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sandyshoes17

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7. Pondering the same thing
Sun Jan 15, 2012, 01:56 PM
Jan 2012

I recently listened to the Peter Tongue show, and he said he was hearing alot of people felt it most during the holidays. I know I did. I moved back to my home town 4 years ago, and this is my 4th Christmas with my family. We are so different, but this year cannot be put into words. It was literally like we were in 2 different worlds. I sat there saying to myself I cannot be related to these people. It was like they were all exaggerated forms of themselves. The conversation went from how many nukes it will take to take N.Korea out, to all the nationalities they hate. I heard the word hate maybe 20 times. I won't go into it all. Normally I would be angry but I just realized I did not even want to argue, I didn't want any part of that world. They are fearful of the world and very stressed. I totally released them from me at that time. We had a bond at one time, but they were people I didn't even recognize anymore. He spoke how this is happening within families. Some are coming together and others are just moving on.
But it is weird the way the right wing looks like they are losing there minds, this was the same. The divide is getting bigger, I can see that now. It's beyond politics, its almost like a fear and love thing. Embracing all thats good, or all thats bad. Very strange.

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