I lost it on my sister .. she hung up on me.

[dixiechiken1]

52. I had the same issue with my brother...

He is a die-hard Trump apologist. I can't for the life of me understand where the hell it comes from or why. We are of Mexican descent and are middle class, hard working people. (I mention Mexican descent because I can't belieeeeeve the stupid wall alone doesn't appall him... apparently not.)

Anyway, we were talking over a couple beers one night a few months ago and got on the subject of Medicare for all. I expressed the viewpoint that healthcare should be a right, not a privilege. He started rambling on about "socialism" and how he didn't want to have to pay for everyone else. I pointed out to him that he, himself, has benefited from "socialism" as he has had 3 or 4 surgeries in the last year and the hospital wrote off his debt due to financial hardship. I reminded him that the rest of us just paid for him.

Well, he snapped. Totally lost his shit. Started screaming at me, saying he couldn't BELIEVE I "threw that in his face." I kept trying to tell him that everyone falls on hard times at some point and that that was exactly my point. Anyway, he stormed out on me.

I let time pass and he ended up calling me. We acted like nothing happened, which is fine with me. I did tell him later, though, that we are NOT going to discuss politics. EVER. He is my brother and I love him.

The way I look at it is that we - all of us - have already lost so, so much because of that asshat Trump. I refuse to lose a member of my family as well. I refuse to give that bastard THAT. MUCH. POWER.