Family/friends that are Tr*mp supporters?

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. 

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! 

Go Beavers said:

nicknyr15 said:

Go Beavers said:

nicknyr15 said:

Gern Blansten said:

nicknyr15 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

teskeinc said:

josevolution said:

Well tonight I was at my sisters for dinner and she says are you guys ready for a woman president me & my wife say yes she turns to her husband and says you see three against one! That’s the moment I realized my brother in law is a MAGA idiot the convo got heated we ate I said goodbye to her he was in the living room and we didn’t say anything to each other plus my brother is also a MAGA idiot, so in one fell swoop I will no longer socialize with them I’m totally ok with this! 

😂😂😂😂

It’s funny your politics bro rips people apart with his hateful rhetoric ?

There’s nothing funny about friends and family ripped apart by something as dumb as politics. I’m sorry, I could never not speak to family because of which clown show they vote for. Life is too short…. Fuck that. 

What if they make normal conversation impossible? What if that brother in law had said to you "the only reason Obama was elected was because of all the niggers"? Would that change your attitude?

I don’t know anyone like that. No republicans that I know speak like that. That type of person sounds like someone I wouldn’t have liked in the first place. You don’t become like that over the course of one election. 

You don’t know enough republicans. 

Good. I don’t know enough democrats that sound like some around here either. I guess I’m lucky. 

As long as your lack of personal contact doesn’t create denial about the bigotry woven into the republican party. 

Johnny Abruzzo said:

My dad loves Trump. We went out to dinner Sunday and had a great time together.

My mom is writing postcards to get out the vote for the Dems.

We All Believe said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I just realized they blurred out Trumps name in the title.  He's not like Beetlejuice and u say it three times he pops up, lol.  It's ok to print his name, I promise. Trump, see?  Oh and eBay.  You can write that too.  It's ok.  It's ok.

In the thread title? I did that on purpose.

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.

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

IGern 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. 

It's so fucked up...if he wins we will survive but it sure is upsetting to see how stupid we've become. trump will be gone soon and I really don't see a successor like him. I'll give him that...he's the perfect stooge for their platform.