I lost it on my sister .. she hung up on me. [View all]

[rustysgurl]

Last edited Fri Apr 17, 2020, 06:43 PM - Edit history (1)

Well, it finally happened. I don't know how to feel. Angry. Sad. Bereft.

My sister, while progressive in some ways (care for the poor and other similar social programs), is a die-hard, Faux News watching, Kool-Aid drinking Trump defender. She is extremely intelligent, well educated and well read. But, she is a one-issue voter ... abortion. She said she admired Obama in many ways, but she couldn't vote for him because of abortion. She hated Hillary Clinton, and spouted Benghazi talking points ad infinitum. Politics aside, she has been very kind and giving to me, inviting me on vacations with her, and talking with me every day on the phone. As long as we didn't discuss politics, we did pretty well.

She called today, and was talking about a friend of hers who complained about the extended stay at home order in our area. Being a retired medical professional, my sister understands what is going on, likes Dr. Fauci a great deal, and has admitted that Trump hasn't handled the pandemic well in some respects.

Well, I stepped right in the middle of it, asking her what she thought of his tweets today, basically inciting insurrection. As per usual, she didn't address anything Trump did, instead responding with her usual, "...but the Democrats" response. For the first time I called her on it. I told her this was not tit for tat, and that unless she could come up with examples where Democratic politicians had asked the people to rise up against the local elected officials, she needed to respond to what Trump did. She kept saying "but the Democrats, but the Democrats." I told her it didn't matter, and that the President of the United States was asking citizens in Democratic states to rise up against their governors, citing the 2nd Amendment.

So what did she do? She hung up on me.

I'm sure she thought I was rude, was talking over her, or that I had, in some way, lost my mind. She will probably, in all her gracious aura of religious benevolence, call me back later after giving me time to "calm down." Maybe she won't .. I don't know. Frankly, I'm not sure I will be taking her call today, or anytime in the near future. It pains me to consider not speaking with her because in all other ways she has been a good sister to me. I just can't get past her unrelenting need to defend the abomination currently in the White House, especially when she agrees he is a "less than honorable" person ... but. I mean, how bad does he have to get before one finally realizes he is horrible for this country?

What would you do?