It is the rule with my family. We don’t talk politics or religion. It’s a good rule.I haven't noticed any overt racism and bigotry in my in-laws, almost all of whom are Trump supporters. But I don't mention politics to them any more either.
It is the rule with my family. We don’t talk politics or religion. It’s a good rule.I haven't noticed any overt racism and bigotry in my in-laws, almost all of whom are Trump supporters. But I don't mention politics to them any more either.
I must have missed that. Did he retell it 3 or 4 times? A new version every time??
That's the "Stories for Every Occasion" method...
It is the rule with my family. We don’t talk politics or religion. It’s a good rule.
It is the rule with my family. We don’t talk politics or religion. It’s a good rule.
Wait a minute...you golf with ardent right-wingers? How can you "still love them"...and express such hate for everyone here like you do?
Well, I guess it's better you take out all your frustrations here rather than on real people...don't lose friends because you don't like the government. That never ends well.
I see you got your last DT shot in for the post....
Save all that enthusiasm for the golf course and your long game might improve....
Many of us who are assholes here is because we can be as anonymous posters. It's a place for some of us to vent our frustrations without retribution.I treat my right-wing friends like friends...because they are not being assholes like most of the asshole right wingers here in this forum.
I don't "hate" anyone here...even the assholes. If any of you assholes come into town (NYC) lemme know. We can have a drink together...or a coffee.
What makes you think I do not like the government?
I think the government of the US is a fine one...and I hope it survives that piece of shit now sitting in the Oval Office.
I won't get personal with any individual poster. We don't know one another.
In general, however, right wing conservative values are so seethingly repugnant to me that there is no place in my life for anyone who holds those despicable views.
I know that they're as sincere about their views as I am about mine, and I wouldn't expect them to like me either.
This is the ultimate failure of the American experiment. Half of the nation will ALWAYS loathe the government, no matter who is in power. Perhaps we should follow the example of Yugoslavia and the old Soviet Union. People should all have a government that they can respect--and it will never happen in unified America.
They didn't like my political comments on golf sites and the like.
Can't say that I blame them.
I'm 71 and should be chilling, but instead, all of my baby-boomer, 60's kid issues are burning me up.
The hardest debates are always with other progressive liberals.
Debate requires stipulation.
If two people want a similar kind of world, they might reasonably debate the means to get there.
They may get passionate about their views.
Today's conservatives and liberals have absolutely nothing to debate.
They want to live in totally different worlds.
If you want totally different things, there's nothing to debate.
It's us and them, not right and wrong. There's no way to conclude whether chocolate or strawberry ice cream is better. You just go for the one that you want.
We're no longer political opponents; now we're ideological enemies.
Moderation is for the consumption of adult beverages. Politics are about passion. In a polarized society, the energy is at the poles. Centrism is now irrelevant.
The male anatomy is not designed to be comfortable straddling a fence.
But now, it's worse than ever. I don't speak to people who've been friends for forty or fifty years. I have cousins who are dead to me. Five fellow retirees and I have had a standing breakfast date, once a month, since we retired more than a decade ago. Politics have recently broken it up.
I'm not an Evangelical Christian. I don't believe in salvation by faith alone. That's an excuse to be a bastard in the temporal world.
People who voted for Trump stuck a rusty dagger in America's liver, and therefore in mine. That's irredeemable. Not for some imaginary afterlife, but for being accepted in decent society right now.
I was disappointed that two of my kids voted 3rd party in 2016, but I held my tongue because I am glad that they are voting and are politically-involved even if we disagreed about that.
Another Story for Every Occasion™.
I doubt if you speak to your conservative friends like you rage here. What do you think they would say if they saw what you post here? You obviously take your frustrations out here rather than ranting to them. That's good. I doubt they'd be impressed...or maybe they wouldn't even recognize you....I treat my right-wing friends like friends...because they are not being assholes like most of the asshole right wingers here in this forum.
I don't "hate" anyone here...even the assholes. If any of you assholes come into town (NYC) lemme know. We can have a drink together...or a coffee.
It would be fun...and I would enjoy meeting anyone here.
What are you babbling about here, TOP?
What frustrations?
What makes you think I do not like the government?
I think the government of the US is a fine one...and I hope it survives that piece of shit now sitting in the Oval Office.
I have no idea of what a "DT shot" is.
???
I doubt if you speak to your conservative friends like you rage here. What do you think they would say if they saw what you post here? You obviously take your frustrations out here rather than ranting to them. That's good. I doubt they'd be impressed...or maybe they wouldn't even recognize you....
"DT" is Donald Trump
If you spent less time here shouting, you'd have more energy...and that long game might improve...
Always a pleasure chatting with you....don't sell your soul to the coven....you'll never get it back...never ever...
(NYC? Thought you were in Jersey. )
Chapter 12 The Pineapple Massacre
Chapter 13 How to get Obamacare for next to nothing when you're a millionaire....
Are you compiling the book? If so, you have plenty of resources. Just keep in mind to keep it short, variations of the same old lies
and hypocrisy tend to become boring.
They didn't like my political comments on golf sites and the like.
Can't say that I blame them.
I'm 71 and should be chilling, but instead, all of my baby-boomer, 60's kid issues are burning me up.
The hardest debates are always with other progressive liberals.
Debate requires stipulation.
If two people want a similar kind of world, they might reasonably debate the means to get there.
They may get passionate about their views.
Today's conservatives and liberals have absolutely nothing to debate.
They want to live in totally different worlds.
If you want totally different things, there's nothing to debate.
It's us and them, not right and wrong. There's no way to conclude whether chocolate or strawberry ice cream is better. You just go for the one that you want.
We're no longer political opponents; now we're ideological enemies.
Moderation is for the consumption of adult beverages. Politics are about passion. In a polarized society, the energy is at the poles. Centrism is now irrelevant.
The male anatomy is not designed to be comfortable straddling a fence.
But now, it's worse than ever. I don't speak to people who've been friends for forty or fifty years. I have cousins who are dead to me. Five fellow retirees and I have had a standing breakfast date, once a month, since we retired more than a decade ago. Politics have recently broken it up.
I'm not an Evangelical Christian. I don't believe in salvation by faith alone. That's an excuse to be a bastard in the temporal world.
People who voted for Trump stuck a rusty dagger in America's liver, and therefore in mine. That's irredeemable. Not for some imaginary afterlife, but for being accepted in decent society right now.
I doubt if you speak to your conservative friends like you rage here.
No it's just that globalization is retarded.
I doubt if you speak to your conservative friends like you rage here.
What do you think they would say if they saw what you post here?
You obviously take your frustrations out here rather than ranting to them. That's good. I doubt they'd be impressed...or maybe they wouldn't even recognize you....
"DT" is Donald Trump
If you spent less time here shouting, you'd have more energy...and that long game might improve...
Always a pleasure chatting with you....don't sell your soul to the coven....you'll never get it back...never ever...
(NYC? Thought you were in Jersey. )