Kansas Crimson

ousdahl wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:28 am

sdoyel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:22 am I never want to hear the team “radical left” ever again.

The other day my dad went on some rant about the radical left, and cried that dem senators weren’t doing their job when they walked out on the ACB vote, and then emphasized that I’d republican senators weren’t doing their job, he’d call them out about it too.

I asked him about 2016, when republican senators wouldn’t even have a hearing for scotus, not to mention the hundreds of bills passed by Congress that are collecting dust on Mitch’s desk.

He changed the conversation to the weather.

IllinoisJayhawk wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:31 am

ousdahl wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:28 am

sdoyel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:22 am I never want to hear the team “radical left” ever again.

The other day my dad went on some rant about the radical left, and cried that dem senators weren’t doing their job when they walked out on the ACB vote, and then emphasized that I’d republican senators weren’t doing their job, he’d call them out about it too.

I asked him about 2016, when republican senators wouldn’t even have a hearing for scotus, not to mention the hundreds of bills passed by Congress that are collecting dust on Mitch’s desk.

He changed the conversation to the weather.

I have some family like that....i don't talk to them anymore. At all.

I have pretty much cut all the trump loving closet racist family members totally out of my life. No lectures. Just no more communication/interaction.

I guess it would be harder to do if it was my dad, but my parents aren't republicans/trump supporters, so we haven't had to cross that bridge.

sdoyel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:45 am

IllinoisJayhawk wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:31 am

ousdahl wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:28 am

The other day my dad went on some rant about the radical left, and cried that dem senators weren’t doing their job when they walked out on the ACB vote, and then emphasized that I’d republican senators weren’t doing their job, he’d call them out about it too.

I asked him about 2016, when republican senators wouldn’t even have a hearing for scotus, not to mention the hundreds of bills passed by Congress that are collecting dust on Mitch’s desk.

He changed the conversation to the weather.

I have some family like that....i don't talk to them anymore. At all.

I have pretty much cut all the trump loving closet racist family members totally out of my life. No lectures. Just no more communication/interaction.

I guess it would be harder to do if it was my dad, but my parents aren't republicans/trump supporters, so we haven't had to cross that bridge.

I had an estranged aunt who I haven’t seen or spoken to in years seek me out on FB to give me a lecture about how my family should be Republican.

Blocked.

IllinoisJayhawk wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:54 am

sdoyel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:45 am

IllinoisJayhawk wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:31 am



I have some family like that....i don't talk to them anymore. At all.

I have pretty much cut all the trump loving closet racist family members totally out of my life. No lectures. Just no more communication/interaction.

I guess it would be harder to do if it was my dad, but my parents aren't republicans/trump supporters, so we haven't had to cross that bridge.

I had an estranged aunt who I haven’t seen or spoken to in years seek me out on FB to give me a lecture about how my family should be Republican.

Blocked.

I have an aunt and uncle who i was close with.....they never really talked about their political stances until trump (or maybe since their old asses weren't on social media i just didn't notice or pay attentio)....but then they got looney. And post all sorts or ridiculous stuff. My aunt was very close with my wife and daughter. Now we don't talk to them hardly at all. I talk to them none. My wife is polite so she still responds to texts and stuff, but i just can't do it.

I can only imagine the stuff they would have posted during the obama years if they had facebook then. My lord.



My wife's cousin completely cut her parents off....she tried to explain the BLM movement and they continued to post overtly racist shit and she totally cut them off. Ripped them both a new asshole on 1 of their facebook posts, moved to the Ozarks with her now fiance and doesn't speak a word to them. I am sure it was hard but she has said she doesn't have energy for people who won't accept or adjust their own ignorance and she won't tolerate hateful people in her life. She is one of those fierce women who stand up for what they believe is right and i love her for it.

Grandma wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:19 am

IllinoisJayhawk wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:54 am

sdoyel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:45 am

I had an estranged aunt who I haven’t seen or spoken to in years seek me out on FB to give me a lecture about how my family should be Republican.

Blocked.

I have an aunt and uncle who i was close with.....they never really talked about their political stances until trump (or maybe since their old asses weren't on social media i just didn't notice or pay attentio)....but then they got looney. And post all sorts or ridiculous stuff. My aunt was very close with my wife and daughter. Now we don't talk to them hardly at all. I talk to them none. My wife is polite so she still responds to texts and stuff, but i just can't do it.

I can only imagine the stuff they would have posted during the obama years if they had facebook then. My lord.



My wife's cousin completely cut her parents off....she tried to explain the BLM movement and they continued to post overtly racist shit and she totally cut them off. Ripped them both a new asshole on 1 of their facebook posts, moved to the Ozarks with her now fiance and doesn't speak a word to them. I am sure it was hard but she has said she doesn't have energy for people who won't accept or adjust their own ignorance and she won't tolerate hateful people in her life. She is one of those fierce women who stand up for what they believe is right and i love her for it.

You said, "I can only imagine the stuff they would have posted during the obama years if they had facebook then".
It took Trump for them to want to post on Facebook? I would think they would have been happier posting negative shit about Obama than positive shit about Trump. Their loss.

I appreciate people being candid about their fucked up relatives. I guess I have been blessed.
Not to say ALL my relatives and I are on the same page/s politically but when we disagree - we do it respectfully and attempt to have conversations more than lectures. One thing I can proudly say, I am confident ALL of my relatives are really good people. Again, I have been blessed - and I realize I am extremely fortunate in that regard - and unfortunately how unusual it is.

MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:34 am Don’t talk politics with family. Problem solved.

You people aren’t the smartest if you let politics get in the way of you and your loved ones.

ousdahl wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:36 am What advice then would you have for my dad, who seems adamant about not letting loved ones get in the way of his politics?

MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:40 am Don’t blame dt for your personal issues. You own that.

ousdahl wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:44 am whoa, that escalated quickly.

I was just gonna say “leave dad guessing when I’ll visit next” but you took it there bro.

MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:40 am Don’t blame dt for your personal issues. You own that.