That's pretty much the story these days. People finding me intolerant because I have opinions and convictions that I'm willing to stand up for, willing to defend. I am unwilling to see things through an ultra-broad, gray-shaded, multicultural lens, hence, I am a hate-filled, paranoid psychotic with all sorts of sick ideas in my head.
You betcha. I actually had a now-former friend tell me my postings were "sick". Not that it's a big deal: said ex-friend is a vegetarian, tree-hugging, non-violent, agnostic neo-hippie, so it's not like we had much discourse anyway. He's a real "tool": i.e., a hyper-liberal douchebag that just can't understand why everyone doesn't think like him. He finds my abhorrence of islam "intolerant", and my personal opinion of the Dear Reader "sick". Never mind that he has only the most basic understanding of islam; he knows he is right because he had a few muslim kids in a music class on 9/11. Never mind the fact that Hussein is actively trying to dismantle America; he met Hussein and his Klingon wife in another music class, when he was just a do-nothing senator/community organizer/ socialist rabble-rouser/ Chicago Machine flunky, and really digs him, I guess.
So, following this natural progression, I'm a complete maniac that's a danger to himself and society. Personally, I'm surprised he had the stones to make such a bold move; he's always been the soft and wishy-washy type. No matter: now I can add him to the "friends I don't need" list with a clear conscience. Bit of a shame, really: we had been friends since junior high, and had some really good times together. But foolish sentiment isn't going to keep my kids safe in an increasingly dangerous world, so he can cram it with organic walnuts while he admires the galloping herds of free-range chickens he doesn't eat.
But maybe I should practice being more tolerant, like these guys.
And maybe Bammy does know what he's doing...but more likely he doesn't.
At any rate...screw you, hippie! And the community organizer you rode in on!
Well said, if sad - for him, anyway. Can you IMAGINE having such a closed mind to facts? Probably not. The only real free thought that is in the conservative world. We take all comers and present the facts and are immediately deluged with opinion, heart-felt emotion, and other utter nonsense. Truly, some people are actually in the world and love it. They are pawns and the election of '08 says there are a LOT of them. Good riddance.
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