This is one of my strongest self edits ever.

I began writing an article, wrote about 30 words, then decided better. I killed it.

Yes, it is in response to my feelings about the current events on JU, yes, it would have established pretty clearly which side I tend to favor in several of the current conflicts.

But it would have hurt a LOT of feelings. A LOT. And while I don't mind getting into it on political views, I don't want to get into it on the personal views. The fact is, I care too much about all of the regular bloggers here to make an issue about it.

You can call it cowardice, you can call it selfishness, whatever you want. But right now, there are certain events for which it would not be wise for me to offer my opinion. So I won't. I have said what I will say on the matter, and will go on to more non-JU related issues. I have enough stress in my real life to not have to deal with this.

This may mean my presence is diminished somewhat on JU. If it's related to these conflicts, I really want to try to avoid blogging about it. But it doesn't mean I'm not here, or that I'm going anywhere, just that I see the prudence of stepping away from this.