So…its been quite a day. For those of you that don’t know, I am a terrorist, a Communist, a dumbass, a Yankee in disguise, and more suited to live in Canada than in America. Well, that is if you take the word of any of the 20 some odd people that felt it necessary to attack me last night and today via Facebook. It was also suggested that me being a teenage mom had something to do with my inability to go along with the typical Southern Republican agenda. This one was definitely the hardest to figure out. I have received 20 email messages, some from people that I don’t even know since 10:00 PM last night. I didn’t even take the time to count the comments on my profile and on other people’s profiles about me. Frankly I just gave up and cooked instead.
I am a bleeding heart liberal. I don’t know how I got this way. I was raised in Vicksburg the same as the rest of you. I guess I can attribute it to the fact that my family raised me to believe in my heart just as much as I believe in my head and encouraged me to form my own opinions about things regardless of whether they were the same opinions as everyone else’s or not. Not implying for a second that you all weren’t fortunate enough to be raised in such an environment. What I mean is that I was given the support to make my own way in the world and out of that came a very liberal attitude towards most everything. My political opinions are my right. Just as you all have the right to believe in whatever you believe in, I do too. That’s what so great about this country. Anyone that wants an opinion is entitled to that opinion.
I don’t make it a habit to discuss my politics unless I am in a situation where a healthy debate is appropriate. Last night when I heard the news about this major historical event, I made a comment on my own Facebook page that a lot of people disagreed with. What happened next can only be described as a full on assault on my character, my intelligence, and my morals. I was all at once astounded and angered. I didn’t go to other people’s pages and push my beliefs on any of them. There is a very simple way to not see a post that you don’t like on someone else’s page. It’s called delete. Delete me! Hide me! Mark me as spam! Don’t come to my Facebook wall where my children frequently look around and call me names! And if you hate our president (which I firmly believe you have every right to do) let’s not make plans to have a pre-election party next go around. And for those of you that took the time to email me personally, did you have nothing better to do today? I didn’t say “thank your president” on your page, so why the hell are you saying how much he sucks on mine? And also, for those of you that kindly reminded me that it was the American military that killed Osama Bin Laden, I realize that. I didn’t have visions of President Obama taking a quick trip over to Pakistan and pulling any triggers. I am a liberal but I am also very supportive and appreciate of our military. There is a very big difference between being anti-war and being anti-military. I am proud of our military and of the team that pulled off this mission with no troop or civilian casualties. I am also tremendously proud of President Obama and the team of advisors that has been meeting behind closed doors for the past five weeks planning this mission so meticulously that the only thing that went wrong was a faulty helicopter.
Mid-day today I made the decision to delete my Facebook and Twitter and just put it behind me. Then I realized that I am absolutely NOT doing that. While I obviously don’t take social media as seriously as some people (insert your name here if you need to get a life/job/clue about the world), I do enjoy keeping in touch with my friends and family on Facebook and sharing pictures, videos, or whatever I want to share with those people.
Say what you want on your own page. Say what you want about ME on your own page. If you choose to comment on my Facebook page, please keep in mind that my children are looking. I won’t come to your page to challenge your opinions on whomever you choose to support politically. I won’t question the conspiracy theorists that are calling this a re-election ploy or those that are crediting GW for yesterday’s events. And if you are emailing me to tell me that I am a terrorist, please save your time. I am done reacting to your ignorance.
I would never treat anyone the way that I was treated over something as insignificant as a Facebook post. Me and my big ass, yellow-bellied, liberal mouth are here to stay, folks. If you don’t want to hear what I have to say, then please don’t look.
