Blogging Around: Nick and Margot

I first commented on Nick's blog about generalizations and stereotypes about Hip-Hop:

Nick, I thought this blog was amazing. I began on your side; I personally love hip-hop music. You produced some extremely interesting and accurate points about stereotypes of hip-hop and your arguments were really well thought out and supported. I also had previously not thought about why some people disliked it so much, and you also did not simply blow off their views, but concisely explained (with examples) why they were wrong.

I also really liked your post because it showed that you really cared about what you are writing about, and it explained why as well. Your writing demonstrated your passion for this music and although I already liked it, it gave me a new respect on top of that.

Then, I read a few more but didn't really see one I was that passionate about, until I read Margot's. Then something just clicked, and I immediately loved everything she said. Her blog was about her lack of knowledge about politics and how sometimes people just agree and bash politicians to appear like they know what is going on. I commented:

Margot, I feel we are kindred spirits when it comes to politics. I have exactly the same issues as you; I honestly don’t know who I’d want to vote for, what’s going on in most of the world, or even really what the differences between being a Democrat or a Republican are (which I feel pretty pathetic about). And I would also be interested to know how many people actually know what they are talking about when bashing Sarah Palin or ranting about their love for Obama. I agree with you that many people just jump on a common bandwagon when they are not sure, just so they can be a part of something and argue against someone else.