I thought my Poli Sci class could get no worse than it already is....but as life tends to offer up all kinds of comedy, it has done so again....
Today we were assigned to debate teams for upcoming debates. My position is Pro on the question of whether suspension of civil liberties is warranted. Now, I already have an idea on how to go about this....I am actually moderate on this position but I'm looking forward to learning new things in the process, and I am a good and effective debater, regardless of the position...However...
Upon meeting with my new teammates for 5 minutes, I can already tell this will be pure hell. Even a friend of mine who heard the conversation between us told me she thinks I will have problems in this group. First off...my teammates are raBidly liberal who have decided that only the Republicans are for suspending all civil liberties....the jokes have already started. All of them voiced their opinion that this will be extremely difficult bordering on impossible because there is no evidence whatsoever that can possibly support this position. They spent the whole time coming up with arguments that support the other side....and then spend the rest of the time bashing Republicans and the military and stated that the only "so-called" civil liberty that should be suspended is the "so-called" right to own guns. Banning guns, apparently, will solve all of our terrorist concerns....
On top of all this, our schedules conflict so that the only time available to meet as a group is on the weekends. Not one of them are willing to do this because that is their time to party and relax. My position is that we are in school and have to do what we have to do to get the job done; in the real world, if you have to work on the weekend to finish a project, you have to work on the weekend or you lose your job.
I am truly afraid that I am going to lose my sanity over this.....I need and want a good grade, but am afraid that I will end up doing all of the work. As we cannot choose our own groups, this is highly possible given my teammates seeming aversion to doing the work necessary. A friend of mine is trying to see if we can arrange a trade so that she gets into my group, but our prof doesn't know if he will allow it. GRRRRR.......
Edited because I cannot spell...