I totally agree with you, I try to do that and be me always in my writing, but the only people I seem to have pissed off are old friends who have become curmudgeons with age. Certainly where their political opinions are concerned. They have known me for decades and we have always spoken openly to each other. My viewpoint is much the same as when we were teens together but somehow the putting it down on paper in real words seems to have pissed them off more than they otherwise would have been. My general viewpoint has been taken personally. Oh well! My views may not have changed but my giving a fuck about others thoughts on the issues has.