Posted on 05/31/2010 9:46:47 PM PDT by se_ohio_young_conservative
I have lost THREE real life friends now in trying to defend Sarah Palin. On one hand I tend to think the people who call her stupid are not the kind of people I even want as friends anyhow. However, I wonder if im being too harsh and going too far.
I know our country was divided on President Bush. But the division and the hatred for Sarah Palin has been able to top anything. Before Palin, I had a much more positive outlook on people (especially women, mothers, ect) and life in general. Now I find myself seeing people through a totally different lens.
I understand why I am so outraged as a husband and father of two girls. But what is wrong with WOMEN in this country ? they have really let Sarah Palin and her family down by not standing up enough and drawing a line in the sand.
Curious. When friends cease being friends over something religious or political, it’s usually one friend who continues to push the issue when the other would rather let it go and get along. Did your friends push the issue, or did you?
How do you lose friends over defending Palin? Are you too emotionally invested in her?
I find that people are fairly predictable. I’m not surprised by any acquaintances that are either appreciative or hostile to Palin. And their level of appreciation or hostility isn’t a surprise to me, either.
Hell, I’ve parted ways with immediate family over politics. Same thing happened in the Civil War.
I guess I pushed the issue in a way.
The woman is not stupid. I was not going to let it rest until that was the final word and the final verdict.
I lost a friend of over 20 years - my best friend actually and we saw each other through thick and thin. But she is a raving liberal and I am a Freeper - it finally got to the point where it blew up.
I also don’t discuss politics with one of my sisters and my son and I had to promise each other no politics, ever - too many horrible and sometimes mean (on his part) arguments.
I’ve lost a bunch of them over the years and had a 26 year marriage ended. Now they know I was accurate in my predictions but I see no reason to trust them again.
Actually, I lost my best friend....of course she is a retired black school teacher.
It seems she got mortally offended when I called Obama a progressive/socialist/communist.
(and then I included the word “anti-christ” in there somewhere)
;-)
I pushed the issue....so I am guilty
It’s their loss.
You might have lost some friends defending Palin - but you just made a new, conservative one.
They were never your friends. Don’t count it as a loss.
I have lost a few fair-weather acquaintances and been excommunicated by one over educated (indoctrinated) relative.
Do you just mean today? No.
Otherwise yes.
Get used to it, comes with thinking for yourself.
Cardinal Rule: I don’t discuss politics & Religion with family & friends unless they bring it up. Then I let Rip...
My lib nephew is an O fan big time. (gay)I told him not to discuss any politics in MY house. He still tries, but I put a foot to his neck. LOL
Look, I’m going to tell you this as an aging man to a young man. You obviously have a lot of emotion vested in Palin, let it go, it’s not mutual.
I was young an on fire once. I loved Ronald Reagan as a president, but Ronald Reagan didn’t love me. He didn’t have my picture on his desk, he didn’t work for me in the hopes that he might shake my hand, he didn’t write me letters of support when I had to testify in court, he didn’t even know my name.
As I got older, I realized that the relationship between a president and the citizens is a professional one, not a personal one. The go into office and make life better, worse, or fail to have an effect at all. Then they go home to their friends, and the people that they care about, and chances are you won’t be one of them.
Save your emotional attachments for those who return them. Don’t idolize celebrities, political or otherwise.
My opinion is, the Marxist, Socilists and Communists have waited years for their "messiah" to come along. When their boy got the nomination, they couldn't control themselves. Then came Palin. She scared the bejeezus out of them. JMO.
I'm basing this on a caller I heard to CSPAN shortly after Palin was selected as McCain's VP. That elderly, female kook was hysterical and was convinced that her "messiah" was toast.
Awesome :)
You have a new friend as well
I agree with you.
I tend to avoid pushing things that far—treasuring relationships as I do.
However, if folks are rabid idiots, I don’t consider their distancing a big loss.
Scripture indicates in our era that sons will be against fathers; brothers against brothers; parents against children etc. etc. etc.
RIGHT IS STILL RIGHT. And folks who are unwilling to stand up for what is right . . . may well find themselves well over the line into what is WRONG . . . and suffering the eternal consequences accordingly.
I’ve been gradually purging liberals from my life for years, and I have no regrets. None. (Family is different, and we just agree to disagree and try to be civil.) I’ve got to the point where—as a rule—I don’t associate with liberals socially unless I’m left with no choice. Of course, there are some exceptions.
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