Well, he essentially said "you are dead to me". Do you get anything out of his other blog? How does he respond to comments that contradict his views on the family life blog (about family life)?

I don't normally get slapped in the face online, but I'm picky. I think I'd retreat for a while, lurk, and decide how I wanted to proceed. If other commenters missed me, they could email me.

I sensed the right-leaning thing on his other blog, and like a polite guest, stayed away from the subject. I really should have done the same on the political blog, but what is politics without a little brew-ha-ha once in a while?

He also said this about me: "A man I like very much made a comment on a post. He's a man who's blog I have read regularly. He's pretty smart and has a great blog."

So while it is semi-past tense, it seems like he has at least a little respect for me. (I seem to get that from conservatives- "You're a liberal, but you're not too bad for a liberal.")

I think I will continue to post on the general blog as if nothing ever happened. In my life I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who are pretty much at odds with my politics. That doesn't make them bad people (except on election day I guess ;- ).

This whole "I disagree with you therefore you are dead to me" thing has got to end. We are one nation; it doesn't need to be so polarized around here.

I suppose if he got nosy and read back three years in my blog, he'd end up in a conniption.

'Surely sever any friendly relationship'? Is this post, like, the kind of thing that you'd wrap around a brick and throw through a window, or is dude a little sensitive or paranoid or something?

I agree with you about the it's-got-to-end thing, Doohickie--maybe reaching out to this dude would encourage him to feel more that way himself.

I seem to get that from conservatives- "You're a liberal, but you're not too bad for a liberal."

i.e., You're one of the good ones! Not exactly how I'd care to be regarded. If he doesn't respect your views and isn't willing to let differing opinions be voiced at his place, then he's not your friend.

I'd shoot him an email and tell him how you feel. If he doesn't see where you're coming from, it's time to walk away.

Yeah, life's too short. You might give it one try. But honestly, you can tie yourself in knots worrying about strangers you disagree with. It ain't worth the time. I agree that 'it's got to end,' but some people thrive on having an oppositional personality, and it's not about issues. There's no point staying wrapped around those people - someone on MeFi used the term "tar baby" for an interaction like that a while ago, and that's perfect. The more you struggle in earnest, the more you just get stuck in their personality game.

Write one nice note, then let it go. I understand wanting to bridge ideologies, but your energy is far better spent on reaching out to and connecting with people who are not quite so interested in setting up a contrarian dynamic. Don't waste the time you could be using building bridges with good-faith
people who are willing to meet you halfway and have some open conversation about things. There are a lot more of them than there are screedy angry blogger guys who want to call others eeevul.

He deleted my comment, then made a post to his blog stating why liburls are so eeeeevil.

He's not interested in dialogue, in a good-faith engagement with you and your beliefs.

If someone had the habit of interrupting you mid-sentence and then going off on a long tirade about why people like you suck, would you want to spend any real-world time with him?

I'd shrug it off and avoid the political blog from now on. If you have a hankering to keep up with the other one, though, why not? It's not like he can really see how tuned in you are or aren't, unless he's identified your static connection in his server logs.