Ran into a Trump supporter today....

[Spitfire of ATJ]

Him: (Noticing my Bernie stuff on the car) "So who are you going to vote for now that your boy got it stolen from him?"

Me: "I guess I'll have no choice but to vote for whoever the Dems run."

Him: "Really? I know some super-delegates who say they're going to switch to Trump.

Me: "You don't know what a super-delegate is, do you."

Him: (Taken aback) "Yeah I do."

Me: "How can a Democratic super-delegate vote at the Republican Convention?"

<pause>

Him: (Moving on) "I'm not for either party. I'm an Independent. I'm not for the "Demoncrats" or the "Republican'ts"."

Me: "Harry Truman once said, 'Anyone who calls himself an Independent isn't going to vote for me."

Him: "They had independents back then? I thought that was something that started in the 90s."

Me: "Do you realize you sound like someone who gets all of their information from right-wing propaganda?"

Him: (Proudly) "I don't even own a computer." (He's in his 20s) Trump will make other countries FEAR us again (this is a plus for him) unlike the Muslim we have in there now."

Me: "Well I like Bernie."

Him: "I could never vote for a Socialist. It would be spitting in the eye of our boys who fought and died in Fallujah."

Me: "Do you think we fought the war in Iraq to defeat Socialism? Why didn't we invade Denmark, or Canada?"

Him: "All of those countries are Commie."

Me: "Really?"

Him: "Yeah."

Me: "France, England, Norway, Sweden, Finland,....all commie?"

Him: "Sure."

Me: "I thought Reagan won the Cold War. That sounds like a loss to me. Bet you admire Putin too for his strong leadership."

Him: (Looking at me like I know things I shouldn't know.)

Me: "By the way, I was alive back then and can tell you Reagan sucked."

Him:

[Gomez163]

1. This idea that we need to have other countries fear us is dangerous.

If they really did fear us too much, they could figure they need to fire nukes at us preemptively.

Not a great idea.

[Fumesucker]

39. Hence the nuclear triad

It survives a first strike and delivers a lethal counterstrike.

The Obama administration wants to spend a trillion or three upgrading it for the twenty first century.

Oderint dum metuant, let them hate so long as they fear.

[rug]

2. Did you back up?

[Thor_MN]

3. and then go forward, and back up again?

[dflprincess]

34. Love it!

[11 Bravo]

56. Great minds!

[valerief]

6. Bwahahaha!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. I just got new Goodyears and don't want to mess them up....

Even if I DID recently buy a new hose.

[Skittles]

4. repukes do not know the difference beween communism and socialism

Fox News and right wing hack radio has them convinced they are one and the same

[Ilsa]

5. Ignorance will be the death of our country. NT

[Dustlawyer]

13. Propaganda used on the ignorant will be the death of this country!

[Ilsa]

19. Thanks for refining my concept! NT

[Dustlawyer]

36. Couldn't have done it without you! Lol

Thank you!

[dorkzilla]

32. We are seriously moribund then...

Have you spoken to an average person? Knows more about the Kardashian family than American history, to say nothing of world history or current events.

This patient is on life support.

[Stonepounder]

35. The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

- Winston Churchill

[smirkymonkey]

58. Brilliant and even truer today than it ever was.

[roamer65]

57. Their stupidity is going to start World War 3. N/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Well played.

I bet the nitwit has a pocket computer (with a phone app) and uses it to get all his info from buddies on Facebook and Instagram.

"don't even own a computer"? Hah! Has at least one on his person at all times, a dozen embedded in devices in his house and about five in his car.

If he "doesn't own a computer," perhaps he uses one at work on the sly to visit all those sites he denies visiting.

If he "doesn't own a computer," does he listen to radio and watch TV? Usually people, esp. 20-somethings, are most eager to ditch the TV first.

If he doesn't get his info from a computer (excepting pocket computer, see above) and has no radio and no TV, he is not only ignorant, but proudly ignorant.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. He was like the Dittoheads of old. Eager to "teach" his ignorance.

[passiveporcupine]

26. It would have been fun

to be in the audience, clapping and cheering every time you took him down a notch.

What a dufus, and it's people like this that are trying to choose someone like them to run our country.

[mountain grammy]

8. Like arguing with a rock.

I'd say my dog, but he's smarter than any Republican.

[zentrum]

10. You did that well.

[stopwastingmymoney]

9. I love that, thank you for sharing

I was alive then too, Reagan did suck

[LP2K12]

11. Where was the hidden camera?

This guy smells of troll.

Glad you put him in his place.

[arithia]

12. reminds me of a fender bender I saw the other day

Red overpriced penis car rear ended a beat up Honda at enough speed to leave 2 car-lengths worth of skidmarks on the road.

Red car was smashed to hell in the front and had Trump stickers on the bumper.

Honda was pristine, had a "Feel the Bern" sticker on the back.

Cop filling out the report was shaking his head and laughing. One of the few times I wish the rubberneckers had slowed traffic down enough that I could snap a pic. XD

[ReRe]

16. Well at least you carried out a...

... conversation with him. When I run into these people and they make it clear in short order that they have the mind of a junior high bully punk, I immediately feel nauseous. I engage them for a few moments longer to be absolutely sure and then I vacate the area. The nausea just overwhelms me.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. I like the fact that they feel "enlightened".

[dorkzilla]

33. I end up having conversations like this all the time with strangers

Maybe because I'm REALLY white (pale, blonde, green eyed) and I have an easy time talking to strangers, they open up to me after a few moment's chat, and their non-sequitur explodes quickly into right wing trope, replete with racism. As soon as they go there, my smiling face disappears and I always say "no,no,no, gonna stop you right there, we need to stop talking right now". Oddly enough, these idiots always try and continue the conversation to convince me of their "logic".

It's actually kinda funny, them talking to my back and me ignoring them (it usually takes place on long lines in some store or another). I always detect people looking at me, smirking, pointing their eyes at said moron and shaking their head as if to say "yeah, I hear him. What a moron".

[IronLionZion]

17. A lot of Republicans do admire Putin

and it's a great point about Reagan letting the commies win the cold war right up to our northern border!

[Beartracks]

18. Damn. I guess we can't pin our hopes on ALL millenials!

Shame, really.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

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[SCantiGOP]

20. I realize the constitution says

that he has the right to own a gun, but do we really have to let these people vote?

[Tarc]

21. My first thought at reading the thread title...

"Did you hit reverse and and run into him again?"

I am so going to hell...

[63splitwindow]

22. The thought cesspool they live in...

is its own worst punishment. They only parrot what the "elders" in their bleak world regularly spew.

[ThingsGottaChange]

23. These are my favorite stories! nt

[bluestateguy]

24. And these people are allowed to vote

nt

[LiberalLovinLug]

25. They like Trump for the same reasons they liked Bush

Bush wasn't overtly racist. He didn't do enough for New Orleans and his mother had some choice racist comments during that time, but it really has nothing to do with that. Or sexism, or bigotry. It is having someone to be the President that is like a movie character, bigger than life, and defying the odds. In the movies there are all kinds of "heros" who brag constantly, and BACK IT UP. They are surly and violent and even abusive and crude. Many times the government/CIA etc. is after them at the same time but they know they are right so they push on. And they always win in the end!

These conditioned Americans think this is actually possible. That they can have a President that will take on the world, and by hook or by crook, he will defeat any and all comers. Because nobody is better than them. Making America Great Again, is not about unemployment, or job growth, or home ownership, or poverty levels, infrastructure upkeep, health, education....its about how loud we'all can brag to not only the world but all the bleeding hearts out there that are weaklings because they are not greedy enough to want it all for themselves, they want to share, be nice, get along etc... and the one in the movies that does that is usually blown to bits. They want to be able to brag, without responsibility to actually back it up, and have a yuuuuuuuuuge braggart above them they can take strength from and give credence to their own assholishness.

[lpbk2713]

27. BWAHAHAHA

No fair stopping them in their tracks with facts and shit.

[amuse bouche]

29. Awesome exchange..but this...

""Do you think we fought the war in Iraq to defeat Socialism? Why didn't we invade Denmark, or Canada"?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

40. Did you HAVE to go there?

[ConservativeDemocrat]

42. Hrm.... I suppose not. Fine. I'll withdraw it.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

[greytdemocrat]

31. Ha!

Great story Spitfire!!

[CanonRay]

37. The stupid, it burns.

[shireen]

38. My hero!

I love the way you buried him in his lack of facts.

[AgadorSparticus]

41. 😂😂😂😂😂👍

[SwankyXomb]

43. That guy may not own a computer

but he damned sure has an AM radio locked on the local hate station.

[Trajan]

44. For your Trump friend to ponder

Don't let these assholes lie ....

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/2016-election-defense-military-industry-contractors-donations-money-contributions-presidential-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-republican-ted-cruz-213783

According to the Center for Public Integrity’s review of Federal Election Commission data, over a 14-month time period from January 2015 through February 2016, the Clinton and Sanders campaigns together received at least $765,049 from employees of major defense contractors — more than twice the $357,775 sum received by the Republican Party’s three remaining presidential candidates. Among the current GOP contenders, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who has called for large increases in defense spending, won the lion’s share of defense industry donations, receiving $307,955.

http://vetsforbernie.org/2016/03/military-supports-bernie-sanders/

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[JHB]

45. "France, England, Norway, Sweden, Finland,....all commie?"

"You know, the 'free world' that we're supposed to be the leaders of? And if they're commies, then so were we before Reagan. So what was the Cold War all about then? Commies vs Commiers?"

[MrScorpio]

46. Trump has his supporters pegged...

They're all morons.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

47. So you have conversations with lobotomized chimpanzees, too, eh?

Be sure to give them a reward for every new fact that they can understand.

[vlyons]

48. How very very sad

that 40% - 45% of Americans think like this guy. Total emotional jingoism picked up from his fellow ignorant friends, heard on RW radio, and repeated over and over to demonstrate his so-called patriotism and machoism. Defunding public education by Republicans is partly to blame. I wonder if he even has a high school diploma? His reading comprehension is probably not so high either. I'll bet there's no public library card in his wallet. God only knows what he feels about women and minorities. This is the face of ignorance, and it is what keeps him locked in low-pay jobs and endless suffering. Very very sad.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

50. Actually, I think it's a tiny portion of white males. They're just LOUD.

[Javaman]

49. the all-over-the-map mentality of the right wing. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

51. That's how they can have a list of 50 things they claim are the #1 problem in America.

[Javaman]

54. good one nt

[Agnosticsherbet]

52. That makes my morning. Very funny.

[lame54]

53. Were you driving?

[kentauros]

55. "I shoulda yelled two!"

[Jopin Klobe]

59. "Ran into a Trump supporter today...." ...

... I was hoping for an automotive story ...