How Far WIl You Go To Prove Your Point?
By gradyslady
@gradyslady (4054)
United States
October 19, 2008 7:10pm CST
I was just wondering, how far would you go to prove your point on who you're voting for? I've had a few friends get assaulted, and had their things vandalized because of who they support. I've heard of people ruining signs in people's yards or egging houses that had signs in their yards and stuff like that, I mean I don't support that, but the things that happened to my friends are just so horrible! One of my friends had her car keyed so badly that she had to spend over $250 to get the damage fixed because a guy didn't agree with who she was voting for, even left her a note telling her to get educated and vote for the person he was voting for. Another friend was told she'll have fun burning in hell because she enjoys aborting babies because she's a democrat because she had mentioned she was liberal. And another friend had the air let out of her tires because of her sticker on her car supporting one of the candidates when all the other people that live near her are supporting the other. But what I'm asking is, what is too far? When is it too much? How far are you willing to go to show your support for someone? Is putting someone's life at risk really what people want to do to show their support?
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
20 Oct 08
I think most people are reasonable and behave in a reasonable manner but there are fanatics out there and this presidential election has been pretty intense. When someone's property is *touched*, it's too much, when someone feels intimidated, someone else has gone too far, when people hate and insult others based on who they support, it's wrong. When a young girl calls her mom from college and tells her that she and her friends left a rally early because the crowd was being whipped into such a state that they became scared, it's wrong.
At my job there are Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Among others, we have a strong Ron Paul supporter and a McCain supporter who apparently doesn't realize that not everyone appreciates the propoganda she forwards to everyone in the office. Instead of confronting her, I delete them. I don't ask her to stop because I don't agree that politics belongs in the workplace. My husband's family is split when it comes to Obama and McCain but we all agree to disagree.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
20 Oct 08
In a way you're right, I would rather not have a confrontation with her about this but it's not for the reasons you may think. First of all, she's a very nice woman and I wouldn't want to hurt her feelings. Secondly, she has a four year old granddaughter who is my great niece. The little girl's father, who is my husband's nephew is deceased, so our family's contact with this child is through the grace of this woman at work and her daughter. I would not want to do anything to create hostile feelings in that family towards ours. As for our boss, I would mention the situation to her but I can see by the header that these emails are going to her, too, and she hasn't put a stop to them so I'm assuming that she approves. I'm not willing to be the one who rocks the boat with this issue...I already do that enough with other, more important ones.
@VoteforPedro (301)
• United States
1 Nov 08
I underwent much torment when I was supporting my friend, Pedro, but I kept campaigning for him. I knew that he was the man for the job and that Summer was not a good candidate. I learned some really awesome dance skills that I used to show my support for Pedro. I don't regret anything that I endured to see my friend elected and I would do it again.
