+72 If you want to see ignorance in it's most raw form, just take at the comments section on Yahoo's articles, amirite?

by Anonymous 9 years ago

comments on those suck more than the ones on YouTube

by Anonymous 9 years ago

They're all conservatives (nothing wrong with that) but they gang up on any opposing opinion and I don't know it's just not right haha

by Anonymous 9 years ago

like a pack of predators maniac it's with any group that has common ideas an outsider comes in with a "wild" idea and instead of seeing it as a potential "good" change the outsider is alienated and unable to integrate which means the person usually flees keeping the common ideas common rinse and repeat for anyone who challenges it's frustrating, insulting, hurtful, and just plain uncomfortable like constipation

by Anonymous 9 years ago

finally someone that gets it. I agree with some points the conservatives make, and disagree with some. But being so close minded just makes me not like them. Don't get me wrong, everyone is prone to making ignorant comments, no matter where they stand politically, but I see more conservatives making those statements, probably because there are more on those comments and they feel empowered to totally speak their mind. And that's a good thing, but nobody should think they're absolutely right and that "libtards" are wrong. Ugh I hate politics.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

http://www.amirite.com/774776-dubbing-liberals-and-conservatives-as-libtards-and-contards-is-a-pretty-obnoxious-thing-to-do/1970565

by Anonymous 9 years ago

I remember this one, I voted on it!

by Anonymous 9 years ago

So are you saying it is ok and alright if they would all be liberals and ganged up on conservatives? CNN and CSNBC, Huffington Post, etc. do that very thing all the time. From my view point, it appears to me like liberals actually wish to silence any opposing views other than the ones they hold. Isn't it a bit condescending and intolerant for you to suggest that people who comment on Yahoo articles are raw ignorance? That is the very bias that so many liberals claim they are against, and yet display it on a regular basis themselves.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

1)I'm not liberal either, so don't suggest I am. 2) I never said it's just conservatives, I just said that's what I see. Liberals do it to, as I said "everyone is prone to making ignorant comments". On Yahoo, it's conservatives, but obviously Liberals do it to, just in other places that i'm not exposed to on a daily basis. 3) It's a joke post, mate. 4) I did not say that every comment is raw ignorance, i'm just saying there is a lot of it on there.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Where did I suggest YOU were a liberal? You took a shot at conservatives so I flipped your scenario and took a shot at liberals. It is fair game both ways. If you only see it being done more by conservatives, that would give a huge hint to your own personal bias and preferences. Neither are wrong by the way. I have read many posts and comments on Yahoo, Youtube, The Blaze, Huffington Post - and Yahoo comments do not display any more or less ignorance than any other article site. I thought it was kind of ignorant for you to expose Yahoo commenters as raw ignorance on display. And is it standard practice nowadays for someone to use the "its a joke post" when they make a post and then get some comments they don't like or agree with? I have seen that excuse by several users on this site, and I find that completely irresponsible and lazy. You did not indicate in any way whatsoever that your post was a JOKE. And your first reply was by someone who joined right in with you, so I took it as serious. Raw ignorance exists everywhere - and no more or less on Yahoo. Try the Blaze for a while and see what you think.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

I thought you were suggesting I was liberal, guess I misinterpreted it. I agree, I'm fine with you flipping the scenario, just I thought it was kind of malicious, and I don't take kindly to that. I've only seen the conservative side to this, hence why I said what I said in the second point I made. I only see it from conservatives, but I know there is ignorance from any source. And the joke I was making was that I acted like it's a serious issue, I guess. I believe in what I said, that there is a lot of ignorance in the comment section. But I kind of hyperbolized it in the wording of the post, so it's meant to be taken more lightly, or so I hoped. I'm not out to insult anyone. However, I would like to point out that you are attacking me, and while that's fine, I don't think it's totally necessary, like I said, not out to hurt anyone, merely to make a witty statement (or so I thought) on some comment section somewhere in the internet. But I stand by what I said, this is phrased as humor, and if you don't get it, then so be it. I'm not trying to make that an insult by the way, but the fact that you decide it's not a joke and immediately jump to saying i'm lazy and irresponsible is a bit ridiculous. It's a post on an opinions website, and say what you want, but i'm merely saying there is some ignorance on the comments in yahoo, not saying that all conservatives are awful people and liberals are saints. Obviously i'm overstating things here, but i'm just trying to make my point, besides the one in the post, that i'm not out to hurt anyone and I wish you wouldn't jump straight to attacking me. Plus, no need to draw Fuzela into this, I was just chatting it up, don't worry about it. My intentions are clear.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

If, as you say, all posts and comments are just that - opinions on a website somewhere on the internet, then it would be highly improbable that I could realistically "attack" you. You say you are not out to hurt or insult anyone, but then assume and conclude that I am. Would you not say that your post, if read by a Yahoo commenter, would come across as hurtful or insulting? I read it and immediately thought that it was a put down and a display of arrogance. That is the only reason I even commented. I still see no way by just reading text in a post, how anyone could or would conclude that "ignorance in its most raw form" is to be taken as a joke. If I can't say what I want in jibe, just as you jokingly intended, then you are singling me out simply for challenging your post. If you don't want or expect opposing or differing opinions or views other than your own, what is the point of posting on a social media site? If you wish your ideas to remain in isolation, that can be accomplished by never speaking them. I guess the lesson I am learning and have learned by many of the younger posters on this site is to never take anything they say seriously unless they tell me I should. That lesson, for some reason, does not seem to be beneficial or expansive to one's knowledge base. And if young people don't take what they say seriously or mostly in joking loose ad lib context, then why should someone like myself take anything they say as serious?

by Anonymous 9 years ago

If you want to now switch over to whether this post was meant to be a joke or not, alright. The point is, not everything is clear on the internet, and it's hard to judge whether something is meant to be hurtful or teasing, as there is a strong distinction between the two. I thought the satire in my post was strong, but whatever, we're not meeting on that one, so no point on going any farther with it. Did I ever say I didn't want anyone to comment, like you said "if you don't want or expect opposing or differing views other than your own...". That's a serious question. Lastly, there you go again. You're now using the fact that the younger generation uses satire, and you make it sound like a negative thing, like my age is weakening my credibility. Sarcasm has always been around, in the world and on the internet. Maybe our sense of humor is different? You're grouping my generation as a bunch of discreditable jokesters. We say serious things, just when some comment we make don't get caught by the humor-filter and is taken as serious when it really is not, then no need to panic. If someone tells me that my opinion is blatant and arrogant, then I can correct them. What I don't get is why, if I correct you, that you still believe my opinion on my own post is wrong. I've said it many times now, that my statement was hyperbolized. We're just treading water here. I think yahoo comments is ignorant, I read articles daily and look to the comments for insight, and often get slammed with a bunch of conservatives saying things like "black people can't run any country", and that any liberal opinion that someone has is wrong, even if it's something like "my family doesn't want a gun!". It's frustrating to see such ignorance and close-mindedness, especially when someone as myself, who is very flexible and open-minded, see's it. So what do I do? I point out "hey, I don't like those comments, they're ignorant" on amirite. I then create an aspect of humor by hyperbolizing it by being sarcastic (Who would actually be looking for "ignorance in it's most raw form", like it's some kind of rarity) and then guiding them to an area of the internet I believe has ignorant comments. Are they conservative? Yes. Are there liberal comments that are ignorant? Yes. But I do not see them on a daily basis, so I don't make a post about them. But hey, if you still think I have some vendetta against yahoo commenters, go ahead and keep going. Like I said, I know what my intentions were when I posted it, and if you don't see them, that's fine, point it out. But if I continue to say "nope, sorry, that's not true", then go ahead, continue to fight that battle. Sorry if there is some sort of generation gap between us, but I think we're arguing over a non-issue, really.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

I agree with your first paragraph 100% - and that is WHY you must designate or specify by some means what you wish the stranger/reader to infer or imply from your post. Or, how about using the explanation feature to simply state - "this post is a joke - ha ha." Satire, sarcasm, exaggeration, or cynicism are NOT obvious clues to something being a joke. I use them all the time - and when I do so, I am taking a shot at what ever I am using it towards/against. So yes, I fully believe that the younger generation uses it in a different way than my generation does. I did not mean youth are stupid, but don't expect that the masses will automatically "get you" by just reading printed text. I accept your explanation, even after reading it from your view, still does not fully register with how I perceive or relate to things. Clearly, this is how the phrase "generation gap" came in to being. It is not a slam or put down - it simply is a fact that my generation learned and related to things completely differently than yours. A perfect example would be even in something as simple as cartoons or advertising. I could never watch today's cartoons because they do not connect with me whatsoever. And a large percentage of advertising is geared towards teenagers up through the late 20's or early 30's - and I find it completely unrelatable. I have no battle to fight, and am putting weapons down now. A hand shake will do fine and we will cross paths another day.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

There is hope for yahoo comments though http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-has-quite-an-extensive-list-of-demands-for-the-super-bowl-host-174827650.html

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Oh, please. Like that doesn't happen here. It's just the other way around. I'm willing to bet that nearly all of the horribly stupid comments and even questions are just people faffing around or trolling; I'm betting that a very small percentage are //actually// that stupid. And, frankly, //any// site has those people, it just depends on how popular those opinions are. If someone came on here and looked at the time macne post, what would we look like? Granted, this site has drastically changed since then while Yahoo has kept a pretty steady reputation and crowd. Lastly, ignorance isn't necessarily bad.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

I disagree that most of them are trolling. They really hold certain views because that's what's accepted in their environment.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

I agree with Fuzala, I don't think they are trolling. Maybe a few are, but it's overwhelming, and not everyone enjoys a good troll that each one of those comments is upvoted into oblivion. And i'm not saying it doesn't happen anywhere else, i'm not targeting yahoo, just focusing the post on it. I'm not saying they are the only one, I repeat, I already explained this to that other guy. What time macne post?

by Anonymous 9 years ago

time macne: http://www.amirite.com/145949-god-is-real-if-someone-come-from-the-futergod-is-not-real-if-no-one-comes-from-the-futer-and-we

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Loved the way you handled it all you are DoingItRite y

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Thanks, I try to make sure that i'm not illogical when I debate with people, too many people are. I see it on twitter and facebook fights, it's painful to read they make such illogical claims w/ illogical fallacies sprinkled over them. Ugh.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

seriously. yes.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

You could also try reading some of the articles. Many of them contain basic factual errors, and aren't even spell-checked. The Yahoo contributor network is badly vetted and checked. I know...I'm one of the contributors....though haven't actually submitted anything yet.

by Anonymous 9 years ago