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zipplewrath

(16,698 posts)
2. Absolutely
Wed Sep 12, 2018, 12:48 PM
Sep 2018

I work in VERY conservative environment. I have made it clear that I am the "liberal" in the room. (To these folks, anyone left of Hannity is a "liberal". But I generally avoid commenting. Occasionally I'll post a piece of some meme or op-ed on the cubical wall. Mostly I don't say much. It had more to do with professionalism and concern about advancement. These days, it's about not bothering to argue with fools. I did blow up at a guy at a retirement luncheon the other day. I think I posted about it. The guy called Trump his "Hero".

Strangely, as much as I know these nuts are very conservative and all voted for the Twitter in Chief, I have notice they don't say much these days. They are very uncomfortable. They are visibly embarrassed by his tweets. There is an odd tradition in our office. Instead of a normal morning greeting, it is common to make some snarky comment as a greeting. "Traffic sucks". "Weather is Shitty". Anything about the day. It can be about a local sports team's performance. I've started making applicable variations of Trump's Tweets. I did the whole "Covfefe" thing. I've been inserting "sad" in a dramatic way into things. I had a field day with "truth isn't truth". They are VISIBLY uncomfortable. I'll admit I don't push it as much as maybe I could. But I do notice I don't get alot of HRC comments or Obama comparisons in return. This is notable because during Bush and Obama, any comment was met with the "whattabout" argument every time.

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Absolutely zipplewrath Sep 2018 #2
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Hear, hear! BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #14
To a righty anyone not in love with Trump.... RhodeIslandOne Sep 2018 #17
Here in north Florida ScratchCat Sep 2018 #3
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I Think Many Business Are Catching On ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #8
My barber is a young "libertarian" RhodeIslandOne Sep 2018 #16
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