In life (you know, your physical world relationships based upon actual contact) my friendships once started last indefinitely. I have friends I have known for decades, while others have wandered out of contact over the years. Many of these have resurfaced on social sites like Facebook, MySpace or here on Multiply….and have renewed our friendships.
Meanwhile, in the cyber world, I acquire friends and lose them based on something I said, often not even related to the person who is later offended and dumps me.
Recently I lost a couple of such relationships, one I don’t miss, and the other I miss greatly. I posted something that the person found to be more than they could tolerate, and then when asked about it, insinuated I wrote it based on something they did…which I disagree was the origin of my commentary.
Here’s the point- If I say something in the public forum that pisses you off, don’t just hit the delete button. In life you would ask them what the F is going on (I would) and hopefully work it out. But then again, we have become a nation addicted to impersonal instant gratification, so I guess that what’s getting to me. It pisses me off that instead of doing that, people jump to the delete button and then is gone, with no explanation. I feel used, and abused. (Sort of like when a guy sleeps with you and then disappears before morning…)
Next point…politics
How can people be critical of that they don’t understand or have so seriously misconstrued..?
I have over the last 40 years gone from what my dad called a “GD hippie” to a more libertarian point of view, tending towards fiscal conservative, social moderate.
While I don’t agree with everything I have heard at a Tea Party rally, I do believe that the nation’s fiscal policy is unrealistic and needs to be changed quickly. I strongly disagree with the current President on most everything…but that doesn’t mean if another JFK came along and ran as a Democrat I wouldn’t vote for ‘em…
Yet I am very puzzled why some clueless people insist on calling the Tea Party all sorts of derogatory names…or why Republicans, especially conservatives, seems to become synonymous with evil, hated for every utterance, generally by the aforementioned totally clueless crowd.
This brings us to Canice Rule 43:
Politicians that serve only their own self interest are worthy of scorn,reproach and ridicule; those that represent the people, regardless of party, are not.
Everything said in a nutshell...and what a good nutshell that is
ReplyDeleteI'm a Tea Party member and I have to say....I agree with most of the commonsensical and fiscally responsible rhetoric heard at rallies to date. We're simply
ReplyDeletereturning to the basics...God, Country and honor.
With my acid tongue, I am surprised that I have any contacts left.
ReplyDeleteThere is no tea party, it was just republicans. Why not call them for what they are, republicans. When they got into office, they acted like republicans; which is really not all that different from how the democrats act. A rich bastard is a rich bastard regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation.
ReplyDeleteWe don't question ourselves enough, take on our responsibility, be it in friendships or society in general.
ReplyDeleteYour transition from liberal hippie to libertarian is natural for most people; they grow up and have to take responsibility...otherwise they are known as liberals. As for online friendships......I think that the people that dump you should at least notify you (I know I do).
ReplyDeleteGreat example of how a lot of online contacts don't view each other as real people. I've had that happen quite a few times because I can be a bit of an ass at times (really, I swear) but I also have many good friends that I only know in cyberspace and eventually on the phone and such who know me just as well as people I have close contact with.
ReplyDeleteMore appropriate then Rule #34
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