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I love writing this blog.<\/p>\n

People ask me constantly about why I do it. They ask about the reaction to High Plains Blogger’s political tilt. I tell ’em “It’s what I like to do and the negative reaction doesn’t bother me.”<\/p>\n

Most of the time<\/em>, that is.<\/p>\n

I got into a snit recently with someone I don’t know. I am not even sure how he glommed onto High Plains Blogger. But he did. Maybe you can call this guy a “troll.”<\/p>\n

This fellow lives on the East Coast. He opposes my view of Donald J. Trump. He doesn’t like my constant criticism of the president of the United States.<\/p>\n

He recently challenged a commentary I posted about Trump. I’m trying to remember the specifics of the post that got this guy’s dander up.<\/p>\n

But he responded via Facebook to something I wrote and included in one of his responses something about banning the Muslim religion in the United States of America. I thought, “Oh man!” Then I replied, “Sure thing. Then let’s just repeal the First Amendment,” the one that guarantees — among other things — the free exercise of religion in this country.<\/p>\n

He wrote back that we can outlaw activities that promote terrorism. He believes Islam promotes such activity. I reminded him that we’re at war already with “religious perverts.”<\/p>\n

My critic was having none of it.<\/p>\n

It went back and forth a bit longer.<\/p>\n

Then he called me “stupid” and an “idiot.” Right after that he said that reading the blog was a “waste of my time.” Isn’t that interesting? I think it is.<\/p>\n

I mentioned to my wife that this guy doesn’t want to waste his time reading the blog, but that he keeps doing it anyway. Her response? “That’s what trolls do.” Bingo!<\/p>\n

I don’t get too many of these kinds of responses. Most critics manage to craft intellectual arguments against whatever I write. I’m fine with that. I’ve chosen over time to avoid engaging them in back-and-forth exchanges. Candidly, I don’t have the patience to spend too much time trying to finish<\/em> an argument. Some critics of this blog, however, seem to have a limitless amount of (a) time on their hands or (b) intestinal fortitude. Go for it, folks!<\/p>\n

The blog will continue for as long as I have enough of my marbles to string cogent sentences together. I welcome the criticism.<\/p>\n

As for the guy I don’t know … bless his heart.<\/p>\n\n

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