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WinstonSmith4740

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41. Not all Republicans are bat shit crazy.

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 11:24 AM

Nov 2019

Today, a lot are, but there are still pockets of reasonable, thoughtful people. I'll bet your new friend is one. Think about it...Fox wasn't on TV (big clue), no pictures or posters, no lawn signs or flags, and politics wasn't brought up. He's probably that 10% of Republicans who's brain cells still rub together. He's just underground. If he were a true believer, something would have been said or done to see where you stood, or to "trigger" you, which I believe is one of their favorite things.

I'd say let your daughter enjoy her new friendship, but keep the lines of communication open for signs of "talking points." But my guess is if politics ever does come up, you'll have more in common than you think.

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Unbeknownst to me, we ate dinner at a republican's [View all] mrs_p Nov 2019 OP

to keep things quiescent, you might want to ask your son/daughter not to discuss your political view hlthe2b Nov 2019 #1

Yes, this is something we do mrs_p Nov 2019 #9

I notice downthread you say your daughter is 8. What I did when my very social daughter ... Hekate Nov 2019 #47

Jefferson was Episcopalian I believe and Alcott was a also not a UU, I think. braddy Nov 2019 #52

Four American presidents, Dorothea Dix, Louisa May Alcott... Hekate Nov 2019 #53

Do you have better sources than that? braddy Nov 2019 #55

Be my guest and enjoy the research Hekate Nov 2019 #57

This is madness. Loki Liesmith Nov 2019 #2

"...reasonable chance..." Given the op states it is a "very red state" and given the state of retread Nov 2019 #4

funny as many republicans hold same negative feelings about democrats and liberals, what set beachbumbob Nov 2019 #6

there is a greater than zero chance they are decent people. uncle ray Nov 2019 #19

Oh please. MrsCoffee Dec 2019 #62

There are NO republicans that are decent people StopTheNeoCons Nov 2019 #5

You know you're mistaken on such a generalization, don't you? Through no choice of my own, napi21 Nov 2019 #54

Interesting thing about the abandoning of the Kurds in Syria DFW Nov 2019 #58

I'm sure you're right about threats of primary opponents. DT even said he's do that. I don't napi21 Dec 2019 #59

I've spent a considerable time at a mrs_p Nov 2019 #10

You did? That sounds like a whole story in itself. Hekate Nov 2019 #56

No kidding. Tipperary Nov 2019 #29

Nope they aren't. mrs_p Nov 2019 #34

Is anyone arguing otherwise? LanternWaste Dec 2019 #64

Nobody who still supports Trump just happens to have a reasonable disagreement. pnwmom Nov 2019 #35

Thank You. It's my experience that not all GOP people are right wing freaks. Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #49

Odd that. You both infer and advertise a melodrama not there; and in doing so... LanternWaste Dec 2019 #63

You don't state your daughter's age vlyons Nov 2019 #3

Yes, thank you. mrs_p Nov 2019 #12

There's a song from "South Pacific" called luvtheGWN Nov 2019 #33

As I read these "Us vs. Them" comments, I picture McCain's thumb's down CaptYossarian Nov 2019 #7

Thank you for your words. mrs_p Nov 2019 #13

I hope you crossed out "thank" and wrote "fuck" Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #8

Thank you for the feedback mrs_p Nov 2019 #14

Tell your daughter, and show your daughter Bluethroughu Nov 2019 #11

Your son is so brave and inspiring. mrs_p Nov 2019 #16

Be grateful Raftergirl Nov 2019 #15

Goodness. I'm sorry. mrs_p Nov 2019 #17

I'm with you wryter2000 Nov 2019 #24

Couple of my neighbors are Rs DeminPennswoods Nov 2019 #18

I get so tongue tied and passionate mrs_p Nov 2019 #20

Things like DeminPennswoods Nov 2019 #23

I have a golfing body who is a staunch republican, and one day we had a very hard argument Perseus Nov 2019 #21

Thank you for sharing mrs_p Nov 2019 #27

I wonder if they were aware of your leanings and kept dinnertime neutral eleny Nov 2019 #22

That's what I was thinking LeftInTX Nov 2019 #26

Possibly mrs_p Nov 2019 #31

All I can advocate is to be a uniter and not a divider. littlemissmartypants Nov 2019 #25

I am of two minds on this. Laffy Kat Nov 2019 #28

Yes, I feel this too. mrs_p Nov 2019 #32

If they are practicing Catholics you might want to pay attention to things Pope Francis says . pnwmom Nov 2019 #38

Yes, the Pope has strong feelings about what the U.S. is doing to migrants. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2019 #50

Some longtime friends like to do a lot of cruise ship expeditions. empedocles Nov 2019 #30

My sister lives in such a place. She just has a firm policy never, ever to discuss politics, pnwmom Nov 2019 #36

I live in a red county too. cwydro Nov 2019 #40

United we stand, divided we fall. That's all. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #37

I live in a red, red county duhneece Nov 2019 #39

Not all Republicans are bat shit crazy. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2019 #41

The thing to do is to find common ground. Say to a Republican that you Doodley Nov 2019 #42

for your daughter's sake handmade34 Nov 2019 #43

We are everywhere, even in the reddest of red states. Cattledog Nov 2019 #44

has a picture of Reagan in the house.... IcyPeas Nov 2019 #45

Haha. My pops has Reagan and mrs_p Nov 2019 #46

My grandfather had a picture of FDR in his house. Nature Man Nov 2019 #51

My mother had a picture of Reagan mnhtnbb Dec 2019 #60

Stop buying into the two tribes mentality. SMC22307 Nov 2019 #48

On the people level true, on the ellected official level Rs are not interested in democracy as a ... uponit7771 Dec 2019 #61