I just went after an old friend of mine.

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78. A woman I was good friends with from 3rd grade thru high school...

...posts on FaceBook frequently. We no longer live anywhere near each other, and haven't since. The mid-1970s. I last saw her in 2009, at the last high school reunion I attended.

We used to have a lot in common. Somewhere along the line, that changed. I was shocked and disappointed when I read a thread of hers talking derisively about "libtards." I wondered what she would say we're I to identify myself to her as one of those "libtards ."

I realize we says some very harsh things about Republicans and religious fundamentalists here on DU. This is a private forum. I would NEVER go on FaceBook and rant away about what others think or believe, because I do not automatically assume that everyone I communicate with thinks exactly the same way I do. Most of the time, in fact, I'm pretty sure they don't, so I keep my ears open and my mouth shut.