An old friend (of 55+ years) stopped talking to me for 1 1/2 years because I supported Donald Trump. After a mutual friend died, he pulled in his horns and we re-connected at the funeral. That was 3 1/2 years ago.
Although we both committed to never speaking about politics when we communicate, he has not returned my calls since the Rit…
An old friend (of 55+ years) stopped talking to me for 1 1/2 years because I supported Donald Trump. After a mutual friend died, he pulled in his horns and we re-connected at the funeral. That was 3 1/2 years ago.
Although we both committed to never speaking about politics when we communicate, he has not returned my calls since the Rittenhouse verdict. I suspect the Joy Reid's and Joy Behar's of the DNC propaganda squad have gotten to him again.
The same thing happened to me in 2016, and I didn't vote for Trump, but refused to vote for Clinton even though I was a registered democrat. Not an unusual thing for me to do. Hatred and abuse greeted me with a friend, my brother, and a cousin who died of cancer in 2018. He and I never spoke again since I dared institute my democratic right not to vote. He was a professor of law, but at one time a captain in the military. My dislike for Clinton was all about her love for war which he just couldn't accept, and continued to tell me my actions were putting a tyrant in the White House. Another cousin on Facebook was a registered republican most of her life, but was so repulsed by Trump and his "low life" base so her Facebook page became a hate Trump site. She managed to excuse the behavior of every republican president, but not Trump. Her fan base were all the same, well off, educated and mean. When I defended Trump while many thought he was suggesting that people drink bleach to deal with the corona virus, and my interpretation was that he was thinking of something comparable to Clorox, but a medicinal anti-viral treatment that could act in the same way to kill the Corona virus internally, one of her highly educated, rich friends told me to kill myself by drinking Clorox. I told her that I saw her statement as a threat against my life and would report her to Facebook if she made another. It worked and made her disappear. I was also called a racist in defending a policemen for stopping a young black woman for going too slow in a 60 mile an hour strip of highway. One of her friends who had many pictures on her site of her all white gated community called me a racist and gave me a list of books and videos to watch that would help me overcome. Interesting that these people always voted republican until Trump, whose base became defined by Clinton as a bunch of "deplorables." I always thought she referenced them that way to institute a divide in this country which they used to their political advantage, and that divide continues to be used by the democrats in the same prejudicial way.
Thanks for your reply, but it was more about people whom I have had relationships with for so long, really extended myself for, including a younger brother, to treat me in an abusive and dismissive manner. I have degrees, but those degrees don't mean they allow me to feel better then others because they have had less opportunities. All of these people have one thing in common besides an education, they're mentality has always been elitist. They act like they're not going to die, and although they pretend to care about the less fortunate among us, they are, and I always knew it, liars in that regard.
I meant "intelligence" in the widest sense possible. When you say "their mentality has always been elitist" that immediately puts them in the non-intelligent category. Being smug about anything tags one as being stupid right there.
And when times get tough everything comes out. All of a sudden you don't recognize your neighbor or your relation. In a situation like war, for example, that'll easily cost you your life, in a wink.
Wow, I had such hope. Maybe you can suggest he actually watch the entire trial as thinking heads can then do that for themselves. Regaining his independence might be quite refreshing for him.
My best friend since I was about 11 years old (we’re both 53) and who only watches MSNBC (literally that’s all he watches) refuses to talk to me anymore. This was a guy who 20 years ago I collected from a homeless shelter in Vallejo, CA addicted to meth and brought into my home with my new wife and 4 stepdaughters and helped him kick his addiction and get back into college to finish his degree. He’s now an accountant who brags to my family members how he’s ghosted me on social media.
Friendships, like marriage, flow with the Tao. My pal was my right-winger when I played defense on a hockey team 50 years ago. We shared a house, briefly, and dropped acid together probably 100 times. Oh well. Does ANYTHING really matter?
The double-meaning eluded me, bot! hahaha Actually, LaVeen's Golden Blades dominated the Fisher Body Hockey League from 1972 - 1975. Then, Tim Bradley had to hit some guy over the head with his hockey stick, got sued, had to sell his motorcycle, and LaVeen's Department Store got sued and dropped the sponsorship. Good times.
An old friend (of 55+ years) stopped talking to me for 1 1/2 years because I supported Donald Trump. After a mutual friend died, he pulled in his horns and we re-connected at the funeral. That was 3 1/2 years ago.
Although we both committed to never speaking about politics when we communicate, he has not returned my calls since the Rittenhouse verdict. I suspect the Joy Reid's and Joy Behar's of the DNC propaganda squad have gotten to him again.
The power of the media is frightening.
The same thing happened to me in 2016, and I didn't vote for Trump, but refused to vote for Clinton even though I was a registered democrat. Not an unusual thing for me to do. Hatred and abuse greeted me with a friend, my brother, and a cousin who died of cancer in 2018. He and I never spoke again since I dared institute my democratic right not to vote. He was a professor of law, but at one time a captain in the military. My dislike for Clinton was all about her love for war which he just couldn't accept, and continued to tell me my actions were putting a tyrant in the White House. Another cousin on Facebook was a registered republican most of her life, but was so repulsed by Trump and his "low life" base so her Facebook page became a hate Trump site. She managed to excuse the behavior of every republican president, but not Trump. Her fan base were all the same, well off, educated and mean. When I defended Trump while many thought he was suggesting that people drink bleach to deal with the corona virus, and my interpretation was that he was thinking of something comparable to Clorox, but a medicinal anti-viral treatment that could act in the same way to kill the Corona virus internally, one of her highly educated, rich friends told me to kill myself by drinking Clorox. I told her that I saw her statement as a threat against my life and would report her to Facebook if she made another. It worked and made her disappear. I was also called a racist in defending a policemen for stopping a young black woman for going too slow in a 60 mile an hour strip of highway. One of her friends who had many pictures on her site of her all white gated community called me a racist and gave me a list of books and videos to watch that would help me overcome. Interesting that these people always voted republican until Trump, whose base became defined by Clinton as a bunch of "deplorables." I always thought she referenced them that way to institute a divide in this country which they used to their political advantage, and that divide continues to be used by the democrats in the same prejudicial way.
It's easier to bear once it's realized that education and/or expertise in a particular field does not equal intelligence.
Thanks for your reply, but it was more about people whom I have had relationships with for so long, really extended myself for, including a younger brother, to treat me in an abusive and dismissive manner. I have degrees, but those degrees don't mean they allow me to feel better then others because they have had less opportunities. All of these people have one thing in common besides an education, they're mentality has always been elitist. They act like they're not going to die, and although they pretend to care about the less fortunate among us, they are, and I always knew it, liars in that regard.
I meant "intelligence" in the widest sense possible. When you say "their mentality has always been elitist" that immediately puts them in the non-intelligent category. Being smug about anything tags one as being stupid right there.
And when times get tough everything comes out. All of a sudden you don't recognize your neighbor or your relation. In a situation like war, for example, that'll easily cost you your life, in a wink.
Wow, I had such hope. Maybe you can suggest he actually watch the entire trial as thinking heads can then do that for themselves. Regaining his independence might be quite refreshing for him.
My best friend since I was about 11 years old (we’re both 53) and who only watches MSNBC (literally that’s all he watches) refuses to talk to me anymore. This was a guy who 20 years ago I collected from a homeless shelter in Vallejo, CA addicted to meth and brought into my home with my new wife and 4 stepdaughters and helped him kick his addiction and get back into college to finish his degree. He’s now an accountant who brags to my family members how he’s ghosted me on social media.
No good deed goes unpunished. Let's hope MSNBC implodes and he comes out of the smoke.
Only to find some other "MSNBC".
Or is it the quality of the "friendship"?
Friendships, like marriage, flow with the Tao. My pal was my right-winger when I played defense on a hockey team 50 years ago. We shared a house, briefly, and dropped acid together probably 100 times. Oh well. Does ANYTHING really matter?
We are waves in the ocean.
"My pal was my right-winger" - apparently in the wrong position. Wonder how your team was doing back then.
The double-meaning eluded me, bot! hahaha Actually, LaVeen's Golden Blades dominated the Fisher Body Hockey League from 1972 - 1975. Then, Tim Bradley had to hit some guy over the head with his hockey stick, got sued, had to sell his motorcycle, and LaVeen's Department Store got sued and dropped the sponsorship. Good times.
See, bad luck. And all because of one wrong positioning. Which Donald Trump helped expose.