So someone sent me a message because they are unhappy that I liked a particular comment that was made on a post I wrote.
This person feels that the comment is negative towards a group he belongs to and I should not have liked it because that denotes support for that person’s position. Then he goes on to give me a history about the person that made the comment and why I should be careful of such people.
I thanked him for the generosity and explained that I like to acknowledge all comments on my posts and that has nothing to do with whether I agree with the comment or not. That I liked or even loved a comment does not necessarily mean that I agree with the comment.
I may not agree with someone but if I think what they write makes sense, I’d still like it. I liked a comment from someone who wrote that I’m an idiot! I’m a lot of things but I would like to think that if you ask me, I’d not say I’m an idiot!
I guess what I don’t anticipate is that grown people will be monitoring posts on Facebook to see who likes a post and who doesn’t. I mean I know our country is small but must one be that small-minded too?
I promise, scout’s honor: I don’t belong to any political party. I don’t formally belong to any social grouping. I don’t belong to any club. I am not part of any particular vous. I am not married to any particular ideology. I am not tethered to any particular leader. I am a Lone Ranger and I intend to stay so.
Check my friend list and you will see that I interact with folks of all types and of various different political persuasions.
Among my friends are also those who confessed their dislike for me and others who hate that I am friends with some others because they see them as enemies. Your enemy is not my enemy. I don’t subscribe to such. I welcome everyone.
What I am not able to do is restrict myself because a particular individual has issues with another and thinks I should not mingle with that person or group. I don’t want to have to navigate the complex landmines that are the basis of who talks to who or who deals with who.
If you don’t like X because he belongs to Group Y, please handle your issues with him or her and do not expect me to make your enemies my enemies.
If my position aligns with a particular group, party, or what have you, that does not make me a member of such group. I stand for what I believe and think for myself. I don’t do group think and I surely don’t subscribe to mindless fidelity. I understand there are different groups/crews/parties/gangs or what have you on Facebook and that is fine.
I am just not a member of any of them and don’t plan to be a member anytime soon. So fight your battles and let me do my thing.
Mein, I’m applying for citizenship in Kiribati and when I approved, I’m changing my name Lang Badibu and moving there. Wai nehka Gambian should not be this hard wai… allang booding… si bohoom wai! Must everything be about you???
