Class Discussion

            After getting the chance to take a few days and think about our broad class discussion on the Occupy Wall Street movement, I have been able to consider other peoples opinions that I previously wouldn't have. I have found myself to be quite stubborn when I hear opinions regarding the restructuring our American government. During that class period, the discussion moved from the Occupy movement and what it stands for, to why our government needs to be restructured and how currently our voices aren't being heard, which began to especially "heat me up". Sometimes when something like that happens, my opinions tend to get very narrow and are not easily changed, which is not good for argument. If one doesn't have the capability to change their thought, theirs no reason in verbally disagreeing with them in the first place.
         The Occupy movement is one that I strongly disagree with, however I have come to respect them more than I have previously, not their cause, but their drive. During that class period last week I was arguing that not only their message was bad, but the way they were putting across that message was equally ineffective. At the time I feel like I may have been arguing that all protest for a cause was wrong. Like I said previously, now that I look back, I feel I can relate more to their protesting whether I agree with the cause or not. The fact is, sometimes our voices aren't heard without us getting a little louder, and thats what the Occupy group is trying to do. They are just getting louder, sometimes going too far, but that can happen.