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New York Times Columnist: If You Support Trump, We Can't Be Friends
Townhall.com ^ | November 26, 2017 | Timothy Meads

Posted on 11/26/2017 2:17:22 PM PST by Kaslin

New York Times columnist Charles Blow took to Twitter Friday afternoon with a message of unity, no doubt inspired by Divine Providence after rejoicing in the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Just kidding. The author of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” told his followers point blank that Trump fans need not apply for friendship.

If u support Trump, we don't have anything to talk abt & we can't be friends. This isn't abt parties or ideology; This is abt right & wrong— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) November 24, 2017

He followed up his Tweet saying that Trump’s lying was the cornerstone of his rejection of his political adversaries. 

Lying is a foundational sin; It makes all other sins possible. Trump lies ALL THE TIME. That for me is a deal-breaker out of the gate!…— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) November 24, 2017

Blow also offered a pretty lame life mantra.

This is my mantra: Equal rights for everyone, global warming is real, equal pay, #BLM, #LovesIsLove, #believewomen. And I'm anti-Trump!— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) November 24, 2017

This type of anti-Trump commentary is not that surprising for the opinion writer. In an article titled "Trump Isn’t Hitler. But the Lying...", Blow wrote:

"That is the very real threat we are facing. Trump isn’t necessarily a direct threat to your life — unless of course you are being kept alive by health care that he keeps threatening, or if you’re in Puerto Rico reeling in the wake of two hurricanes — but he is very much a threat to your quality of life."

However, his thinking is delusional for multiple reasons. In his mind, mere support for the president of the United States is an affront to him as a person. Therefore, rather than find commonality with his political opponent on a variety of other issues, the easiest route for him is to cut them out of his life completely. He forgoes the possibility of converting somebody who disagrees with him because it's easier to surround himself with likeminded people. 

Blow is advocating the polar opposite of one our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson wrote, "I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend." 

What a sad life one leads when they allow political factions to seep into personal friendships. 


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Front Page News; US: New York
KEYWORDS: blow; charlesblow; charlesblowlibloon; domesticenemies; fakenews; lovetrumpshate; media; msm; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; nyslimes; nyt; nytimes; partisanmediashills; tds; thomasjefferson; trump; whycantwebefriends
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1 posted on 11/26/2017 2:17:22 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Ummmmmmmm....OK...


2 posted on 11/26/2017 2:18:23 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Kaslin

Should be Charles M Suck!


3 posted on 11/26/2017 2:18:44 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Kaslin

Never trust a commie.


4 posted on 11/26/2017 2:18:48 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Kaslin

Well... bye.


5 posted on 11/26/2017 2:19:52 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Kaslin
Charles Blow

Really?

Was Rod Stiffington on Thanksgiving vacation?

6 posted on 11/26/2017 2:20:12 PM PST by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: Kaslin

Why would I want to be friends with a domestic enemy of the U.S.?


7 posted on 11/26/2017 2:20:59 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: Kaslin

Sounds like he was TUI.
Tweeting under the influence.
But a liberal idiot nevertheless.


8 posted on 11/26/2017 2:22:07 PM PST by GnuThere
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To: Kaslin

Ok by me.


9 posted on 11/26/2017 2:22:34 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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Yep, I have cut my list of people I have to talk to. While I don’t promote Trump. I won’t deny him either. I generally say, I voted for him and I would vote for him again. I don’t defend him. I never say that I voted for him because he was perfect for the job. He was the perfect tool available on the bench at the time. Its like you have a cement slab that needs to be replaced. You need something big, blunt and sturdy. We got out the sledgehammer and it did the trick. Now we just need to haul away the debris.


10 posted on 11/26/2017 2:22:48 PM PST by poinq
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To: Kaslin

I wasn’t your friend even before I was a Trump supporter.

And I certainly do not want to be your friend now.


11 posted on 11/26/2017 2:23:12 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama FAscism) http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Kaslin

With friends like the NY Slimes, who needs enemies?


12 posted on 11/26/2017 2:23:32 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: Kaslin

Be friends with a moron? Thanks for the non-invitation.


13 posted on 11/26/2017 2:24:05 PM PST by Lent
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To: Kaslin

Why do you think I have any interest in being your friend, Chuck? You flatter yourself....


14 posted on 11/26/2017 2:24:27 PM PST by clintonh8r (I've been banned from TheHill.com. #Proud)
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To: Kaslin

Blow sucks.


15 posted on 11/26/2017 2:25:38 PM PST by deadrock
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To: Kaslin

Charles Blow is a human cinder,
Krugman in black face. F ‘im.


16 posted on 11/26/2017 2:25:39 PM PST by sparklite2 (I hereby designate the ongoing kerfuffle Diddle-Gate.)
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To: Kaslin

Let me reiterate that : If you are a Trump hater , you are my enemy . I consider you/them to be on the same level as the Taliban& ISIS . No difference . Hopefully the same fates .


17 posted on 11/26/2017 2:25:50 PM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: Kaslin

I have lost one friend since the election who meant a lot to me. It really hurts. I’d lose more if they knew I was a Trump supporter.


18 posted on 11/26/2017 2:26:07 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

Charles Blow me.


19 posted on 11/26/2017 2:26:27 PM PST by wetgundog (Mainstream Media, Lying Liars Lying.)
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To: Kaslin
This isn't abt parties or ideology; This is abt right & wrong

No, it isn't. This is about living life as a political ideologue instead of as a human being. Many people have done this, most recently in the 20th century in Communist nations like Stalin's Soviet Union and Mao's China, where "friends" would routinely denounce each other to the authorities for ideological impurity. Such people are truly wretched and unhappy, and would not make good friends anyway.
20 posted on 11/26/2017 2:29:01 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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