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[democrank]

53. I honestly don`t get it.

Most of us on this site are probably adults, we`ve probably all seen and heard a good deal of what`s out there and we must be used to hearing different points of view. I hear different points of view in my own house, in my own family and among my own friends. Lots of different views. Some folks absolutely love President Obama, some really dislike him and some hover in-between. I`m interested in all these points of view. That`s one way I formulate my own.

Some issues on DU generate intense emotion. I also understand that, especially given the deeply personal issues some of us are facing. Life and death issues. One wrong move one way or another and someone could die issues. We all handle things differently. Some of us may read a post about child abuse and think how awful that is. Others may read the same post, bend in the middle and want to puke. It depends on who we are and what we`ve been through.

I voted for President Obama twice. I`m satisfied with him on some issues and I`m deeply disappointed in him on others. Some of his decisions have moved me to tears, to joy, and other decisions of his have made me very, very angry. One thing is for sure....I`m not taking a loyalty oath to a personality, I`m going to decide what I think and feel based on issues.

The free flow of opinions and ideas should be encouraged everywhere, including on a democratic site like this. I remember the Bush years all too well and I also remember the outcry here when his followers expressed how he could do no wrong.