Betty_Rose
Veteran Member
Facebook is fun in many ways, although I am growing weary of it. In that I sell a lotta books through Facebook, it helps to have a presence on social media.
I was in a widows' group, and they were a nice bunch, and the rule was NO POLITICS. Someone posted a picture of Comma-la Harris being a victorious VP candidate and likened her to Rosa Parks as a trail blazer. The following comments were full of adulation and praise.
I posted, "Ladies, I love you all, but I thought this room was a 'politic free' zone. I find Harris' VP win as offensive as you have found President Trump's victories. Perhaps more so."
That was it. I was told that the poster and comments were NOT political, and that my commentary WAS political, and that I needed to recognize that I was the one that brought politics into the discussion and should apologize.
So, I deleted my posts and left the group. The point is, we're not allowed to have an opinion ANYWHERE - even in a "non-political group" for grieving widows!
There is no "safe space." And I am tired of the BS.
Lots of folks here ask, "Are you ready to die for your country?"
The answer - YES. Because we're getting to a point where we're being squeezed into a very tight corner. And it is exhausting.
I was in a widows' group, and they were a nice bunch, and the rule was NO POLITICS. Someone posted a picture of Comma-la Harris being a victorious VP candidate and likened her to Rosa Parks as a trail blazer. The following comments were full of adulation and praise.
I posted, "Ladies, I love you all, but I thought this room was a 'politic free' zone. I find Harris' VP win as offensive as you have found President Trump's victories. Perhaps more so."
That was it. I was told that the poster and comments were NOT political, and that my commentary WAS political, and that I needed to recognize that I was the one that brought politics into the discussion and should apologize.
So, I deleted my posts and left the group. The point is, we're not allowed to have an opinion ANYWHERE - even in a "non-political group" for grieving widows!
There is no "safe space." And I am tired of the BS.
Lots of folks here ask, "Are you ready to die for your country?"
The answer - YES. Because we're getting to a point where we're being squeezed into a very tight corner. And it is exhausting.