Reply #6: We were threatened by a neighbor shortly after 9/11

[Missy Vixen]

I'm amazed it took the NYT this long to finally write about this.

"Self-selecting"? Hell, yeah. We have very few Republican friends now. Neither of us care to be around them. It's not just their politics, either. Who wants to spend time with anyone who is short-sighted and ignorant enough to buy into the beliefs and policies of the Republican party? Their attitudes tend to bleed into other areas of their lives.

I'm currently having an experience with a Republican who frequents another message board I enjoy. I find her, and her ill-informed, simplistic, non-compassionate opinions, repulsive. My only alternative is to ignore her.

Our neighborhood is primarily Republican as well. As a result, we don't spend time with our neighbors, either.

I'm wondering if, not when, this gulf will ever be bridged, not just for us, but for millions around the country.

Julie