The ugly thing about social media is that you get to see friends and church members fight over topics and subjects we’ve always ignored because they aren’t important to our friendship and fellowship. Regardless of your political beliefs in a country that allows you the freedom to vote as YOU want to, also practice the freedom of ignoring what YOU disagree with. Don’t allow politics to break US like it sometimes tears this nation. We can still walk in the same direction in life without agreeing on everything.
Jason
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I’ve seen political opinions destroy real life friendships on social media. Hi there. I am going around the neighborhood introducing myself. My name is Marc. My blog contains excerpts from my book The Driveway Rules. It contains memoirs about growing up with undiagnosed autism. I hope you stop by.
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Nice to meet you Marc! I’ll stop by!
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I really like your blog. A pleasure to come stroll on your pages. A great discovery and a very interesting blog. Fascinating and beautiful. I come back to visit you. Do not hesitate to visit my universe. See you soon 🙂
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I’ll stop by! Thanks for the visit!
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ABSOLUTELY!!!!!! WELL SAID!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! (I wrote in all CAPS to emphasize that I agree…so if someone disagrees with this…just move on!!!!! <–And I like to use a lot of exclamation points as well!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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LoL caps well done!
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Succinctly said! I have been ignoring political posts on Facebook and intend to stay away from it past November. We are all one family, one community, and we can learn much by walking the road of life together without arguing.
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I’ve been trying to ignore facesmash too!!!
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Amen. I try to avoid politics as much as possible. No matter who’s in office, nothing ever changes for me, so why bother?
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Our paychecks do still seem the same. And the rich get richer.
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Politics of today disgust me. Certainly not for the people by the people. We’ve tried to steer clear in life and on our website as we left the US to seek adventure and challenge with our kids and dog. Jason, love your commentary on things, keep it up- Chad
http://www.LiveFree2SailFast.com
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Thanks Chad and happy sailing bud!
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I’m not sure just where politicians are spending their money right now, but we’re getting clobbered and our voting isn’t until May (God, how long away is that!?). What I am seeing right now are the Dem ads charging the current president for pulling the same tricks that the prior president did, and they see nothing odd about that.
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They use the same ads for every president. It’s cost effective to just change the names. LoL
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I can actually believe that.
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Depends on how toxic the politics is and how close it hits each person. I used to think like you, but read a post on this topic. And am learning it’s OK and even necessary sometimes to take a stand, and break friendships when it’s politics that supports hate and discrimination.
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My question is, how do we distance ourselves from people who support hate, while still leaving the door open for them to be our community if they change? Sometimes looking away is just not OK.
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I’m speaking from a broader sense. If someone’s ideologies are so far from you and are revealed on social media… maybe they should never have been your friend and you disconnect. You won’t change them by arguing on posts is my main point.
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Yes thats true. There has to be a way to promote niceness and good behaviour though, and work for a better society.
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I am a-political, which is to say I don’t like either side. What gets me about the rhetoric is how one side sees the hatred in the other side, but is blind to the hatred spewed by their own side. Both are guilty of it, and it has been going on for decades, growing with each election. The problem begins when on group denies the validity of an election, refuses to acknowledge or work with the other side for the betterment of all. Have we become so politically divided that we cannot even acknowledge when our side does not win?
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Yes I think society has become less able to tolerate difference. Not just politically, but culturally. I think that if we can work towards removing the sense of isolation that teens and kids feel, and make time for community, it might help.
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Help the next generation be different.
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Exactly. And it is never an issue for me because I don’t trust any elected official or their politricks. Why would I go to bat for someone who is only getting richer while I am just one of the masses. People have to unite as citizens and stop placing these “leaders” on pedestals!
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I’m definitely not getting into the 1% this year either lol, I agree!
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Haha. It kills me that people hate Trump or hate this other person because they are rich. They all are rich! Lol.
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I can’t hate somebody for being rich because secretly isn’t that something we would all like to be?
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Gee. New promotion. Moving to a new home in a new state. Running one of the most successful blogs in the world. I think you’ve made it to the 0.1%!
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I never got invited to huffington post so I’m still in the bottom 1% apparently lmao.
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So True! Even the bible tells us at Jeremiah 10:23, “It does no belong to man who is walking even to direct his step” So can how men govern us if they can’t even govern themselves!
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Yes!
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