I will put up something, but I can’t imagine why people would think I’m a troll? Is it because I had a liberal friend... whose not my friend anymore? But I’ll take your advice. Thanks to you and Chode!
I didn’t see you as a troll at all.
There's an automatic suspicion of outlandish vanity (non-article-based) stories from relative newcomers that sound "too good to be true". A physical assault by a crazed liberal friend might fall into that category. So, having seen many prior instances over the years of n00bs posting outrageous vanities that turn out to be some lib joker trolling for a outraged reaction from FReepers, some of us are very cautious.
The fact that you did NOT get true troll treatment (zot, ban, suspend) indicates that the Admin Moderators found your vanity acceptable and your story plausible. On behalf of our fellow FReepers who raised the specter of you being a troll, I offer the above in explanation.
Most FReepers have some liberal friends. Working and playing in the Ithaca area, I would be nearly friendless without my dear, misguided liberal buddies. But I adopt some careful habits with regard to my comments on politics and social issues, since disagreement with the assumed default liberal mindset causes discord. Heck, even raising a question like "Wow, that's wild, are you sure that happened?" is enough to draw suspicious looks. One Does Not Question The Narrative.
I dropped off Facebook years ago. I couldn't take the constant stream of liberal BS.
So let us know a little more about you. It can still be entirely anonymous of course -- your FReeper persona isn't going to be cross-examined for adherence to objective reality. :-)
Totally unrelated: If you would like to get "pinged" about threads of personal or other interest, there are a few hundred "Ping Lists", of which my "Windows Ping List" is one. If you have interest in MS Windows topics, let me know and I'll add you. There are tons more lists, many are fascinating.
And Welcome to Free Republic! (You'll hear that for a while longer...)