My boyfriend started a friendship with a classmate at UW-Manitowoc nearly six years ago. The two have played on the same softball team every summer since. However, as quickly as they were able to build their friendship over a game of softball, the frienship fell apart just as fast over Scott Walker's budget fix bill.

My boyfriend has been known to voice his opinion too much in the past, but this time he quietly stood in Walker's corner while the protestors filled the airwaves with their strong opinions. One of those people was his friend. Without my boyfriend even speaking to his friend, he got a message saying "Dude, you and I are done. I will no longer consider you my friend." This was all because he clicked that he liked Scott Walker on facebook.  Seems childish, but I guess politics can bring out a side of people that you never knew existed. I feel that just because someone has a different opinion in politics doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to civily discuss our different opinions. 


I encourage you to write a comment on my blog whether you agree or disagree. I feel it is your right to have an opinion, and that opinion would not change how I feel about you as a classsmate or friend.