Kassie, I did indeed defriend you. It was no way meant a slight or an insult. Frankly, I didn't even think you would notice.
There are a two things that you first have to understand: 1) I check my flist a LOT. It’s my way of keeping up with what my friends post. I check it a couple times a day… sometimes more. 2) I am completely not political. I don't identify with the Democrats or the Republicans. I'm somewhere in the middle. I guess you could say that I’m civic minded, as apposed to politically motivated.
Generally, when you posted something, I just skimmed over it, because politics don’t interest me. But on September 11, you posted something I couldn’t just ignore.
I’m going to ask you to step into my shoes for a second…
I have lived in DC for nearly seven years. I was one of those lowly government employees who made her way to work on September 12, 2001, knowing that it was almost an act of defiance. Everyday, I either enter, pass by or ride on a potential terrorist target. And you know what? It’s not big deal. This is my life and when you add it all up, it’s so worth it.
Now go back and read that last line of your September 11 post. Do you understand how that line could sound glib… even callous to my ears and how the whole thing, posted on that day of all days, could have upset me. It’s your LJ. You have every right to post what you want. But I don’t have to read it. And, at least for a little while, I’d rather not.
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Date: 2007-09-18 01:23 am (UTC)There are a two things that you first have to understand:
1) I check my flist a LOT. It’s my way of keeping up with what my friends post. I check it a couple times a day… sometimes more.
2) I am completely not political. I don't identify with the Democrats or the Republicans. I'm somewhere in the middle. I guess you could say that I’m civic minded, as apposed to politically motivated.
Generally, when you posted something, I just skimmed over it, because politics don’t interest me. But on September 11, you posted something I couldn’t just ignore.
I’m going to ask you to step into my shoes for a second…
I have lived in DC for nearly seven years. I was one of those lowly government employees who made her way to work on September 12, 2001, knowing that it was almost an act of defiance. Everyday, I either enter, pass by or ride on a potential terrorist target. And you know what? It’s not big deal. This is my life and when you add it all up, it’s so worth it.
Now go back and read that last line of your September 11 post. Do you understand how that line could sound glib… even callous to my ears and how the whole thing, posted on that day of all days, could have upset me. It’s your LJ. You have every right to post what you want. But I don’t have to read it. And, at least for a little while, I’d rather not.