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(I posted this on Facebook and thought I'd put it up here as well.)

WARNING: Rant follows. Don’t let the content interfere with the principle.

Am I the only person out there who feels like I am being manipulated upon seeing something on Facebook that tells me to share a posting if I have an awesome grandson or have a beautiful granddaughter or who is deeply in love with his wife? I mean, does it really mean that I don’t believe in God if I don’t say “Amen”? Just how bad of an American am I if I don’t hit the like button every day that somebody calls for me to stand up and be counted? Just because I support the Second Amendment and am opposed to abortion do I have to “like” and “share” those well-meaning, irritating pages day after day after day? No, I don’t like Hilary Clinton and I firmly believe that there is more to Benghazi and the missing emails on her personal server, and I will be eternally grateful that Harry Reid isn’t going to run for re-election and heaven help us if Chuck Schumer lets any more power go to his head; yes we should secure the borders, English should be the official language of the United States, there is no place for Sharia Law in the United States, and I believe climate change is a natural occurrence and that humans as part of the ecosystem contribute but a small part to that change, I believe that Common Core sucks, and I believe that Everybody Loves Raymond, but for crying out loud!, just because I agree, disagree, love Jesus and have beautiful, talented grandchildren STOP the insanity and quit laying the guilt trip trap out there. (Surely my liberal friends out there have similar feelings about Orin Hatch and John Boehner. It’s the concept, the principle of the thing, not the person or party.) [Oh, that next-to last sentence was a run on sentence.]
End of Rant.

(You don't have to like or share this if you don't want to like or share it. Even if you want to like or share it, don't feel guilty if you don't.)
I'm better now, thank you.