Thank you. I know it's hard to understand what went down without knowing what was said in the conversation or the history between us. I am a chronic doormat and I really want a solid friendship where my friends have no hidden motives. I expect and see that with E J and a rekindling of a friendship with A (which had always been pleasant, no falling out) and I expected that with K and was shocked when she turned on a dime and lashed out at me for my political choices.

And you're right, for those who made this point, that I simply DO NOT understand how intense politics can be and how strongly people feel about it. I simply do not understand why people lose friendships over this, even after seeing how upset K was when she forced it out of me and lashed out at me when that is the complete opposite of how I knew and viewed her. I had no idea she was political at all, so much to lose a friendship over it. Maybe I am the blind sheep after all.