Thanks, former colleague and friend on Facebook, you say it better than I've heard in a while:
and I had a long talk last night where I brought evidence to many
claims he made. When presented with facts, he demanded respect for his
system of beliefs in exchange for him respecting mine. Although I
appreciate the sentiment, this isn't a gi ve
and take for me. This conversation made me lose all respect for this
former friend, and I do not wish to surround myself with people of his
system of belief. This is deeper than politics, it's about what you
stand for. If you idolize someone that is a collective symbol of hatred,
racism, misogyny, anti-intellectualism, cowardice, extreme hubris,
there is no room for you in my life and I'm drawing the line there. I
don't care if you're a democrat, republican, conservative, liberal,
identify as an asexual dial up modem internet connected toaster, or(in
this case) if we were childhood/highschool/college friends. If you
reject facts and evidence, it's time for the story of our connection to
come to an end. I'm proud to be a Texan and proud be an example that not
all of us are the stereotypical dimwitted racist simpletons that are
too often propagated in the news to the rest of the world.
