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Nothing new. We had a civil war because of politics. The independents need to find good people and get a good candidate in the mix. Compromise is seen as weakness and being a traitor by the right. And the left is a free flower child trying to be all inclusive. Now both find each other offensive. My fam is mostly republicans - but I’m the middle child and always making a ruckus over fairness. We don’t talk about politics.
I know this will sound elistist but life is too short to be bothered to try to understand why people with lower IQs make the choices they do. By the way, Trump is not the first thing the low information crowd will idolize and won't be the last. So no, the details of why Trump aren't interesting to me.
The low information crowd are those who voted for Biden. Their foolishness has been proven out by this administration in every way.
Sad that people let politics destroy relationships, especially families.
My in-laws are way liberal. I respect their views/opinions, and they respect mine as I lean right.
We do not discuss politics at family gatherings. That has worked well for us.
Wife's sister-in-law had a meltdown when she found out wife and I voted for Trump in 2016. We were hosting Christmas that year, and the SIL had a complete meltdown, yelled at my wife, and then stormed out of our house, and then refuse to come inside for dinner until my wife apologized to her for voting for trump instead of hilary, because "all women should have voted for hilary". Ugh. That was the worst of it. They live on the opposite side of the country, so we don't see them much anyway. No loss.
Which is why I don't discuss politics with family or relatives. My family is esp. liberal but I taught as an adjunct professor for almost 25 year. I learned years ago never to let my political views known. When Trump won in 2016 you can't imagine the rage the following day in the teachers room. I said nothing but inside was loving it.
The ONLY one in my entire family that liked biden over Trump was my mother. And that was only because she has CNN on all day long so she did not have accurate info. SO we finally stopped talking
My brother who still talks with her says now she admits I was right all along and what a horrible disaster every single thing is thanks to biden!
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The ONLY one in my entire family that liked biden over Trump was my mother. And that was only because she has CNN on all day long so she did not have accurate info. SO we finally stopped talking
My brother who still talks with her says now she admits I was right all along and what a horrible disaster every single thing is thanks to biden!
I just don't get this, at all.
Mothers are the primary relationship that almost all of us had, entering the world as humans. That's why dying people - even old people - cry out for their mothers. It's a primal, unbreakable link.
How someone can switch their alliance away from their mother (if it had been a good one to begin with) and choose loyalty to Trump, over their mother, is baffling. Absolutely baffling, and something we've never seen in the history of the US.
I hope somehow you're able to heal before she passes on. So that in your last declining years, you won't have that awful, bitter regret of not having a loving relationship with your mother, over what will be long-forgotten political alliances.
Had a very interesting discussion with a friend last night. We're both conservative, but his wife asked a question and I answered her in some depth on the history of Ukraine going back to the founding of Kiev and the Kievan Russ, it's rise as a trading center, the destruction by the Mongols, etc. up to modern times and the feud with Russia including Stalin starving millions of Ukrainians. (That happens after a couple good bourbons).
After I finished, my friend asked me why I wasn't lecturing at colleges about History.
My wife chimed in with, "He'd never make it, he isn't politically correct". Which is true. I like history, not the revised crap coming out of our institutions of "higher learning" these days.
The area I live in is very conservative, so nobody thinks much about it. It's rare to hear really political conversations except for a Let's go Brandon when the gas prices go up again. However, a guy I've known for several years owns a local station where I buy fuel. A few weeks ago after filling my tank, I went inside to pay and said something about "when is this insanity going to stop?"
He came unglued and started ranting about how it wasn't biden's fault for shutting down oil production so that oil prices were rising, and that everything was Putin's fault.
He didn't sound completely stable, so I just paid and left. Haven't talked to him since. The guy is liberal, not a wild eyed frothing at the mouth type liberal, but still left of center, and in a conservative area, he never gets the reaffirming support for liberal policies he wants. Must be pretty tough on him.
I've got nothing against him, we've been able to have discussions for years without all the hysterics, but I think a little space is probably a good idea to keep the peace until at least after November.
I really feel sorry for the guy. He's a pretty good Joe usually, but I guess the strain of backing someone like biden is taking it's toll.
Mothers are the primary relationship that almost all of us had, entering the world as humans. That's why dying people - even old people - cry out for their mothers. It's a primal, unbreakable link.
How someone can switch their alliance away from their mother (if it had been a good one to begin with) and choose loyalty to Trump, over their mother, is baffling. Absolutely baffling, and something we've never seen in the history of the US.
I hope somehow you're able to heal before she passes on. So that in your last declining years, you won't have that awful, bitter regret of not having a loving relationship with your mother, over what will be long-forgotten political alliances.
God when will this man fade into the sunset.
Guess you decided to go on a rant instead of actually reading what I said. But I see you do that a lot. No wonder you do not understand because you prefer to attack people instead of reading what they say. I did that as a democrat as well. Thank god I am not one anymore
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Their foolishness has been proven out by this administration in every way.
