Quote Originally Posted by borzoimom
I didnt delete it because of a difference of opinion- I deleted it to keep things from getting too heated.
You have to understand = where I live outside the DC area, we are innodated with polictics 24/7.. I have seen them turn really bad.
I have every right to delete any thread to keep things from getting heated.

I just wanted to mention this in the Grownup discussion so you maybe understood a little where Borzoimom comes from. I live even closer to DC up in Maryland, and during the election I couldnt go to school without being called an idiot, misogynist (I know thats spelled wrong) a masochist and gullible...try that on a 14 year old girl...and those were my friends. I drove an SUV (evil, world polluter, destroyer) because it was all I could afford...I was evil because I was Catholic and I was a whole host of bad things because I am not a feminist and because I tend to have a bad view of feminists due to the propaganda I was shown by my friends calling me a bad woman because I supported Bush. I joined the Army and I would be raped, I was wasting my life and destroying my soul. Again...at 14 years old the people I considered my friends said these things....it has a really bad effect on how you look at life...makes you very solitary...makes you miss the fun things....makes you hate life a little even. Its still upsetting when I think about how I was treated for being strong enough to be different.
Just so you all know, that is probably what Borzoimom means when she mentions things turning bad in our area. They tend to turn very ugly very fast, and it tends to affect people in a way that most dont understand. Sorry if this is a little late in the thread, but she had the right to delete it.

Edit : Here's my view on the whole politics thing...being in college right now. I am in a military school on a highly liberal campus. My teachers only present one point of view, they only say one thing. I call it lemming-azation. There is nothing more frustrating in life then not being able to make the decision for yourself because you are not being given all the data. Thats what the media does...thank goodness for my Army instructors...the ones that have been over there and served...the green berets and 101st and the 82nd. They tell us about the good and the bad, so at least I can make an informed decision for myself.

And as far as the War....I joined when it happened...and I know that eventually I will be sent over there...It'll probably wreak havoc on me, and on my family...but you know what...I will be doing something...I will be making a difference...I will be serving my nation and I will also be in a position to help protect those to my front and my rear, and to my left and my right. That's worth the most....There are so many things I can do to help....