A political argument with an American woman (story)
Posted: June 20th, 2015, 10:42 am
I'm staying at a hotel in Mexico right now. The hotel guests are mostly western expats. From time to time, I go to the lobby/common area to chat with other guests. The topic of Uber (taxi service app) came up, and I mentioned how grateful I am for Uber. I think it is an excellent company that offers a service that is far superior to traditional taxi services. This is a shortened version of the argument:
Me: It's a shame places like New York have tried to stop Uber from operating.
Her: But Uber is breaking laws! They shouldn't be allowed to operate because they are not compliant with the law.
Me: Well, I think.. (I want to say something along the lines of the laws being unjust in the first place)
Her: (interrupting me) whatever, whatever!! I don't want to talk about it!
Her: Is everyone ready to go? (referring to everyone else but me), I don't want to be here!
Honestly, I really wasn't even looking for a political argument. And, I don't care if she doesn't agree with me. I've had many civil political arguments with male friends that have been constructive. Disagreeing is okay. It's actually a good thing. But this woman, being an American woman, has such a princess-like entitlement complex, and nobody is allowed to disagree with her because she is infallible. I can't tell you how many times I've had an argument with a woman, related to politics or not, where the woman made her point and then just cut everything off before I could give my counterargument. It's extremely childish, but I can't say I've ever had this problem with men.
Me: It's a shame places like New York have tried to stop Uber from operating.
Her: But Uber is breaking laws! They shouldn't be allowed to operate because they are not compliant with the law.
Me: Well, I think.. (I want to say something along the lines of the laws being unjust in the first place)
Her: (interrupting me) whatever, whatever!! I don't want to talk about it!
Her: Is everyone ready to go? (referring to everyone else but me), I don't want to be here!
Honestly, I really wasn't even looking for a political argument. And, I don't care if she doesn't agree with me. I've had many civil political arguments with male friends that have been constructive. Disagreeing is okay. It's actually a good thing. But this woman, being an American woman, has such a princess-like entitlement complex, and nobody is allowed to disagree with her because she is infallible. I can't tell you how many times I've had an argument with a woman, related to politics or not, where the woman made her point and then just cut everything off before I could give my counterargument. It's extremely childish, but I can't say I've ever had this problem with men.