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I HAD this friend who I used to enjoy regular discussions with over ideas, current events, politics yada yada yada. When webblogs like Xanga came out, she put out a webblog, and would discuss why she supported some of her conservative beliefs.
As the election of 2004 approached, I started replying to some of her posts and would tell her why I disagreed. I like to think that it was never personal, but not long after these "blog wars" started to get pretty heated.
We had a falling out, and that was the end of it. We don't speak anymore.
But I decide to check out her blog to see what else is going on with her and I find that she's locked it out to only invited blog viewers. No one can see her entries unless she allows them to.
I assure you, my posts were never about belittlement, or ridicule. I wanted to just put up a reasonable challenge.
I guess I'm a bit dissapointed, this is a person who "allegedly" enjoyed being challenged and discussing things. Now it seems like she's afraid of what people will say about what she has to say. Does this sound like the conservative mentalities you've encountered? The "I just don't want to hear it" excuse?
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