Why It’s Ok To Lose Friends Over The Election
I don’t think I have wasted as much emotional energy as I have on this debacle of an election campaign.
Twelve years ago I made the promise to myself to stop listening to the news on anything other than a cursory basis.
This came after I finally accepted how easily it was sucking me in and kicking the shit out of my peace of mind.
In recent weeks that commitment has evaporated faster than an e-mail off a server as once again I’ve disappeared into the abyss that is 24-hour news coverage
What started off as being a fun Tom Sharpe novel taking place in some far off Banana Republic has turned into a Greek tragedy being played out in our own back yard, not by actors, but by people pretending they are fit to govern us.
Guess Who I Want To Win
I am going to make no bones about the fact that I am terrified Trump will win.
I am a long way from being thrilled by the thought of an inherently dishonest Clinton being President, but Trump takes lying, greed, egotism, deceit and silly hair-do’s to a whole new level.
I’d wager my left testicle that Clinton knows when she is lying, but Trump has no fucking clue. He is the living embodiment of self-justification and denial.
He has the emotional intelligence of an amoeba with learning difficulties and his ability to project is at such a high level that if it were an Olympic event he’d be dripping in so many gold medals you wouldn’t even notice his orange face.
Do you really think it was ‘locker room talk’ and that his constant attacks on Bill Clinton are anything more than deflections because he sees himself (albeit it unconsciously) in the ex-President?
Well good luck if you do, and watch the press if he wins because I highly doubt there aren’t more revelations to come.
Are you nodding your head in agreement yet?
Or are you seething that I would say such things and are already in your mind composing a vitriolic response for the comments that demands that I fuck off back to England?
Either are fine by me.
They really are.
Millions of online and offline friendships are being tested at the moment because the country has become more polarized than at anytime since the settlers were trying to persuade Native Indians that syphilis was a fair exchange for their land.
Many people think falling out over politics is juvenile, but in many cases they’re wrong.
Hello Core Values
An election like this brings peoples core values to the fore and we really get an insight into what makes each other tick.
So if we don’t like what we see when we get to know somebody intimately, should we really feel compelled to bury our natural inclination to sever ties and move on?
The fact that I have always been so open about my political beliefs both on this blog and through Social Media means most people who think they (and I) suck moved on years ago.
Simply put, our values don’t align and that is a difficult Genie to get back in the bottle once it’s on Twitter and posting insults at 3am in the morning.
Now don’t misunderstand what I’m saying here.
I am absolutely not saying you should unfriend, unfollow or end friendships with anybody who vehemently opposes your core values.
Just that you can if you want to and it’s perfectly understandable.
On the whole it’s better to seek understanding and try to empathize as I have done with one friend who has been battering my Facebook timeline with news clip after news clip from seemingly every ‘Alt Right’ site on the Internet.
But if for you that requires so much mental energy and you don’t simply wish to ignore them until after the election, then by all means go ahead and call it a day.
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Abusive comments will be mocked and laughed at mercilessly.
….and let’s not forget the Washington Post research, recently reported, that revealed umpteen hundreds (or thousands?) of emails and other documents that were deleted, shredded or otherwise destroyed AFTER being subpoenaed for the U.S. unfair housing lawsuit against Donald John & Daddy Trump when they were caught refusing to rent apartments to minorities. At the time, D.J. admitted destroying subpoenaed documents. Daddy settled the case, and nothing came of it. Of course, they should’ve been JAILED, and these CRIMINAL ACTS left D.J. disqualified from assuming the presidency. I’m not sure, but I think this is why he can speak with such conviction about such matters—apparently he has pretty much DONE everything that he accuses others of doing. He’s something of a subject matter expert.
Back to topic: Just moments before reading this post, I sent an email to a good friend from long ago who’s now just an acquaintance. I tolerated his election-induced idiotic, hate-spreading tweets for as long as I could. He’s actually the only smart person I actually know who is a Trumpster. I really don’t know if it’s his guns or his money that he’s scared of losing, or if he just really intensely dislikes the Clintons—no matter. In my email I explained that I get being passionate about ideas, things, candidates, whatever. But I told him I just don’t get why he has to be such a total A-hole in expressing his opinions. I always thought he was more talented than that. I also told him that now that the election is over, I hope he won’t have trouble finding a new target for his righteous hatred, on account of I’d hate to see his head explode from holding it in too long.
Something tells me I may not be hearing from him much anymore. And that is perfectly Ok with me.
Ok,
mo
Lol. Thats funny. Seriously? Who cares if he runs his mouth. Don’t most people?. Hey if you want a dictator in office …by all means vote for her. I would prefer to not add to the bullshit this administartion has poured down on us. She is a liar, ok with late term abortions, absolutely ok with leaking confidential information, unapologetic about her part in devastating policies that have crippled this country. Have fun with living here in a few years when we are more like Russia than Free ro choose for ourselves. Please, dont worry. I dont walk into many walls.
You’re being silly, it’s not going to end up anything like Russia.
You do realize that probably both the House and the Senate are going to have Republican majorities, right?
And if running his mouth were his only sin I’d be up for him becoming President.
He’s a liar too. He can’t open his mouth without lying, that’s why he’s always saying, ‘believe me folks’. That’s classic behavior from people who are lying.
He lied about twice as much as her in every debate. he has constantly lied about his stance on Iraq. FFS the audio is out there for anybody to listen to.
He’s due in Court mid-December accused of raping a 13 year-old. What an awesome message that sends to the World. Sorry our President can’t see you, he’s up on rape charges.
He has a pattern of behavior against women that is sickening. That’s why he’s always attacking Bill Clinton, because he’s the same.
And it fascinates me how many Republicans are appalled by her leaked information, but love what Wikileaks is doing and don’t give a fuck how or why a secure server got hacked by forces overseas.
Trump has even encouraged the Russians to hack more. If that were his server his head would have exploded with rage by now.
Here you go, a shit load of lies, and all from him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSE-XoVKaXg
Sounds simple but Ill take !n ego maniac over a murdering, lying, baby killing diva.
What a fascinating and superbly constructed argument anonymous. You have my doubting my stance now and wondering if I have things all wrong.
Food for thought, now lunch time is over, get back into class and don’t walk into any walls on your way.
Yes, this is how I operate. If you are so dumbass stupid to insist that Hillary was fired from Watergate and post “evidence” from wackjob sites like Daily Caller, then ta-ta! I can only allow myself to dumb down my comments but so much.
Hillary may not be perfect, but she’s Mother Teresa compared to him. I really tried to go 21 days without complaining, but I’ll need to start that AFTER the election is over. When, of course, the election will be “rigged” because he lost.
Some of my Facebook friends are too busy adding more tin foil to their hats to pay attention to anything factual, so it’s ta-ta and bye bye. Some of them I’ve kept on purely for the reason that Trump’s going on trial on November 28th for the Trump University scam, and in December for the charges that he raped a 13-year-old girl. I’ve read the depositions in both cases, and my eyes are wide open, thanks. I cut one FB friend off yesterday, and I was a client of hers for healthcare, but not anymore, because of her very thinly veiled
The real kicker for me is that some people absolutely refuse to acknowledge ANY wrongdoing by Trump, ever. That’s when I know they’ve got to go. When they start deflecting and screaming about Bill Clinton, I’m done.
As Omar Little said on “The Wire”: A man got to have a code. Same goes for a woman.
I’m not sure why this could be, in fact it amazes me, but both myself and my wife liked the character of Omar.
Yes he was a murdering bastard, but he had that code!
Thinly veiled what is what I’m dying to know!
I have unfriended people who just reiterate the same arguments even after they’ve been shown repeatedly to be wrong.
I invoke the first law of internet discussion: do not feed the trolls.
Good job you don’t live in Florida mate, it is built on belief with facts often a casualty.
OMG! What a brilliant post!! I did unfriend someone recently because I did not want to see his Trump posts anymore. He actually just sent me a message – starting out “unfriended again!!!” (yes, it was the second time I’d unfriended him!). Well done for always being brave enough to say what’s on your mind my friend!
I have unfollowed a couple of people on Twitter, but on Facebook the only person I have unfriended was somebody campaigning for the far left.
Her totally dismissive attitude toward people who weren’t from minority groups being able to empathize with those who were sickened me.