I’m amazed and disgusted when people express strong opinions, but then have no knowledge or facts to back it up.

I was at a party last night and some guy groaned when Michael Moore’s name was mentioned. I asked him why the groan. He said Michael Moore is just annoying Big Government supporter.

I asked him to explain what Michael Moore ever said that turned out to be untrue.

He couldn’t think of anything, except to just complain that “government run healthcare is a horrible idea”.

But he could not express why the idea was horrible.

So obviously, I’m talking to a person who is either influenced by Republicans such as Limbaugh or conservative libertarians such as Alex Jones (or even worse, Glenn Beck); or if he’s not influenced by a TV personality, he’s just parroting what he learned from his dad or spouse (like almost all people with strong opinions and no facts).

Why do so many Americans feel this is appropriate? Some people feel that having an opinion makes them smarter, regardless of the substance of the opinion. Isn’t that stupid in of itself?

And I don’t mean to imply that only intelligent people want government-run healthcare. I’m sure there are some intelligent arguments against it. I’ve heard plausible arguments from Ron Paul, for example. (But certainly, not most of his supporters).

Shouldn’t Americans and Earthlings resist the urge to form opinions until they’ve studied the issue at hand?

Isn’t it stupid of someone to have a strong opinion based on feelings or hearsay rather than facts?

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