Is this being close minded?
Hello,
I’m sorry if this is too long. I want to hear everyone’s opinion on my own opinion. Which is weird I know. Recently I got into an argument with a relative in which I was referred to as being close minded for sticking by my opinion so strongly even when they have tried to tell me why it was wrong. Let me explain the scenario, I don’t care about football, I dont like it or enjoy it, I don’t care whether my country wins or loses, it’s not something that is interesting for me and that’s about it. So when my relative mentioned that my country won and was qualified for the semi finals or whatever I said “good for them” and they asked me if that made me happy and I simply said that I didn’t care. Would not have cared if they won or not. I love my country, hate the government but not the people, but again, football is not something that makes me happy. I was told Im being close minded bc why would I not be happy for my country when this could get them so much recognition, money, success, etc.. I told them I see their point and I hear them and I agree its good for them but I still genuinely do not care, I don’t cheer for it or feel sad about it I just genuinely could not care less, I don’t see why its a big deal that requires me to be happy over it? I feel like there are better things (my own opinion) that are worth cheering, like developing medicine, helping people get out of poverty, animals no longer being endangered, etc.. to me these are the things that make me happy and I actually care about. Even though I voiced my own opinion and told them that I understand where they are coming from I just don’t agree with it and that my opinion still remains unchanged, I was called close-minded. As far as I know, close-minded people are people who never listen to the other side and refuse to evaluate things fairly before reaching a conclusion. But I am sure I did, I heard their side and I even agreed with it that yes it will help my country and its good for them but I still do not care and don’t see why I should cheer it (not that my care or cheering will make a difference anyway) and that to me I still think there are other things that are worth cheering that my country does and deserve more recognition and hype than “football”, I think I’d be happy if my country got recognized for something else than the world cup, that is genuinely just my opinion I do not disagree with others who think it’s wrong, nor do I try to force my thoughts on them but I genuinely CANNOT see what they see, so I let them be and they let me be. Am I truly close-minded?