"It occurred to me that of all mind-boiling aspects of the current presidential race, the worst part was arguing with people whom I considered friends."
— Flores, Jake
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May 28, 2016
Metaphor
"It occurred to me that of all mind-boiling aspects of the current presidential race, the worst part was arguing with people whom I considered friends."
Metaphor in Context
It occurred to me that of all mind-boiling aspects of the current presidential race, the worst part was arguing with people whom I considered friends. I watched people block and unfriend one another online. I spelunked into the human darkness that we call YouTube comment threads. I'd stare into the glow for hours, reading articles that supported views I had already decided were correct. I'd write angry Facebook posts, alienating myself from friends who happened to be voting for someone else. There has to be some common ground somewhere, I thought. I rattled out an opaque observation about the one thing that it seemed we could all agree on, the fact that things were getting weird.
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Jake Flores, "Adventures in Going Viral," The New York Times (May 28, 2016). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
05/31/2016
