Friends, we all know what they are. The dictionary defines them as so:
"a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard."
So a friend is a person who likes you for who you are. My question comes in for defending them. When you have a different standpoint than them on an issue, and your standpoint is shared by many and your friend is talked down upon or made fun of, does this mean you should defend your friend?
Example:
Friend: I think that 92% of teens have moved on to rap music and only 8% still listen to real music.
Person: I think that is an outlandish claim. The music industry sells only so much rap music and they sell other music of varying amounts.
Me: I agree with "Person" in that there is no way that 92% of teens have "moved onto" rap.
Friend 2: Rap probably goes up because of Pirating, Youtube, etc.
Me: The same could be said for other music, that people pirate other genres or watch other genres on Youtube.
Friend 2: What a douche you are, not defending your friend.
Now, that was a rather odd example but I think I got across what I was trying to say. Are you a jerk for not defending your friend for outlandish claims/ different beliefs? If I suppose that Obama is a great president, along with 50 other people, and my friend believes that Obama is a bad president, does that mean I should defend him? Even though I have nothing to help him win an argument and could disprove all his points, should I try and help him? Would I be a jerk not to?
Thoughts? This is an issue I'm at odds with. Would losing a friend over something like this really mean they were your friend at all? Please help.
"a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard."
So a friend is a person who likes you for who you are. My question comes in for defending them. When you have a different standpoint than them on an issue, and your standpoint is shared by many and your friend is talked down upon or made fun of, does this mean you should defend your friend?
Example:
Friend: I think that 92% of teens have moved on to rap music and only 8% still listen to real music.
Person: I think that is an outlandish claim. The music industry sells only so much rap music and they sell other music of varying amounts.
Me: I agree with "Person" in that there is no way that 92% of teens have "moved onto" rap.
Friend 2: Rap probably goes up because of Pirating, Youtube, etc.
Me: The same could be said for other music, that people pirate other genres or watch other genres on Youtube.
Friend 2: What a douche you are, not defending your friend.
Now, that was a rather odd example but I think I got across what I was trying to say. Are you a jerk for not defending your friend for outlandish claims/ different beliefs? If I suppose that Obama is a great president, along with 50 other people, and my friend believes that Obama is a bad president, does that mean I should defend him? Even though I have nothing to help him win an argument and could disprove all his points, should I try and help him? Would I be a jerk not to?
Thoughts? This is an issue I'm at odds with. Would losing a friend over something like this really mean they were your friend at all? Please help.