tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post200518495737994166..comments2024-03-26T19:52:25.909-04:00Comments on PT Dilloway: Grumpy Blue DogsPT Dillowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-84268708146410044752017-05-23T23:19:30.057-04:002017-05-23T23:19:30.057-04:00I think it's perfectly acceptable to unfriend ...I think it's perfectly acceptable to unfriend people over political views. Just like I think it's perfectly acceptable to go to civil war for what you believe in. Anyway, I'm one of the moderate democrats. There's a lot that's hard to stomach in the far left. For example, I think that the pendulum of feminism has swung too far left and threatens to demonize men for just being born men. I think that's a problem, and I feel sorry for some straight guys I know that are starting to be...essentially...shamed for being born male. I'm for equality, but that balance is really tricky to hold.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-84936459626953793502017-05-22T10:22:24.295-04:002017-05-22T10:22:24.295-04:00I had a couple friends unfriend me because they ar...I had a couple friends unfriend me because they are suckling at the slop pit of the current administration's propaganda. One I called on her bullshit and the other just suddenly was gone. I've unfollowed people who defend and support what's happening but peek in every so often. People tend to lose perspective when discussing politics (or really just about anything these days) and the parties have made it hard to be a moderate or in the middle...the battle lines are drawn and it's like WWI trench warfare out there; the guy in no man's land is just fodder. However, I don't let that stop me; I don't side with either of the two main parties. I liked Sanders' ideas...we NEED to become more progressive in this country. We NEED universal health care. We NEED to do something about the student loan issue. We NEED the younger generations to be able to earn, own, and spend, but they are going to do it differently than the boomers...but the boomers don't like that idea. The only hope is that Boomers are dying while the millenials and even the generation that follows now, are starting to take note and vote...eventually there will be a tipping point, I just hope I live to see it. Christopher Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06023270085538720029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-16005748795314494912017-05-22T05:58:07.155-04:002017-05-22T05:58:07.155-04:00I don't think friends should unfriend over pol...I don't think friends should unfriend over political views. People should just discuss their differences and if you can't agree let it go. Not everyone is going to agree politically with each other, and we shouldn't let that ruin friendships. However, I know not everyone can do that and that's why I avoid posting anything political. I just don't want to offend anyone. So in general if you go to social media with politics you are going to take that risk of getting into arguments and offending people. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.com