Only you can tell us what you are or have been thinking. Anyone who says else is most probably speaking out of their ass.
Huh? I absolutely love my sister. I simply said she is a very angry Liberal. She was angry when W got elected. She seemingly can't help herself to be angry with anything Conservative. Her FB page is consumed with political posts and hate towards Trump. However, we can absolutely have great conversations.....that is, if it doesn't involve politics in any way.
Embarrassment implies a conscience. Do you think all sides have a conscience? e.g. Trump is embarrassed about nothing.
You know, honestly, I can see why your sister is "angry" (besides being correct about being angry when GW Bush was president). I'd be angry if a sibling of mine would say things of a political nature, and then when someone tries to respond to it, they'd ignore it and act like they never said anything. Kind of like how you had your thread about listening to why people are against Donald Trump, but you basically ended your posts by saying "listen I'm open to hearing why you guys don't like him, but no matter how damming your evidence, I still think you're wrong about him". it's being intellectually dishonest.
And yet you use a hate filled name towards her. I guess we all have our own way of showing "love" for family members.
Just based on my many years of being involved with this community, I’d say that behavior is pretty much typical of being an S2 member.
I disagree...I think he's completely embarrassed and his bluster is a defense mechanism...and I believe a huge faction of DC politicians are completely embarrassed by our partisan divorce court. I think our govt is embarrassed at our stance in the world of global diplomacy and at the cozying up to dictators and slander of allies.
You're absolutely wrong on all three accounts: 1) Due to the history of my sister's acrimonious behavior at family events, coupled with her constantly wanting to engage me and other family members in political debate (eventually turning into her completley flying off the handle), I've chosen to refrain from conversing with her on those subjects. I've simply asked if we could enjoy each other on SO many other levels and agree to disagree regarding our political viewpoints. She's working on that but still struggles some. She uses FB as a venting post and, generally speaking, that's all she uses it for. 2) I was genuinely interested in hearing why all y'all hated Trump so much, but became weary of all the personal insults coming my way. Go back and look again. On that note, I even related in at least one political thread that if John Kasich were running against Trump, and had a legitimate chance to win, I'd most likely vote for him. I also think I related my value points, if only one, quite succinctly. 3) Completely incorrect assertion.
I am not going to re-read all 10 pages of your "Im willing to listen" thread, but i just looked a about half of it and dont see a single personal insult. I think people tried to intentionally give their reasons about not liking or trusting Trump without insults or attacking, because someone actually went out of their way to acknowledge being open and appreciated the thread. It felt like no matter what anyone wrote, it made no difference and not once did you say anything like "yeah, that makes sense or i get it". It was a waste of everyone's time.
I just reread it and you did have some posts that pushed the limit. But I didn't see any outright personal insults at ABM.
This would be my step one in family anger management...dump Facebook and encourage her to do the same...it's basically like letting the Jerry Springer show into your life to use Facebook in many cases....I love my older sister but really don't want her facebook crap in my life....so I left ….the other tool for the family dinner is just not to respond to political stuff.....I like to nod and say..."interesting, how about them Blazers?" That or up your standup comedy skills...make her laugh about something...politics are serious when they are taken too seriously...a little humor goes a long ways..around here el presidente and I have really polarizing views about Trump but are friends who joke about him and it keeps it healthy, unlike some other folks who take serious up to stupid levels.
Exactly. I shared this in one of my initial posts within this thread: "As mentioned, I refuse to talk about politics, period, with her. I want to enjoy her as my sister...as a person. She just has so much hate for Trump, she can't help herself venting to me. I'll absolutely listen, but I've since refrained from response. I ask if we could just change the subject and talk about the beautiful trails near The Dalles. I totally understand she (and most of you) hates Trump. Seriously, though, do we really want to destroy relationships over him? Chances are, he won't last past next year. Conversely, (family/friends) relationships are for a lifetime."
