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Barred from the bar for being conservative

Barred from the bar for being conservative

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Conservative drinkers be warned; sharing your right-of-center beliefs in Boston bars is now sufficient to get you thrown out. There is a bar around the corner from my office that I enjoy (make that, used to enjoy) frequenting after work on occasion. A somewhat consistent patron, I get along with the regulars, I always leave a proper gratuity, and I enjoy conversing with a multitude of people on a plethora of subjects. Evidently however, one of these subjects went too far.

Conservative drinkers be warned; sharing your right-of-center beliefs in Boston bars is now sufficient to get you thrown out. There is a bar around the corner from my office that I enjoy (make that, used to enjoy) frequenting after work on occasion. A somewhat consistent patron, I get along with the regulars, I always leave a proper gratuity, and I enjoy conversing with a multitude of people on a plethora of subjects. Evidently however, one of these subjects went too far.…