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I think that the people who read these sites and those who post on them are not necessarily the same. Whenever I go to the HuffPost page, I get the Facebook section on the main page showing pictures of 3 of my brothers. One is very conservative and two are very liberal, and as everyone here will understand, we all get along fine. I have never seen a political fight among us, even though we often differ. (Now house fights are another matter.) A conservative brother once gave me Ayn Rand to read. I didn't love it, but I remember it and value that he gave it to me.
It seems to me, that the people who post on political sites, or news sites in general, have an ax to grind on anyone that doesn't share their world view. Since we are a minority on campus and often seen as exclusive, axes are often pointed our way by those who don't understand. The people who live and die by these sites and post on them continually, just cannot understand that people with different views can be life-long friends.
I think that that is what sets us apart. We actually like all kinds of people. Brotherhood/Sisterhood is real to us because we select people to join us based upon who they are since that is what is important to us.
And the HuffPost is the most annoying, too busy site on the Internet.
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