Some of you may recall a few weeks back that there was a race for the senate seat in Massachusetts. The republican candidate emerged victorious. Well, my sister-in-law posted a comment on her Facebook page that basically said the people of Massachusetts were brainless fools. Several other of her Facebook friends posted like comments condemning the people of this aforementioned state as heartless followers intent on dooming our nation. Well, I posted a little comment saying that maybe it really didn't have so much to do with being a democrat or a republican so much as it did with being an independent thinker--and people were voting based on individual candidate's merits as opposed to what their party affiliation was.Soon, though, I found a message in my inbox from my brother. Evidently my sister-in-law took such umbrage at a dissenting view that she felt the need to UNFRIEND me, and my brother decided to take me task for discussing politics in a public arena (Wendy, if you want to disagree with Erika, the kitchen is the proper place) and demanding an apology for hurting her feelings (I would desist and apologize for making trouble).
WELL, seeing as how she was the one to bring up politics ON FACEBOOK, which is hardly a private space, and how all I did was express a politely dissenting view, I declined to proffer this apology.
However, I remain UNFRIENDED and have no desire to submit a pathetic little friend request to Erika. But what does she think? That she will never need to speak to me again? She's married to my brother! The mother of my niece! Is she not going to talk to me when I call to wish this little niece a happy birthday? Will she forgo dinner when I come out to visit? How should I behave when I interact with her?
I think you should ignore her. If she says something bad, or threatens you, I would just say,"O.K". The best two letters in the universe!
ReplyDeleteThis can only remind me of the way discussion on this topic went in advisory. (You may recall I fell over backwards laughing.) However, I have a feeling your brother was only trying to defend his wife. (What else could he do?) Probably it will just blow over.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, politics often cause an unnecessary amount of argument and overreacting, as most people like to think that they are right. Like Bella said, this will probably blow over. Sometimes, people take something simple, like an opinion, and take it as an attack. I definitely agree in that it was not that the people of Massachusetts were being "brainless fools," but rather doing what they thought was best for there country, and breaking away from the normality of their country. I strongly her, and I suggest that you continue to stand your ground. If, in fact, you wish to speak with your niece, simply be polite and monotone with your sister-in-law. I feel that she was overreacting, and by deleting you from her facebook, that was simply an act of immaturity and an instant reaction, and she will eventually see her fault, or you will forever detest each other because of politics (just kidding!) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty terrible.. I would probably just do what Kent said. No problem, that's okay.. Can I see my niece? That's pretty unbelievable, though. If I were your sister-in-law I would probably apologize, too. It might kind of be hypocrisy (did I spell that right?), because your brother is telling you to be more private when your sister-in-law brought it up in public in the first place... It's probably going to be okay, though. Hopefully. :]
ReplyDeleteI must say, people take politics way too seriously. Honestly, what is the big deal? In these technological days, I think people don't really care about the privacy of others. After all, why on Earth would people post their political views and those of others somewhere where anyone could see them? Frankly, I think you should ignore her for a while. If you want, you should probably just ask your brother to tell her to calm down, if you know what I mean. Eventually, I am sure your niece will make her forgive you.
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