Sunday, December 11, 2016

Five Questions on American Politics



So why a picture of a roofless Abbey for questions about politics?  First isn't is a great image?  Second, it is in ruins because of a political disagreement involving an English King, a divorce or two or three, and the church. Look at history and you find the roots of the American Constitutional system - the prohibition on religious affiliation as a condition of government service and the separation clause were included to prevent the government from interfering with the religion and the church from interfering with government.  

1: It was a nasty election, how many people did you "un-friend" over political postings? 
2: A month later, upon reflection, are you more or less surprised by the outcome of the election? 
3: Trump, totally crazy, a genius, or we will have to wait and see? 
4: Did you contribute to a political party or campaign? 
5: If eligible, did you vote? 

My answers:
1: It was a nasty election, how many people did you "un-friend" over political postings?  - Only one, I have messaged one more asking him to cool it.  

2: A month later, upon reflection, are you more or less surprised by the outcome of the election?  I am less surprised, there is a trend of "disrupters" in business and politics, I should have seen this coming. 

3: Trump, totally crazy, or we will have to wait and see?  I don't think he is crazy, but I don' think he has a clue what he has gotten himself into.  Time will tell.  


4: Did you contribute to a political party or campaign? Yes


5: If eligible, did you vote? Yes 

8 comments:

  1. 1: 4-5

    2: I knew the idiots were out there but CRIPES!

    3: totes fucked up sex offending greedy batshit lunatic

    4: HELL YEAH

    5: DOUBLE HELL YEAH

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  2. Don't even get me started... Yes, a wonderful photo.

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  3. 1: I haven't yet. The ones with whom I disagree have been good at not bringing up politics. On the other hand I don't know if anyone unfriended me.
    2: still shocked - suspect foul play.
    3: Trump, totally crazy, a genius, or we will have to wait and see? He's the poster boy for Narcissistic personality disorder
    4: Did you contribute to a political party or campaign? no
    5: If eligible, did you vote? yes

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  4. 1: Not one; most of my friends, and family, are like-minded, but even those who disagree understand that it's not worth losing a friend over. I lost two friends during Obama's first run because,m while they wouldn't say it outright, they were not keen on a Black man in the White house.

    2: I'm still shocked, and, like Ur-spo, I think something fishy was going on.

    3: Totally crazy? Maybe not, but somethings' wrong there. Genius? No chance.

    4: Yes, local, state and national.

    5: Always.

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  5. 1. I unfriended a few, the most overt Trump followers who gloated. But, it got me started on purging my whole Facebook friend list, of people I never hear from, etc. I share family news/photos on Facebook, and just didn't feel like sharing with those people any more. I've probably been unfriended by a few as well.

    2. I'm still shocked, and grow more fearful every day of what's to come. Like Ur-spo, I think there were some unsavory things going on.

    3. Like Ur-spo, I think he is a classic narcissist. Megalomaniacal too.

    4. Not this year.

    5. Always.

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  7. 1) I'm not on any social media other than my blog thingy so no I haven't defriended any one. I did have a couple trolls whom I didn't know and wasn't friends with show up in my comment moderation so the weren't unfriendly but also weren't approved.
    2) After time I'm not surprised. Initially shocked ...since I believed the polls...fool I was.
    3) .......
    4) Yes
    5) Yes

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  8. Unfriended...not unfriendly...they were definitely unfriendly.

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