Lazy voters. I probably don't mean what you think when I use that term. I'm
not talking about people who aren't registered, or are and don't bother to vote, or have no idea when there's even an election. There's probably a better term, and I'm not pointing towards the apathetic here either.
One type of person I'm talking about is the kind who waits by their mailbox for brochures telling them
how they should vote. The other ones are the kind that read others opinions and based on them figure they should vote
totally opposite to it. Intellectually lazy and taking the easy way out.
An example was a letter sent in to the
Times-Call not too long ago. Only credit I'll give this guy (can't remember the name, wouldn't repeat it if I did) is he was "
smart" enough to give his name. In reality, he made himself look like a
dunce. He was fairly insulting as he sarcastically thanked a somewhat regular writer,
Percy Conarroe, for stating
his position so now this guy could know how
NOT to vote.
It's one thing to think like that or to actually vote like that, but to make assumptions on
Mr. Conarroe's knowledge and experience, as if it's inferior to this writer's, is just that, an
assumption. And a risky one at that, as it leaves this brain surgeon hanging out in the wind, unless of course he's right. He's more than likely not (even if he
is a brain surgeon).
I'd never met or had any contact with Mr. Conarroe, but was now curious about him after this slime job. Since then I've had the pleasure of having a conversation with him. Not only was he very personable, he's also a former
editor and publisher for a couple of
major newspapers. For someone of that caliber to go out of their way to compliment me was truly and honor and showed what
class he has, unlike the
detractor above.
I asked him about this letter, he said it was nothing new and was used to it, along with
far worse things including
death threats back in the day. I could imagine so, once learning what he used to do. So this conversation verified what I figured; that Mr. Conarroe was not deserving of the insults, and this detractor showed himself as an uninformed buffoon. I guess we just have to say
we're supporting who we're really
NOT supporting and he'll be totally confused. Too late.
©2008 Chris Rodriguez/Wrongmont.Com
(Chris Rodriguez is a Longmont resident, and the editor and publisher of Wrongmont.Com, a community website that raises local issues to increase public awareness and interest)