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hunter

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46. There's no convincing Jehovah's Witnesses about this.

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 09:34 PM

Oct 2022

They're dead certain they've got a special place in heaven and that participating in politics jeopardizes that.

My mom got booted out of the Witnesses because she couldn't stay out of politics. It was literally bouncers at the door of the Kingdom Hall.

It can be extremely traumatic for people to be shunned by their community.

Fortunately religious craziness like this was a pretty ordinary business in our family. None of my grandparents shared a religion. Holidays always resembled the Troubles in Ireland. The only religion my grandparents had in common was that they were not Mormons in Mormon territory.

After that we were Quakers. I never did say the flag salute in school. I'm pretty much a Catholic Social Justice Warrior and heretic, but that's another story. The first President I actively supported was Jimmy Carter and I've never voted for a Republican. The Republican Party went completely rotten with Ronald Reagan. Reagan was a horrible preview of the worse future to come.

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I got really pissed off today [View all] I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2022 OP

Fucking idiot XanaDUer2 Oct 2022 #1

Maybe it will make a difference when she goes home to think about all you said? FakeNoose Oct 2022 #2

That's what I was thinking - I sensed there might be some wheels turning in her head progree Oct 2022 #36

As long as she doesn't vote REPUKE she can stay home. TigressDem Oct 2022 #41

My math tells me there are up to ONE HUNDRED MILLION who think voting is a waste of time Eliot Rosewater Oct 2022 #3

We are not using the right mediums and memes Tetrachloride Oct 2022 #5

Hopefully this is sarcasm, if not it's bullshit. we can do it Oct 2022 #10

...... Tetrachloride Oct 2022 #12

Because people who look at the "both sides do it memes" have short little spans of attention. TigressDem Oct 2022 #42

What would those be? WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #13

Tasers, pepper spray, and cattle prods. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #29

+1 progressoid Oct 2022 #16

I'm going to go with JustAnotherGen Oct 2022 #6

This☝🏼 we can do it Oct 2022 #9

We ran into one older fellow who was rather adamant about it. calimary Oct 2022 #47

One problem is many states use the voter rolls to summon jurors IbogaProject Oct 2022 #49

Has anyone asked what you meant about a "January 6th" reference? hlthe2b Oct 2022 #4

Can't blame you for righteous anger gratuitous Oct 2022 #7

I tell them... Ligyron Oct 2022 #54

She is like the religious idiot in the old fable DFW Oct 2022 #8

Thank you. we can do it Oct 2022 #11

This is one of my favorite ChazII Oct 2022 #15

I LOVE that story! calimary Oct 2022 #48

It's the sort of tale that morphs over the years DFW Oct 2022 #50

Most likely that this non-voter would have voted republican. True dems know how vital our vote is Cozmo Oct 2022 #14

The same thought occurred to me. soldierant Oct 2022 #24

I hadrhwtthought as well. ShazzieB Oct 2022 #37

I tell people like that it's our patriotic duty to be informed and vote! Emile Oct 2022 #17

Good on you for your righteous rant. I agree with you 100% and hope you japple Oct 2022 #18

Some wise person once said silence about what is wrong is often most harmful. Thank you. c-rational Oct 2022 #19

I was like that at one time. In a perverse way I owe Newt Gingrich a huge thank you, because it was LT Barclay Oct 2022 #20

Good for you! Leith Oct 2022 #21

Yeah I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2022 #56

I understand Leith Oct 2022 #62

Rubbing those ears I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2022 #63

Tried to talk a Jehovah Witness into voting but it did no good. Doremus Oct 2022 #22

There's no convincing Jehovah's Witnesses about this. hunter Oct 2022 #46

I truly understand Bread and Circuses Oct 2022 #23

Boy, do I hear you. WTF is with these people? Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #25

Yes, she is falling for the veil they're been successfully pulling over the eyes of the uninformed. JudyM Oct 2022 #26

Don't let the fools get to you, Panther. These morons are also very lazy, making excuses for Ziggysmom Oct 2022 #27

It is maddening Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #28

I applaud your efforts! BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #30

To me she sounds like a disgusted republican. tiredtoo Oct 2022 #31

Great thread and posts. We know that 100,000,000 are too dis-engaged to even bother. Pity. Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #32

I have been saying this for a while, that up to 100 million wont vote and the reason Eliot Rosewater Oct 2022 #35

Something is fundamentally lacking to not care, or realize that it impacts much of your life and Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #53

Scary 100 million I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2022 #57

Maybe for mid-terms 100 million, but not Presidential elections Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #51

if... myohmy2 Oct 2022 #33

Glad you spoke up....... NGeorgian Oct 2022 #34

Welcome to DU, NGeorgian! Glorfindel Oct 2022 #61

They get mad when they try to blame their laziness on lies and they get caught. Iggo Oct 2022 #38

Kick burrowowl Oct 2022 #39

I've begun telling those kind of people to stay home WhiteTara Oct 2022 #40

My daughter kwolf68 Oct 2022 #43

Good for you Meowmee Oct 2022 #44

Kudos for speaking out! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2022 #45

The aim of voting is to make things better. Aussie105 Oct 2022 #52

on the same page with you ShepKat Oct 2022 #55

I agree with your main point and I'm glad you said something. Old Crow Oct 2022 #58

yuck. orleans Oct 2022 #59

so true llashram Oct 2022 #60

How would you feel if she had said she was voting for Republicans? Polybius Oct 2022 #64

More disgusted I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2022 #65

better than not voting treestar Oct 2022 #67

the most idiotic thing ever treestar Oct 2022 #66