November 12

Wowee damn! A typical knee jerk reaction from a hard nosed Democrat friend to an innocent forward with a political slant that differed from their tainted opinion. Matter of fact I was told never to send another one! Now isn't that just peachy? A really nice person that evidently doesn't have any idea how to click the delete button, took the time to tell me they have no desire to ever peer around the self imposed blinders that evidently has been worn for so long they are a permanent fixture. The note also stated that they can still READ AND THINK FOR THEMSELVES which causes me to wonder, what the hell did I do wrong. Evidently I have been mistaken most of my life in thinking that to form a complete and a more correct opinion, one must accept and consider other sources even tho they may lay to either the left or right of the blinded sight.

I'm fighting to keep this last reaming from making me a bigger asshole but it sure is a struggle. I'm also fighting the message's inferred notion that any conversation or communication that might happen between us in the future will not be wanted at all if it doesn't fit into the view between the blinders. Too, I can only read it as saying that this would cover not only political exchanges but all exchanges. Now what kind of friend would that be? What kind of interpersonal rapport could be achieved with this kind of attitude?

There is no delete button that can be used in a direct person to person interaction other than ignoring some of the said words but there sure as heck a delete button on everyone's computer. I think it would be a lot less stressful world if everyone would acclimate themselves to where that flusher is located then use it! I would highly recommend that if you think something is crap, use that beautiful delete button and flush it. I don't think it is possible, so only a waste of time and unnecessary aggravation could result from trying to poke it back up the asshole that sent it to you.

"Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of opinions exists or allowed, there may be moods --moods of the masses and moods of individuals, the latter no less fickle and unreliable than the former --but no opinion." - Hannah Arendt