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relayerbob

(7,433 posts)
145. Absurd response
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:43 PM
Mar 2020

There was no evidence that the person was a murderer or a child molester. Instead it was a panicked and fearful family member, who, in their time of need, might have been put onto a better track with a little love and compassion. Forgiveness does not mean condoning behavior, it means trying to find a new way forward, something we're all going to need to learn how to do if the country is ever going to get back together. But, thanks for perpetuating the cycle of anger and hatred, it's so helpful in these trying times

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You're abandoning your family over Trump?? ansible Mar 2020 #1
I have superpatriotman Mar 2020 #7
I've been abandoned too CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #17
I don't blame you .. she may have even believed this wasn't real unti it hit home. He told his lunasun Mar 2020 #80
I have StopTheNeoCons Mar 2020 #100
Trump voting family members Jamastiene Mar 2020 #12
I was just going to post this. They abandoned me first. Coventina Mar 2020 #13
"They abandoned me first." dchill Mar 2020 #55
Happened to me also. pazzyanne Mar 2020 #76
Bingo!!!!!! nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #18
Exactly! mountain grammy Mar 2020 #41
I finally had enough Of my Trumpanzee brother-in-law who is still worried about Sharia law. Pepsidog Mar 2020 #45
Call their republican friends otchmoson Mar 2020 #46
There ya go Afromania Mar 2020 #56
Exactly. Trumpites abandon everyone but their own little tribe. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2020 #68
Oh, they'll turn on each other in a microsecond Miguelito Loveless Mar 2020 #151
Good point. 👈🏽 BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2020 #155
Yeah. Americans will die because of their stupidity. F them dem4decades Mar 2020 #106
They have abandoned decency Bettie Mar 2020 #14
I've done it Rorey Mar 2020 #31
Don't start this! hamsterjill Mar 2020 #32
NO! No dirty tricks. No voter suppression. No lying. Just NO! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #42
No worries. COVID-19 will do the voter suppression for us. paleotn Mar 2020 #62
agreed. stopdiggin Mar 2020 #71
We aren't going to have a Dictator for life. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #90
I'm not suggesting we use dirty tricks. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #97
Thank you for resisting and not normalizing them as if nothing is wrong with their beliefs/actions lunasun Mar 2020 #83
Thank you for the supportive post. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #92
Those of us in the way of his racist nationalism, receiving hate in order to MAGA appreciate you! lunasun Mar 2020 #95
Amen Brother! SouthernDonkey Mar 2020 #111
When you're talking about politicians, fine... Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #121
You don't know the history Aquaria Mar 2020 #130
I understand all that.... Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #148
The reason families turn messy and toxic is because too many people treat family like Aquaria Mar 2020 #131
Thank You nt Progressive Jones Mar 2020 #156
Let Darwinism take its course.... OnDoutside Mar 2020 #143
Have to disagree. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #152
Your disagreement is duly noted. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #153
Yes it has. It has always been wrong. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #154
Yes. mountain grammy Mar 2020 #40
It's not over Trump! It's over their lack of human decency. degage Mar 2020 #48
I haven't "abandoned" my family but I do feel this. That my people would support Trump in all the LizBeth Mar 2020 #93
I struggle with an older sibling whose like that as well. Difficult so i dont bring up politics. onetexan Mar 2020 #146
Exactly! NT Rorey Mar 2020 #103
I would call that a lecture, not abandonment. And the way it sounds, she needed to be lectured. C Moon Mar 2020 #50
They support caging children. SlogginThroughIt Mar 2020 #54
Two of my siblings? You're damn right I did. paleotn Mar 2020 #57
They're ok with locking children in cages. sarge43 Mar 2020 #63
Abandonment is too treestar Mar 2020 #65
You're abandoning your family over Trump?? LenaBaby61 Mar 2020 #86
Right after Trump won I had a nephew put up white supremacist shit on his FB. Damn straight I LizBeth Mar 2020 #94
Trump is one person MLAA Mar 2020 #104
I hold my family to a higher standard Aquaria Mar 2020 #128
Yes. They should be reminded at every opportunity. But y'know, family Walleye Mar 2020 #2
Voting sure does matter! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2020 #3
+100000000 Celerity Mar 2020 #11
It's family, call her back .... After 3 hrs 🤫🤫🤫 uponit7771 Mar 2020 #4
I did tell to call the food bank. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #15
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2020 #22
My sister called it that. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #24
here is a logo for you Celerity Mar 2020 #35
So cool. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #36
yw! Celerity Mar 2020 #37
Why? Just because someone is family doesn't Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #26
Very well said Rorey Mar 2020 #33
People with good families treestar Mar 2020 #69
Shoulda asked how's the 401k? we can do it Mar 2020 #5
Indeed, voting matters. Could you imagine the difference in response jrthin Mar 2020 #6
I know the feeling. Jamastiene Mar 2020 #8
I don't blame you. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #10
I have myself and my.friend look after. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #19
Excellent point, although it is worth noting that it isn't just about Trump. StevieM Mar 2020 #78
She got what she wanted. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #9
Play stupid Rump games, win stupid Rump prizes. Celerity Mar 2020 #16
I Take Issue With That Plaque ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #25
lol, so true, that shitehawk is nowhere near 1bn (well wasn't, daughter wife and the wax statue Celerity Mar 2020 #29
Agree with that Rorey Mar 2020 #34
Can't say I blame you coeur_de_lion Mar 2020 #20
I understand your frustration, but she is family. Blue_true Mar 2020 #21
She had grown kids. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #23
I completely get it. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #28
at the second you help them, they turn arround and tell you mshasta Mar 2020 #27
My sister and her husband Chainfire Mar 2020 #30
I have coworkers like that. Richard58 Mar 2020 #60
Ezekiel 16:49-50 struggle4progress Mar 2020 #129
true "family" are people you CHOOSE to share life with... not_the_one Mar 2020 #38
If she's a Trump supporter and didn't help take care of your parents blueinredohio Mar 2020 #39
Sorry to hear that. Well, maybe DUers can begin to feel a bit like family. Here for you in FailureToCommunicate Mar 2020 #43
Trump supporting Family members gilligan Mar 2020 #44
tough love adminstered right between the eyes eleny Mar 2020 #47
Was she asking for food? G_j Mar 2020 #49
We must be in Hell. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2020 #51
"A Trump presidency looked pretty fucking hilarious when you thought he'd only hurt brown people, Rabrrrrrr Mar 2020 #52
I've always maintanied that he views his supporters as pawns eleny Mar 2020 #59
Yes This -when it was black and brown and gay and trans no Muslims too they thought he was great lunasun Mar 2020 #87
+1000. nt ecstatic Mar 2020 #118
me too.. they made their decison... samnsara Mar 2020 #53
Honestly, I think that is harsh. I would never abandon my sister for political reasons. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #58
I have not spoken to my sister in over a year... Moostache Mar 2020 #70
That is up to you. I have a brother I love dearly and he is a Republican...probably voted for Trump Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #75
I have cousins who I feel the same way about. StevieM Mar 2020 #89
I have a cousin...younger than me...little brat! He loves Trump...but I still love that kid and Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #158
I am the only liberal. So ya, brother, father and then nieces and nephews. Actually, one niece for LizBeth Mar 2020 #96
That is how I feel exactly. Trump is not taking my family from me. He has taken enough...we Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #157
Our own FBI installed Trump. (eom) StevieM Mar 2020 #88
Was that really good reason to abandon your nieces and nephews? What did they do to hurt you? Doodley Mar 2020 #109
I understand the feeling Skittles Mar 2020 #138
I refused to speak to my abusive psychopath of a father for 14 years Aquaria Mar 2020 #133
I am sorry for your pain, you have my deepest sympathies. Moostache Mar 2020 #142
In all honesty I think your reaction is ridiculous. totodeinhere Mar 2020 #61
I'm pretty sure you don't know what the relationship is like in that case. MineralMan Mar 2020 #64
Of course I don't know the details of the relationship. totodeinhere Mar 2020 #72
You are an example to others. I agree with you. I devote much of my time and money to my sick Doodley Mar 2020 #110
People Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #66
Are you saying that votes are just meaningless expressions of opinion? ibegurpard Mar 2020 #73
No I am saying that if someone is either sick or hungry I would help them if I could regardless totodeinhere Mar 2020 #77
They can check their bootstraps ibegurpard Mar 2020 #82
What LGBTQIA or nonwhites would most of these trumpers aid ? Most would find a reason not to lunasun Mar 2020 #91
You should help them Catherine Vincent Mar 2020 #67
Well said. We have one planet and we all need to try to just get along. Doodley Mar 2020 #112
The reasons familis are toxic and dysfunctional Aquaria Mar 2020 #134
I understand your feelings. You should have told her to call their church. Texin Mar 2020 #74
I feel your pain. Hulk Mar 2020 #79
While I understand your frustration relayerbob Mar 2020 #81
Well said. If we want more love and understanding, we need to show more love and understanding. Doodley Mar 2020 #113
No, it isn't Aquaria Mar 2020 #135
Absurd response relayerbob Mar 2020 #145
WTF? Aquaria Mar 2020 #159
They didn't just abandon us, they're trying like hell to put us in chains. MasonDreams Mar 2020 #84
Mark Twain said it best Tweedy Mar 2020 #85
Everyone deserves forgiveness and compassion example: white South Africans MasonDreams Mar 2020 #98
You absolutely need to call your sister back. EndlessWire Mar 2020 #99
We all have different relationships Rorey Mar 2020 #101
She has kids and grandkids. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #102
Good for you Rorey Mar 2020 #105
Stop. Aquaria Mar 2020 #137
You are right (mostly 😉) Tweedy Mar 2020 #108
Well said, Texaswitchy. Good for you. MLAA Mar 2020 #107
I'm sorry for your sister jimlup Mar 2020 #114
They have money. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #115
Throw it back to her saviour.. SouthernDonkey Mar 2020 #116
I was polite,sort of. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #117
Not really wanting to step in your business further EndlessWire Mar 2020 #123
Try calling your local grocer Aquaria Mar 2020 #141
I understand completely msdogi Mar 2020 #119
She's your sister..... Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #120
Good grief Aquaria Mar 2020 #139
If she had said her sister Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #149
My brother voted for Trump. SlimJimmy Mar 2020 #122
Quite a lot of us WON'T survive tRump's latest ego trip. But nice try. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #124
Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #125
What??? DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #126
"No other president could have done much better".... Dude🤦‍♀️ irisblue Mar 2020 #127
"Fucking politics" ibegurpard Mar 2020 #136
It's not about politics Aquaria Mar 2020 #140
Loving this thread, my .02: Brainfodder Mar 2020 #132
My friend had heart surgery. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #144
Well is there some way I can help them? nolabear Mar 2020 #147
Luckily, I have no such family members. DFW Mar 2020 #150
Your post resonated with me Freyda99 Apr 2020 #160
I hear you mercuryblues Apr 2020 #161
Appreciate your response Freyda99 Apr 2020 #162
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