Can't believe my aunt

[sakabatou]

She thinks it's okay for Trump to be surrounded by yes men and for anyone to have a differing opinion to leave. UGH!

If this needs to be moved to the Lounge, then I'll move it.

[lunatica]

1. I'm sorry you have relatives like this

Maybe she’ll change her mind as things get really bad.

[sakabatou]

9. I have no idea, but I did ask her to explain herself

Still waiting on the reply.

[samnsara]

2. (((hugs)))

[rurallib]

3. She is not alone. A lot of Americans feel that way.

[FiveGoodMen]

5. 1 in 3

[yardwork]

4. Please don't move it to the Lounge!

This belongs right here in General Discussion. The Lounge is our escape from the madness!

Sorry about your aunt. Let me tell you about some of my relatives....

[dewsgirl]

6. I never know either.

[marble falls]

7. Nah, you're just fine, except for your aunt's Foxination w/Donnie Two Scoops.

[sakabatou]

8. As far as I know, she detests Fox "News"

[marble falls]

11. So there's no known cause. Tough case.

[gratuitous]

10. I would agree with your aunt, except for one teeny detail

Trump has not demonstrated infallibility. As such, it is quite important for anyone, but especially the President of the United States, to hear opposing viewpoints on the possibility - however remote - that he could be wrong. Does your aunt think that Donald Trump, author of more than 15,000 documented lies during his time in office, is infallible?

[sakabatou]

13. I haven't gotten a reply in several hours

[KY_EnviroGuy]

12. Comes from large-scale brainwashing so we see government as.....

a business operation rather than a conduit for public service. Thank the right-wing media and our obsession with the stock market for that.

When seen through the lens of the CEO of a corporation, it's considered OK for him to surround himself with yes-men and yes-women.

Conversely, government organizations should be shining examples of diversity.

KY............

[hunter]

14. It's the authoritarian mindset.

Some people *need* authorities.

I don't get it.

It would be no fun at all for me here on DU if everyone agreed with me.

I treasure the times people have changed my mind.

[uponit7771]

17. +1, they need the perceived safety of following lead paths vs doing the leading and it can be ...

... categorical; one category a person is a trail blazer another they're dunder heads.

[pnwmom]

15. This is definitely a legit topic for general discussion. MANY of us

are frustrated by people in our lives like that.

[sakabatou]

16. I now asked if she's defending him

If she is, I'm cutting her out with a caveat. She has to donate to a specific group with a receipt. I'm thinking Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Support, Inc..