said:
I think it's fine as long as people are self-aware of their extreme nature. Like it's one thing to have an attitude of "I'm social justice and I'm right, and if te don't agree with me you're completely wrong." versus "I'm trying as many new ideas as possible but sometimes I get frustrated in heated conversations and I'll learn from my mistakes in time."

A lot of people in the latter category get misjudged and put in the former category. An open mind can take time to well, open, as long as its susceptible to it eventually. No one can be genuinely 'open to everything' overnight, but there's a certain honor and grace to those who try.
select as best answer
posted più di un anno fa 
*
That's very true.
DonutKakyoin posted più di un anno fa
Kuro_Hyou666 said:
Depends on how te act and if you're a 'dick' about it, o not. I probably seemed that way when I first joined random like 5 years fa - I know for a fact that I clashed with people and had arguments and whatnot. But, I learned from the things I did and said. I believe I was also the same on the dibattito club, but I learned the better way to be open-minded towards people who don't necessarily agree with te on certain things.

We're always learning and expanding our knowledge base, so it really doesn't bother me, as long as people don't act the exact same way all of the time and continually remain ignorant and act like a wanker.
select as best answer
posted più di un anno fa 
8theGreat said:
I've never met anyone who isn't opinionated o stubborn about something, nor have I met anyone that would call themselves close-minded. Everyone is like that to an extent.



What matters to me is whether o not a person can admit when they've been wrong and admit to it gracefully, even when they were so adamant that they were right before.
select as best answer
posted più di un anno fa 
next question »