Two things I dont talk about with people I dont intimately know, religion and politics. If Grant was a republican I would still spend my money, if he was a republican who gave to anti-abortion and radical right causes, not so much. I think like all things it is a matter of degrees. I am a liberal, athiest, democrat but I have many friends who are not and they are still friends. I lived in South Carolina for 9 years and had many close friends who would often have a good debate over politics, but after it all we were still friends. I also worked at a Vegan restaurant where there were many causes I deemed too liberal but still put myself out there in a respectful manner to try at talk about things with people. If we cant talk about what makes us different then we have truely lost "democracy." You cant just live with your head in the echo-chamber, you will never expand your horizons that way.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 11:26 PM, grant <grant...@gmail.com> wrote: > I rode mine this morning. Looks like my vote wasn't neeeeeded, but...it's > a funny thing. Four years ago I was in Taiwan or Japan or something on > election day, following the news on the 'puter, and I got happy at the end. > A fellow told me he'd never buy from us again. Earlier this year he emailed > me saying he filled up a shopping cart, but then remembered I was happy > when Obama won, and so he emptied it. I don't believe he ever filled it up, > but it's interesting that he felt that way and took the time to tell me. > > Today I voted for women, the environment, the middle class, for stem cell > research, for marriage equality, for fair pay, for EVERY class, for > science. Does that put Rivendell at risk, my saying that? > > To anybody who---doesn't like the way the election went and doesn't like > that I do, and might not support us because I'm here all thrilled, I > wonder: Do you find out the political affiliation of every business owner > before you patronize the biz? > > Ultimately, it will be good for both parties. I imagine the elephants will > be less radical from now on. I imagine the donkeys will welcome their > moving a hair to the left. It could lead to the two parties working > together again, the way it was when I was a lad and my dad was my age. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/lamIFfudN2YJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
