I hear you. I too don't need to fully agree with someone to appreciate them or get along with them...because frankly that just isn't going to happen in the real world. Not today, anyway. I'm happy if people are somewhat onboard with about 25% of what I believe... for most normies the opinions we hold are a bridge too far, but only because they fear to peer into the darkness that we have seen. And they should be scared; what we have seen is terrifying. Doesn't change the fact that any man of honor & integrity has a duty to do exactly that, but I digress.
I cancelled my cable several years ago too, and tangentially to what you are talking about I've lost more than a few relationships over the years that were deeply important to me. Some I cut off, even more cut me off. Especially during the (((pandemic))) where a lot of people showed their true character, for good or ill. Some are still "friends" but I will never trust them again. Point being: I've gotten quite comfortable with walking away from people that once mattered, so walking away from some shabbos goy profiteer "entertainer" pretending to be based means nothing to me.
And just so this post doesn't end on a sour note or end overly negative, I've also been pleasantly surprised to find some people that I misjudged display far more character than I thought they had. Not nearly as common as the above, but then I've always valued quality over quantity. In things, ideas, and people.
Especially during the (((pandemic))) where a lot of people showed their true character, for good or ill. Some are still "friends" but I will never trust them again.
That was the worst part of it, for me. Not the tyranny, insanity, and stupidity, but learning how many people would go along with it, even people I thought knew better.
For me as well. A line from the Game of Thrones books has always stayed with me, even though it's been many years since I read them. I suppose the truth of it was solidified in those dark days in 2020 and beyond.
Maester Aemon: A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor. Yet soon or late in every man's life comes a day when it is not easy, a day when he must choose.
I hear you. I too don't need to fully agree with someone to appreciate them or get along with them...because frankly that just isn't going to happen in the real world. Not today, anyway. I'm happy if people are somewhat onboard with about 25% of what I believe... for most normies the opinions we hold are a bridge too far, but only because they fear to peer into the darkness that we have seen. And they should be scared; what we have seen is terrifying. Doesn't change the fact that any man of honor & integrity has a duty to do exactly that, but I digress.
I cancelled my cable several years ago too, and tangentially to what you are talking about I've lost more than a few relationships over the years that were deeply important to me. Some I cut off, even more cut me off. Especially during the (((pandemic))) where a lot of people showed their true character, for good or ill. Some are still "friends" but I will never trust them again. Point being: I've gotten quite comfortable with walking away from people that once mattered, so walking away from some shabbos goy profiteer "entertainer" pretending to be based means nothing to me.
And just so this post doesn't end on a sour note or end overly negative, I've also been pleasantly surprised to find some people that I misjudged display far more character than I thought they had. Not nearly as common as the above, but then I've always valued quality over quantity. In things, ideas, and people.
That was the worst part of it, for me. Not the tyranny, insanity, and stupidity, but learning how many people would go along with it, even people I thought knew better.
For me as well. A line from the Game of Thrones books has always stayed with me, even though it's been many years since I read them. I suppose the truth of it was solidified in those dark days in 2020 and beyond.