so quick to dismiss

People seem so quick to hear what people aren't saying these days. This thought was prompted by a couplethings. One was the whole issue of Tony Blair saying that God would judge him for his actions. Cue atheists (who I believe can be, along with right wing american christians, some of the most closed minded people out there - there, I said something controversial) screaming "HOW DARE HE JUSTIFY WHAT HE DID BY SAYING HE DID IT IN THE NAME OF GOD BLAH BLAH BLAH FOAMING AT THE MOUTH". Oh for goodness' sake come on! Pull yourself together. Actually what he said was that God would judge his actions. Now forgive me if I'm wrong, but I don't think he said that God would judge him to have been correct. Did he?

Second of all I was just watching some Fox News stuff about Charlie Sheen's comments about 9/11. Now, say what you will about celebrities sticking their oar in and so on, but what struck me was how closed minded people can be. I'm not necessarily saying Sheen is right (I'm undecided), but he has a right to ask questions that deserve proper answers. Seems to me that answering the questions he's raising by saying things like "How can any sane person even ask that question?" or "Has he no respect for the families of the 3000 that died?" (some of who, incidentally, are asking the same questions that Sheen is) you're not doing yourself any favours.

People honest to God need to start listening to other people. Until they're finished. Which, given the favoured nature of news programmes ("I'm sorry we're gonna have to cut you off there") isn't all too easy since everyone wants to get their piece said. Then you can actually answer what they're actually saying. Oh no I'm sorry I forgot. You've got your own agenda to bring.

Ah well. I give up.

On a completely different subject, I found out today that a cricket ball to the nutsack is no kinds of fun at all. Wear a box youngins.

Tobyandout.