Bumped into a high school friend for the first time in 30 years.

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93. I almost passed on my high school 50th (class of 1969) because of a classmate...

...I now refer to as a former friend, and the intolerant, preachy stuff she posts on her Facebook page. I did not want to end up sitting at her table. We have nothing in common anymore.

We first met when we were 8, when my family finally settled in Rochester NY, and were close friends all thru high school. I went off to college/nursing school, and joined the Air Force nurse corps shortly before my 25th birthday. I was stationed in San Antonio TX for 2 years, and then 2 years in Japan. Grad school in Denver CO. 4 years in the upper peninsula of Michigan and 8 years in the Washington DC area because of my husband's Air Force assignments.

She married early, for the first of 3 times, and lived in Rochester almost all her life. She and husband number 3 moved to Phoenix 3-5 years ago. Higher education described as "studied at" some sort of bible college. No mention of graduating.

I was initially shocked a few years ago when I read one of her posts that used the word "libtard." I remember thinking, "Gee, I wonder if Peg has any idea she's talking about me? Does she think everyone she knows thinks the same way she does?" Since seeing that post, I have read many comments from her that are very hostile to progressive/liberal thinking, with lots of agreement from other classmates that I used to think I knew fairly well.

In an puzzling contrast, this former friend has several times bemoaned the lack of civility and respect for differing points of view. Does she not read her own stuff?

I, as do most of us here on DU, have some quite negative opinions of RWNJs, but I would never go on a public forum like Facebook to express them. I save that for this forum, or when together with like-minded friends. I have no need to be publicly rude.