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Very well written Walleye Apr 2022 #1
Walleye beat me to it. Very well said! Thank you! Jm7603 Apr 2022 #2
... Faux pas Apr 2022 #3
Perfection... SheilaAnn Apr 2022 #4
That's great. IrishAfricanAmerican Apr 2022 #5
Any Trump supporter who actually would read this... luv2fly Apr 2022 #6
That was my thought too - too many "big" words. Totally Tunsie Apr 2022 #9
Did you say would or could? Will need a dick...what? usaf-vet Apr 2022 #29
My thought, too. geardaddy Apr 2022 #40
What inthewind21 Apr 2022 #43
Superb. NewHendoLib Apr 2022 #7
I think calling someone your friend and then insulting to hell out of them... LakeArenal Apr 2022 #8
I definitely agree - they can't be close friends womanofthehills Apr 2022 #10
I would love to know what you said! renate Apr 2022 #12
She wore a 'Let's o Brandon Tee to an after church function. 'Nuff said. 634-5789 Apr 2022 #65
We WERE friends, until Qanon got their claws into her brain. 634-5789 Apr 2022 #11
Gotta agree. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #17
I had a friend that shared the most vile, hating, racist post on Facebook ... aggiesal Apr 2022 #25
Same deal here. Hateful racist used to be decent human...then TFG showed up a switch was flipped. 634-5789 Apr 2022 #32
Hate to say it inthewind21 Apr 2022 #44
Exactly. nt SunSeeker Apr 2022 #54
That's still a major change, from private fascism/ racism, etc, to proudly sporting these beliefs. Jetheels Apr 2022 #76
yep. gratuitous. venting, yes. friendship .. ? stopdiggin Apr 2022 #39
Totally agree nt Raine Apr 2022 #68
That's what I call speaking truth to jackals. dchill Apr 2022 #13
This is Codifer Apr 2022 #14
Bravo! SoCalDavidS Apr 2022 #15
Your former friend probably took this personally FakeNoose Apr 2022 #16
What was your intent, to tell the friend off or to change the friend's mind? Hassler Apr 2022 #18
Bingo. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #58
The writer is not pretending these people are redeemable. hay rick Apr 2022 #62
The letter is sort of a 4th step by proxy. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #69
The line that really stuck out to me: hippywife Apr 2022 #19
My encounter with an anti-vaxxer looms bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #20
Sounds like a well thought out plan. Phoenix61 Apr 2022 #24
Unless you're compromised, don't rush out for the 4th. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #27
Do you count Fauci as a "real doctor?" wnylib Apr 2022 #42
Fauci doesn't recommend a 4th shot unless you're compromised. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #50
And yet, Fauci himself got a 2nd booster, wnylib Apr 2022 #51
Well, you certainly fit the description of "compromised" with 3 existing issues! oldsoftie Apr 2022 #52
So do a lot of people over 50 which is why wnylib Apr 2022 #59
I jumped right onto the 4th vaxx: lambchopp59 Apr 2022 #53
My bank teller: "I kinda wish they'd leave up these plastic shields" oldsoftie Apr 2022 #61
That must have been eye opening! Totally Tunsie Apr 2022 #66
Fauci is the BEST, and I'm 70...seen my share of shady doctors. 634-5789 Apr 2022 #64
Love love love this! Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #21
That is excellent, FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #22
Well said PatSeg Apr 2022 #23
What a wonderful insert inside my Christmas cards this year. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2022 #26
I understand the feeling behind the letter. And history will prove it true. However..... TigressDem Apr 2022 #28
Being suckered by propaganda is no excuse. Lucky Luciano Apr 2022 #30
True. However, it is an explanation. And today's propaganda is like a waterfall, drowning logic. TigressDem Apr 2022 #71
They know (the truth), they just don't want to know. Jetheels Apr 2022 #38
You don't have magical powers to "know" what others know or don't know. TigressDem Apr 2022 #72
You could always confuse 'em a little at the end. calimary Apr 2022 #67
You know there is a reason many people follow the example of Jesus Christ. TigressDem Apr 2022 #73
Your friend would not be able to read this truth. Their eyes would roll back into their skull and Jetheels Apr 2022 #31
Why then DownriverDem Apr 2022 #33
I have heard not a single person voice this sentiment stopdiggin Apr 2022 #41
Then THEY are as brainwashed as idiots following Dump. TigressDem Apr 2022 #74
This basically says ....... you Rs are stupid & ignorant KS Toronado Apr 2022 #34
Most of the ones I know are willfully stupid and ignorant. hamsterjill Apr 2022 #55
Wouldn't blocking her have been easier? Loki Liesmith Apr 2022 #35
Well done! PatrickforB Apr 2022 #36
nicely put llashram Apr 2022 #37
Beautiful. Saving it. n/t Saoirse9 Apr 2022 #45
And she found this insulting, did she? BobTheSubgenius Apr 2022 #46
Reminds mme of something that happened to me around 2005 DFW Apr 2022 #47
Good job, well done. Escurumbele Apr 2022 #48
If only they could read it ... but they're too stupid. ificandream Apr 2022 #49
you sent this to someone you Tickle Apr 2022 #56
K&R onecaliberal Apr 2022 #57
I agree with it but it's too harsh to send to family I haven't written off yet. I copied Pepsidog Apr 2022 #60
Count your blessings...... Hulk Apr 2022 #63
K&R Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #70
Even with all I have said, I know sometimes we lose friends by being true to our own values. TigressDem Apr 2022 #75
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