Politics

It is Election Day, thank God! Not because I want one man or the other to win, but because all the vitriolic hyperbole will be coming to an end soon.
I am really sick of the rabid fanatics spewing their hate filled garbage in my ear, on Facebook, in just about any conversation I'm involved in. Really people, I knew where you stood in the first two minutes of your pompous long winded diatribe the first time of the thousands of regurgitations you have shared.
And guess what, I could give a fuck less. No matter how many times you think you can change my mind, get a visual clue from me rolling my eyes and sighing heavily, you can't. I understand you think I am, and even call me, stupid, a moron, un-American, and a myriad of unfriendly names, simply because I don't think or feel like you. What have I done to elicit such a strong emotion other than simply disagree with you? Amicably, if we have discussed politics, silently if we haven't, at that!
Here's a revelation for you, your opinion on my beliefs matters not one iota to me. I have formed my opinions based on my personal experiences and my personal sense of morality and compassion. My principles and core beliefs have been the same my entire adult life. I am not someone who has drifted with the times and popular societal beliefs. I accept that you think and feel differently, and do so without all the hate and disrespect you have shown me.
America was founded by people who were persecuted for their beliefs in their home countries. Yet we seem to be so intolerant of those with different ideas in this day and age. Why is that? We send our sons and daughters off to war to protect that aspect of our great nation, and to help others in the world less fortunate gain that right! So why do you cheapen their sacrifice with your hate filled postings and rants about the "other" side? You surely don't honor them by dragging their memories thru the mud by using them as political canon fodder, so fucking stop it for Christ sake.
If you can't argue your point with intelligence and even temperament without reverting to vehement, caustic comment and accusations, then PLEASE, just do the rest of us a huge favor and shut the fuck up!