I beginnig to believe that liberalism is a menatl disease.
Yep. I don’t hang around with those who would destroy my country, either.
Good on ya!
Here, take this spare 'a' I've been carrying around in my pocket to fix your thread title.
They’re not worth it. You did the right thing, Laz. I’ve lost several friends as well because I finally ‘saw the light’. It was the BEST thing.
Liberals are sooooo thin-skinned most of the time.
I think many people have probably had an experience like yours. I know I have.
I used to try to leave politics out of friendships, too. But then I realized that’s not possible. How can you possibly be friends with someone whose political beliefs include enslaving me?
L
P.S. It’s spelled “riddance”. Luv ya, man!
Actually, you were doing the right thing and trying to remain friends. It is your occutard acquaintances that walked away from you. Their loss, and fairly typical of liberal behavior unfortunately. Despite their screams to the contrary, leftists are much more comfortable in a group think, echo chamber environment than conservatives.
I have had far left liberal twits as friends in the past. Had being the operative word. They cannot help being liberal twits and they’re liberal twits all the time. Liberalism is both a mental illness and a religion. Despite all evidence their policies are disastrous both for individuals and society in general they persist in promoting them based on nothing more than “feeling”. I won’t say they’re all bad people, just not very logical and not very bright. I avoid them as much as possible now.
Laz, am not a frequenter of Facebook therefore am seeking information concerning the makeup of the political persuasion of those who are most prevalent in posting. Is the makeup of Facebook mostly radical left or nearly equal in political leanings? iyho ...
Laz, my man, it’s happened to all of us. For me, I lost the love of my life. THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. People who believe in “social justice” are REALLY talking about State Power... But they never know it, and they refuse to learn it. History is erased. Orwell and Huxley become “right wing tools.” The upside? Before my heart broke, I never knew that love was real. A fair price to pay, I know, even as I weep.
Wow. It sounds as though they’re stranded in the past. It’s too bad, but there are those who never really mature and move into adulthood.
Laz - didnt know you spent time here - born and bred myself
It is sad when you lose old friends over politics. I know and commiserate.
They are defrienders of liberty.
Well done, Laz. I have quite a few more liberal friends from school and my early work days... it’s been a bit of a culture clash sometimes.
The most startling thing is seeing up close and personal how intolerant those we considered friends can be when differing views get in the way of their ideology. I would never dream of posting things on their Facebook walls that they wouldn’t put there themselves. If they comment on my wall, though, that’s fair game.
Life’s too short!
Good Riddence.
Time for Green Day!
GREEN DAY GOOD RIDDENCE LYRICS
GOOD RIDDENCE LYRICS by GREEN DAY:
Another turning point
A fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist
Directs you where to go
So make the best of this test
And don’t ask why
It’s not a question
But a lesson learned in time
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs
And still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf of
Good health and good time
Tattoos of memories
And dead skin on trial
For what it’s worth
It was worth all the while
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
In my experience, Conservatives may care about politics, church, fishing, cars, books, scotch, skiing, or any of a number of different things. Friendships can be based on one or more of these items. If a friend doesn't enjoy scotch, then focus on the fishing. It's not hard.
Leftists, on the other hand, seems to define their personal self-worth by their politics. They need to save the world. Their opponents are scum. To hang around with scum is to call into question their own internal goodness. They can't handle that. They can't focus on the skiing, the books, or the scotch. All they see is that you are racist SOB with bad political views.
As I say, it can go both ways, and I know some Conservatives who will cut off any Leftist friend, but I think for the most part we do not tie our own self-worth so closely to mere politics. I have crazy neighbors here in MA, and I'm happy to have a pleasant conversation them at any time on many different topics. But there are days in which they can barely speak to me in a civil manner. They don't threaten me, but I somehow seem to threaten them.
Same thing happened to me on Facebook. A musician acquaintance posted nothing but Obama loving and, even more frequently, conservative bashing posts. Oh, he also has four degrees and is a college professor.
I would post my “thoughtful” dissenting comments and he, even at age 52, would come back with “you’re insane” type comments, as would many of his friends. I also got a lot of likes. :-)
One day I complimented him on showing real character by not unfriending me. It was pre-emptive, of course, but it worked. As time went on, his attacks on my and my posts got worse and worse. The name calling was unbelieveable. I don’t think he was used to arguing this stuff with people other than his students - people who have experinced life, know what they are talking about, and can articulate it well, and strongly disagree with him.
I got more and more likes as his inner circle joined the fray, using his tactics: name calling and insults, but no real arguments.
He finally unfriended me and when I messaged him, complimenting him on keeping me around for so long, but also throwing in my own zing: He was demonstrating the old axiom that age comes with wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.
He came back with a response in which you could almost see the spittle flying from his mouth, mentioning all his degrees and his age, etc. It was funny, but also sad.
So I’m sure his facebook page is back to it’s old circle jerk days. And that is where liberals tend to be happiest.
Back in the day, did you hit it??