Family/friends that are Tr*mp supporters?

njhaley1 said:

josevolution said:

It was my mistake to let politics trigger me at their home I should have know better not sure I can patch up this situation! My sister called me this morning and told me I’m dead to them even though she’s the one who brought up politics in her house, I could of handled it better but it’s done at some point I’ll try to reach out to them and see if they are willing to forgive my mistake! For now I’ll let the temperature cool down. 

Let me get this straight - she brought it up, said it's 3 against 1 (two I assume you and your wife, 3 being your sister, and the remainder your brother in law), and now she calls to say you're dead to her? 

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/14/can-my-husband-find-out-i-am-voting-for-the-big-question-touching-a-nerve-this/

Is she planning to change her name to OfJim? 

Gern Blansten said:

josevolution said:

njhaley1 said:

josevolution said:

It was my mistake to let politics trigger me at their home I should have know better not sure I can patch up this situation! My sister called me this morning and told me I’m dead to them even though she’s the one who brought up politics in her house, I could of handled it better but it’s done at some point I’ll try to reach out to them and see if they are willing to forgive my mistake! For now I’ll let the temperature cool down. 

Let me get this straight - she brought it up, said it's 3 against 1 (two I assume you and your wife, 3 being your sister, and the remainder your brother in law), and now she calls to say you're dead to her? 

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/14/can-my-husband-find-out-i-am-voting-for-the-big-question-touching-a-nerve-this/

Is she planning to change her name to OfJim? 

Yep that’s how it got started but at this point the finger pointing has to stop! I tried to apologize but she ended hanging up on me, I was wrong I should be better than this my behavior was childish and now I’ll have to mend the relationship it’ll take time and if they decide that I am dead to them I’ll have to accept that and move on! 

I don't know man...if your sister is for Kamala and she told you that I would cut it off until she comes around

josevolution said:

Gern Blansten said:

josevolution said:

njhaley1 said:

josevolution said:

It was my mistake to let politics trigger me at their home I should have know better not sure I can patch up this situation! My sister called me this morning and told me I’m dead to them even though she’s the one who brought up politics in her house, I could of handled it better but it’s done at some point I’ll try to reach out to them and see if they are willing to forgive my mistake! For now I’ll let the temperature cool down. 

Let me get this straight - she brought it up, said it's 3 against 1 (two I assume you and your wife, 3 being your sister, and the remainder your brother in law), and now she calls to say you're dead to her? 

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/14/can-my-husband-find-out-i-am-voting-for-the-big-question-touching-a-nerve-this/

Is she planning to change her name to OfJim? 

Yep that’s how it got started but at this point the finger pointing has to stop! I tried to apologize but she ended hanging up on me, I was wrong I should be better than this my behavior was childish and now I’ll have to mend the relationship it’ll take time and if they decide that I am dead to them I’ll have to accept that and move on! 

I don't know man...if your sister is for Kamala and she told you that I would cut it off until she comes around

Yep that’s my plan I’ll see what happens! 

Word for word 
we sit down in living room small talk and then she says “ Are you guys ready for a woman president “ me and Kate look at her and say yes I said if I could I’d vote twice for her in jest, she looks at my BIL and says I don’t know Dave it’s three against one laughing and he started to talk about KH having done nothing in the last 4 years and it’s snowballed after that! I admit I was wrong to get triggered and will have to live with consequences of my actions, I’m ok with how I tried to apologize but to no avail 

We All Believe said:

Some updates:

- I've seen the congressman cousin and the T*ump cousin (her daughter) multiple times over the past few months. They made jokes about me not talking to them anymore, I responded by joking that I'd talk to them if they got me Alina Habba's phone number. We didn't discuss politics after that, except that the younger cousin, who works for Habba, loves her job.

- They were all at the MSG rally, in a suite.

- The older cousin is posting on social media about voting Republican, and about how if you stop talking to someone because of how they vote, you're part of the problem, and it's all about respecting differences of opinion. Another cousin said virtually the same thing.

I really want to unload on them. Trying hard not to. Differences of opinion went out the window a looooooooong time ago. And again, I like to think they're smart enough to know that. Maybe they're not. Maybe I've given them too much credit, or I've thought too highly of them.

I go back and forth between dropping all of them. I love them all dearly. These cousins, and some of the others, are like brothers and sisters to me. Don't know what to do about it. Am I over-reacting?

I'd also love to get off social media in general. It's poison, evil, does more harm than good. Maybe I just follow my favorite bands and sports teams lol, although if he wins, I might get off it in totality, because I don't even want to think about how much worse it will get.

I voted last weekend, and got in and out quickly, but even in a sleepy little village 39 miles north of Manhattan, I was expecting the worst: people trying to disrupt the process, protesting, you name it. Thankfully, there was absolutely none of that. Nevertheless, I am fearful for immediate future.

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

We All Believe said:

Some updates:

- I've seen the congressman cousin and the T*ump cousin (her daughter) multiple times over the past few months. They made jokes about me not talking to them anymore, I responded by joking that I'd talk to them if they got me Alina Habba's phone number. We didn't discuss politics after that, except that the younger cousin, who works for Habba, loves her job.

- They were all at the MSG rally, in a suite.

- The older cousin is posting on social media about voting Republican, and about how if you stop talking to someone because of how they vote, you're part of the problem, and it's all about respecting differences of opinion. Another cousin said virtually the same thing.

I really want to unload on them. Trying hard not to. Differences of opinion went out the window a looooooooong time ago. And again, I like to think they're smart enough to know that. Maybe they're not. Maybe I've given them too much credit, or I've thought too highly of them.

I go back and forth between dropping all of them. I love them all dearly. These cousins, and some of the others, are like brothers and sisters to me. Don't know what to do about it. Am I over-reacting?

I'd also love to get off social media in general. It's poison, evil, does more harm than good. Maybe I just follow my favorite bands and sports teams lol, although if he wins, I might get off it in totality, because I don't even want to think about how much worse it will get.

I voted last weekend, and got in and out quickly, but even in a sleepy little village 39 miles north of Manhattan, I was expecting the worst: people trying to disrupt the process, protesting, you name it. Thankfully, there was absolutely none of that. Nevertheless, I am fearful for immediate future.

But isn't social media "poison" because of them? Constantly posting fake shit and accepting it as gospel? Constantly being outraged about stupid shit that they were silent about when the orange fuckface was in office?

I agree that it's poison. It's a fucking cesspool of maga bullshit. Even innocent neighborhood pages get taken over by magamorons with dumbass comments on posts that have nothing to do with politics.

The right wing industry is outrage and all of these social media platforms feed it.

And yes I am aware that left wingers can post fake bullshit as well but it is nowhere near what the magats come up with based on what I see.

I can't imagine living in the US. MAGA is like a fucking disease taking over everything. We don't have that shit here. A few people talking shit about JT here and there, but NOTHING like MAGA.