my son rebuke me when I told him...

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"I did not vote for Bush in 2000, so you cannot blame me for the iraq war and the current state the country is in"

my son then replied "WHY DIDN"T YOU VOTE FOR AL GORE!!!! You could vote a better president in and you did not do it and your choice contributes to Al Gore losing, no matter how small the cumulative effect"

How should I reply him?

 

[idiom]

Al Gore would have invaded somewhere cleaner.

 

[Shink]

"I did not vote for Bush in 2000, so you cannot blame me for the iraq war and the current state the country is in"

my son then replied "WHY DIDN"T YOU VOTE FOR AL GORE!!!! You could vote a better president in and you did not do it and your choice contributes to Al Gore losing, no matter how small the cumulative effect"

How should I reply him?

How old is he? If he is at an age where he pays taxes, tell him that Gore is seeking a global carbon tax. He wants people to believe that CO2 is poison. That thing we EXHALE. Gore wants a government as big and tyrannical as possible. Let him know that he's the SAME DAMN THING as Bush.

 

[Jeremy]

What??????? Who's to say Al Gore wouldn't go to Iraq and then the Republican party wouldn't by the anti-war party right now? How old is your son?

 

[ItsTime]

You can not prove that Al Gore would have been better. It really is an illogical argument.

 

[porcupine]

What? Al Gore is a better choice? What??

 

[wv@SC]

Spank him!

Then tell him you made a mistake that you dont plan to duplicate.

 

[acptulsa]

Your son's a good boy. You need all the rebuke you can get.

Builds character.

 

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You can not prove that Al Gore would have been better. It really is an illogical argument.

I thought it is already an established fact that anybody would have been better than Bush? at least that is what they were being taught in school

 

[yongrel]

Tell him he was adopted.

 

[UnReconstructed]

A parent does not get rebuked by their child... it's actually called disrespect and it does not happen in my home.

 

[dsentell]

I thought it is already an established fact that anybody would have been better than Bush? at least that is what they were being taught in school

Yes and add the fact that Al Gore now has the status of a rock star -- remember the concerts!

 

[Truth Warrior]

"I did not vote for Bush in 2000, so you cannot blame me for the iraq war and the current state the country is in"

my son then replied "WHY DIDN"T YOU VOTE FOR AL GORE!!!! You could vote a better president in and you did not do it and your choice contributes to Al Gore losing, no matter how small the cumulative effect"

How should I reply him?

Who won your state? Would your vote have changed that?

 

[NEPA_Revolution]

Al Gore lol. Ralph Nader is one of my heroes for singlehandedly ruining his campaign garnishing 1% of the vote.

 

[TruthAtLast]

Everyone is at fault and it isn't just about the Presidential race. Did everyone call their Congressmen about their concerns? If your Congressmen ignores you then did you NOT support someone else running against him with better views? Did you join other groups in protest. Even something as simple as not seeking truth and knowledge is a cause. Ignorance is no excuse.

Admitedly, I've suffered apathy in the past and have not been nearly as informed as I am now. But I'll never let that happen again and am constantly looking for more information and spreading that information to others.

It is true that not voting for Bush, doesn't make you blameless. I'm NOT defending Al Gore or think he was the solution. But there is more to it than just NOT voting for someone.

If there is one thing I've learned over the last year... it is this Truth: The people who DON'T get involved in politics will FOREVER be ruled by those who do.

 

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A parent does not get rebuked by their child... it's actually called disrespect and it does not happen in my home.

an intellectual rebuke of sort

 

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Who won your state? Would your vote have changed that?

NOTE THE BOLD:
my son then replied "WHY DIDN"T YOU VOTE FOR AL GORE!!!! You could vote a better president in and you did not do it and your choice contributes to Al Gore losing, no matter how small the cumulative effect"

he just learned set theory in school. And he claims that I am in that subset of people that contributes to Al Gore lost. Is there a loop hole in set theory that we can exploit?

 

[Truth Warrior]

Everyone is at fault and it isn't just about the Presidential race. Did everyone call their Congressmen about their concerns? If your Congressmen ignores you then did you NOT support someone else running against him with better views? Did you join other groups in protest. Even something as simple as not seeking truth and knowledge is a cause. Ignorance is no excuse.

Admitedly, I've suffered apathy in the past and have not been nearly as informed as I am now. But I'll never let that happen again and am constantly looking for more information and spreading that information to others.

It is true that not voting for Bush, doesn't make you blameless. I'm NOT defending Al Gore or think he was the solution. But there is more to it than just NOT voting for someone.

If there is one thing I've learned over the last year... it is this Truth: The people who DON'T get involved in politics will FOREVER be ruled by those who do.

FYI .....

The Illegality, Immorality, and Violence of All Political Action
http://users.aol.com/xeqtr1/voluntaryist/vopa.html

 

[TruthAtLast]

A parent does not get rebuked by their child... it's actually called disrespect and it does not happen in my home.

I hope you are joking. Even if his child is wrong, he has EVERY RIGHT to speak his mind. Unless you think he should just be brainwashed.

It is the free-thinkers that will save this country.

 

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Tell him he was adopted.

that will be my last resort.