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[fancycwabs]

Dear friend,

It's okay to be a Republican. Even a conservative, if you think you can justify it through rational means. But the endless string of Coulter-esque trolling on facebook and outright hateful language towards the people who call you a friend make me question your moral compass. When your politics comes at the expense of your ability to understand and sympathize with your fellow man, even if you disagree with them, perhaps it's time to reconsider your politics.

I apologize if the forthcoming "unfriending" is going to hurt your feelings. Doubtless it will add to your persecution complex. Unfortunately, we're judged by the company we keep, and life's too short to deal with angry bigots.

I'll be there if you ever actually need help. I always have been.

Randy.

Comments

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

I think the omnipresence and fragmentation of the media has probably had a negative effect on political discourse, by and large. When I was a kid and there were but three channels on the television, there was no room for a Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, or Bill O'Reilly.

Anyone coming up with the hard-right opinions espoused by the media blowhards would have had to invent them all by themselves, and as far as I know lack the capacity for evil to do so independently.