If he used work e-mail turn him in before he turns you in.
The last administration didn't do a very good job of getting their story straight on torture to begin with. The impression of falsehoods tends to create doubt in many people's minds. In the end, it's that sort of thing that caused us to lose a lot of elections in 2008, including the Presidential one.There is a CAD tech I work with who I thought was a pretty good guy, until today. He forwarded an email from the ACLU to me about the "torture" memos release, with the email entitled "For those who are concerned about this".
I replied with a three word reply concerning the ACLU and a certain auto-erotic behavior. A long story short ends up with the CAD tech being a card carrying member of the before-mentioned Anti-American organization and him being offended by my comment, and a follow up email from the WSJ. I thought I liked the guy. Oh well.
Agreed. It's likely he already has, though.
The work place is not a location for the proliferation of political beliefs, especially in that manner. You're there to do your job.
But in our PC culture, your comment could get you fired if you don't get to your boss and apologize for your "overreaction" before he gets there.
Unfortunate, but a reality.
, the right to follow those beliefs and not force them on others.
Agreed. It's likely he already has, though.
The work place is not a location for the proliferation of political beliefs, especially in that manner. You're there to do your job.
But in our PC culture, your comment could get you fired if you don't get to your boss and apologize for your "overreaction" before he gets there.
Unfortunate, but a reality.
At Rick's workplace, the ACLU is on the same plane as child molesters. The guy doesn't stand a chance.
I know a "certain someone" at that office that might've had an additional thing or two to say about the situation.
I don't know that I would toss him as a friend. I have one that is almost 180 out from me when it comes to politics but we agree on one thing, the right to follow those beliefs and not force them on others.
I think that Ronwill makes a very astute point. I am pretty much a libertarian at heart, staunch Bill of Rights defender, and believer in personal liberty. "As long as your not hurting someone else, I don't care what you do." is my personal philosophy.
That said, I am totally against torture, or "enhanced interrogation", or whatever of euphemism is applied to this crappy, un-American, this-was-the-crap-that-the-Nazis-and-Japanese-did-not-us-we-were-the-good-guys kind of behavior. Now, I am not trying to discuss my viewpoint on torture (I did that here: http://www.usacarry.com/forums/general-firearm-discussion/6946-profound-statement.html). What I am trying to convey is that, just because you two don't agree on the subject, you can still be friends. In fact, it might open up a dialogue that will teach one or both of you something. Personally, I would take him out to lunch and hear him out. Then you could express your viewpoint. You might even change his mind, or your own.
Besides, a friend is a valuable thing, indeed.:yes4:
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