After many years of observation, I decided to post this ad hoc piece describing three types of personalities I see all the time. Take it for what it's worth!
Well
informed in a general sense! (WIG's)
The
rarest of the rare! These individuals seek out information about the
world around them and listen keenly to all sides of an issue, while
rarely offering an opinion of their own. But, when they do speak people hang on their every word! You don't see many of these
around anymore, but they are very refreshing when encountered. Only about 3% of the general population.
Informed
via some slanted focus! (ISF's)
Here
you have, what I call, the 'sides-taker' mentality. They are all around
and you will run into them frequently. What information they get from
the media is generally slanted. Some watch right slanted media such as Fox News,
while others prefer left-winger stations like MSNBC. They see the
world through glasses that have been colored with a shade that they
prefer and will never ever try to see a larger picture. Ill-informed, confrontational and half blind would be a fair
set of descriptions for these folks. They comprise about 50% of the population.
Oblivious
to everything or OTE's
At
47%, this group is the other 'silent majority'! Silent in the sense
that they don't have a clue as to what's going on, other then what's
happening in their own tiny little world. Waters World on the Bill
O'Reilly show often likes to seek these people out in order to test
them with historical questions like 'Who won the Civil War?' – one
response was France! Another when shown a face of Harry Reid had nary
a clue....the list goes on. These people are pretty easy to figure
out in short order. Having a conversation on topics other than small
talk are verboten. They are obsessed with their social circles and
smart phones and could care less what is happening to their country
as a whole, until such time that things go sideways, and then they
complain loud and clear.
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