Comments on: I Can Sympathize

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:07:57 +0000

Online interaction is different than real life. All you know for sure about a person is that they have access to a computer and an internet connection. Based on that scant info I find it difficult to get too worked up over what people say. The value to their comments depends on their ability to make a persuasive argument.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:02:47 +0000

I find that friendships are easy to strike up based on whatever common ground IS there… but friendships without respect tend not to last… and I simply don’t respect those who seek to crush my liberty and make me a slave.

By: mikeb302000

mikeb302000 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:02:37 +0000

For me a lot depends on what you mean by “friends.” On my blog I’ve had relationships with a number of guys who disagree with most of what I say, but I like them very much. There have only been a few individuals so nasty that I have at times been upset by them, yet even those guys occupy a good place in my mind. I think the internet makes it easy. The detachment and anonymity makes it possible to sustain these types of relationships.

Thanks for that wonderful quote from Marko.

By: Ben Childress

Ben Childress — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:44:57 +0000

I probably have more liberal friends than conservative although some may be more conservative than I know because I tend to try to stay away from topics we may disagree on such as politics and focus on the things we do agree on.Understand I don’t hide my beliefs I just try not to get into discussions about them unless asked or I am talking with someone who pretty much agrees with me.Its the same with religion I am agnostic but have friends who are christian, pagan and atheist.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:33:58 +0000

Wolfwood hit the nail on the head.

By: Wolfwood

Wolfwood — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:34:14 +0000

It’s rare that someone will overtly call you a racist, but I’ve had “You personally are not a racist, but anyone who supports these policies [which you do] is a racist.” This is either disingenuous or it means that I’m the only non-racist conservative/libertarian they know and it’s only a matter of time before that distinction gets clouded over.

By: BillH

BillH — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:47:08 +0000

My wife and I are the only “freemen” in both of our families. We generally operate on the ‘no politics in the Christmas cookie zone’ rule, if you know what I mean, but that isn’t good enough for the true believers on the Left. We have had family members, ungoaded, go past the “can’t take it back” stage. It is ugly, but not on our account. Guns, church, politics… we can’t do anything right. Literally. Y’all that still have all your friends and whole families, enjoy the blessing while you can, and do all you can to keep it. Don’t let the split be on your ledger…

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:14:02 +0000

Packetman I sympathize with your position. Among my close friends and family I guess we have an unspoken don’t say something you can’t take back rule. So we rarely go Hatfield and McCoy on each other. :)

By: The Packetman

The Packetman — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:01:24 +0000

Sebastian,
My wife is mostly liberal (she claims to be a socialist libertarian), and most of her friends are liberals. I have not kept it secret that I have a personal problem with people who support those who would deny me the ability to defend my family and myself.

And no one says a thing …… maybe I’m just lucky.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:52:26 +0000

One of my sisters happens to be a true believer for the other side, an Obamanoid if you will. Find a radical position that some wacky democrat has, and she is onboard with it.