In the past few days, I've gotten into some pretty heady and frustrating "discussions" with people on Facebook. It's always something I'm passionate about...the Constitution, the Bible, abortion, our freedoms...something like that. My biggest gripe is that the people with whom I'm barely acquainted seem to think they know me. They assume I've never done this or that or wouldn't. They assume that because I'm a Bible-believing, evangelical, liturgical Lutheran that I'm some kind of backwards, uneducated, ill-informed baby-maker. Well, the latter is true...I did pop out six babies. But it's not like I didn't know what was causing it, you know? Some people act like I don't know! Anyway, I'm to the point where I don't want to share anything that's even vaguely controversial or post on anyone else's status. If it's not funny or schmaltzy, I don't want to post it. If it's not cute or has baby animals in it, I don't want to post it. I don't want to deal with the people who swallow everything the mainstream media throw at them as the whole truth and nothing but the truth. There are lots of my Facebook friends who believe as I do but it is very rare that anyone cones to my defense or offers some help in giving their views. I honestly don't know what I've been hoping to accomplish by entering into these discussions that turn heated. I know there is no way to sway them to my point of view. But it just gripes me that I try to listen to their views and answer them accordingly. I don't blast them and I certainly don't get caught up in the name-calling. It's too bad I can't say that about the people with whom I debate things. So maybe it's time for me to withdraw from sharing the good stuff that keeps people informed. They don't listen anyway.
Well, then again, neither do I. ;-)