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Trey Tipton - Narration Essay

The document discusses the issues that arise when people mix political views with personal feelings, as it leads to unproductive conversations and division. It argues people should consider different perspectives rather than just their own experiences and try to find solutions rather than focus on how the issue makes them feel personally. Some issues also do not apply to certain groups, so opinions should be based on facts, not personal experiences.

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Trey Tipton - Narration Essay

The document discusses the issues that arise when people mix political views with personal feelings, as it leads to unproductive conversations and division. It argues people should consider different perspectives rather than just their own experiences and try to find solutions rather than focus on how the issue makes them feel personally. Some issues also do not apply to certain groups, so opinions should be based on facts, not personal experiences.

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Trey Tipton

EN 101

Narration Essay

2 October 2020

Mixing of Political Views and Opinions

Mixing political views with personal feelings is a recipe for disaster. When feelings and

politics mix, it is common for people to become hostile and unwilling to hear a different side of

the issue. Ultimately, this makes for unproductive conversation. Both sides of an argument

should try and share their perspectives while trying to limit their personal biases. When people

base their political views on their personal experiences, they often belittle the experiences of

others, stop looking for a solution, and divide themselves on issues that do not affect them.

When people form their opinions they should try to consider the other side. Many times

people will base their opinions just on what they have experienced. A consequence of this is that

many people expect a system that works for them but harbors ill feelings toward it when it helps

others. They never stop and consider that others might have their own issues they are dealing

with. Once while eating out with my family, the topic of homosexuality was brought about and

whether my family supports it. I said yes; America was made for everyone, not just

heterosexuals or Christians. My family disagreed because they believed they should not support

something that our religion is against. They acted as if America is a religious country; however,

one of the best things about America is the religious freedom it ensures its citizens. Americans

should not exercise their religious beliefs over other’s rights just because they disagree with it
personally; citizens should have the same right to practice homosexuality as they would

Christianity.

It is common for people to bring personal feelings into arguments to belittle the other

person's opinion. Another thing that is common or people to do when discussing issues is that

they stop looking for a solution. This is often the biggest problem that comes with making

politics personal. People become more concerned with the way they feel about an issue rather

than just trying to fix it. If people are not open to change and compromise, then what is the

purpose of discussion in the first place? A common issue that is seen lately is that people have

already made up their minds before discussing an issue. It is hard to empathize with anyone’s

feelings when they are incapable of acknowledging another’s. This is not to say that personal

feelings should not affect one’s beliefs at all, but there is a middle ground that one must decide

for themselves on how much they should overlap. The problem stems when stubbornness

prevents people from compromising and attempting to work together on issues.

Another issue that comes with mixing personal feelings with political views is that some

of these issues do not apply to certain demographics. People should not use their feelings or

personal experiences to justify their views on a different group’s issue. For example, a white

person cannot use their own good experiences with police officers to compare them with a black

person’s experiences with police officers. However, while entirely different scenarios, nobody

should be excluded from the conversation about these issues. It would be better if more people

took a stand for each other on these topics. The thing is, if a person cannot relate to the issue in

any capacity, just stick to facts and logic and help others with what they can. Just like everything

else, one must draw their line when it comes to how involved they are with another’s issue. It is
always okay to support others even if they do not understand their issue. Americans need to help

each other with issues instead of fighting for attention from the government. When people start

helping each other with their problems we stop fighting for solutions and start creating them

ourselves.

When people line up their views with their feelings, they belittle others’ opinions, fail to

find solutions, and create more division between groups of people. Personal feelings are useful in

a sense when people are trying to convey emotions. But sometimes these emotions end up

causing more problems than they are worth. It is often much more efficient to deal with these

types of issues logically and methodically. This helps people understand each other and try to

help each other out. Americans are much more productive and efficient about solving our issues

when we work together. People have to draw a line when bringing their political ideologies and

personal beliefs together.


Work Cited

Asma Stephen. Green Guilt. Whitewater, Bedford/St. Martin’s 2015.

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