Well, I know I promised that I had some stuff coming, and I do! Really! I swear! Last week, while I was sick and at death's door -- ok, so it was just a bad cold and I really wasn't at death's door -- I was working on an essay on personal relationships which I will post by the end of the week. Anyway, I'm glad to be feeling better, and will be posting again soon.
I have a friend who, I’m very nearly certain, voted for Bush. He told me as recently as a week prior to the election that he was considering voting for Bush because of the terrorism issue. I’m thinking very seriously about cutting him off as a friend. You see, the problem isn’t necessarily that he voted for Bush, it’s that I no longer respect him for coming to that decision. Having succumbed to America’s jingoistic view of Muslims I now think that perhaps my friend doesn’t have the intellectual agility I originally credited to him.
Is there any one else out there who feels betrayed by a friend who voted for Bush? I’m interested in reader’s opinions on the matter so please post a comment.
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