I had a friend that I knew when I was on the faculty at Syracuse University.  I hadn't talked to this friend for years, and you can imagine my surprise when my friend called me stupid for my political beliefs.  Also, the first comment he'd made toward me in years started with "This is dumb." 

This made me think about how we are black people are willing to lose friends over Democratic and Republican politicians who care nothing about us.  This makes me sad for our community.