Dear Facebook Friend with the Strong Political Views,

Dear Facebook Friend with the Strong Political Views,

Can I be honest with you? I really REALLY hate it when I have a friend who I like just fine in the real world and then they ultimately ends up annoying the heck out of me in cyberspace. You, girlfriend, have crossed that line. And unless some serious corrective steps are taken, I’ma gonna have to delete you.

I mean it. You are really starting to bug me.

It’s not that I can’t appreciate an intellectual debate. Or a strong point if view, even when they are different from my own. Especially when they are different from my own. It’s just that EVERY SINGLE TIME I LOG ON I have to look at another status update in which you are either whining about something or demanding justice for someone- and quite frankly it’s bringing me down.

I log on to Facebook for the same reason that I believe most other people do- for a little fun and relaxing social networking. I scroll through my homepage and read what people are up to- who’s having what for dinner, who’s kid said something cute today, who’s got a date night with their hubby. I look through a few picture highlights. I check to see who’s climbed ahead of me on the Bejeweled Blitz Leader Board. But then, most days there’s you. Like a lump of black coal in a child’s Christmas stocking, there you are shouting your opinions all over my home page and demanding my attention, when all I really wanted to do was take some mindless quiz to find out what color my aura is.

What’s on your mind? Well in the past couple weeks I’ve seen you complain about organic farming, healthcare, childhood vaccinations, swine flu vaccinations, animal rights, , Katie Couric's interviewing techniques, media coverage of the President, and finally illegal alien rights. Then one of your friends piped in by saying that illegal aliens do in fact pay taxes, in the form of sales tax. I have no idea what that's about, but for now I'm just going to chalk it up to an embarrassing Facebook Faux Paux.

My point is that honey, you’re coming off like one of those people we all met in college (you know the type who didn’t wear makeup or animal byproducts) and are always marching for this or that, and protesting about this or that, and were always condescending to people about this or that. Those people never smiled. It’s time to lighten up, sister.

ANYWAY, I’m not saying that you shouldn’t care so heavily about the issues. I’m just saying that you’re using the wrong medium to express your views. Look, when I want to learn about “ISSUES” I turn on CNN or NPR. Occasionally I’ll have a discussion with a friend or family member. But when I log on to Facebook, I just want to RELAX. Maybe do a little light cyber stalking, but mostly I want to just relax. What you’re doing is a little much. Maybe you can tone it down to one issue a week? Or better yet, start a blog. That’s what they’re for. But until then, do me a favor and stay off my wall okay? That is, unless you have a good link to an E!News Weekly celebrity dish.

Thank you,

Meanie Mom