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ShazzieB

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49. This may sound terrible...

Sun Oct 13, 2024, 01:08 PM

Oct 13

But I'm grateful that my sil passed away before the rise of Trump.

She was very conservative and had narrow-minded views about a lot of things, so she would probably have been ripe for the picking if she'd still been around when he rode down that golden escalator. My bil (her and my husband's brother) was very liberal like us, but there was a whole list of topics that were never discussed in her presence (including my bil being a closeted gay man). I'm afraid MAGA would have been the proverbial last straw.

She died in 2012, at the age of 82. She was in extremely poor heath by that time and more than ready to go, so on that score, her death was a blessing of sorts. The fact that she left us a few years before the rise of Trump feels like a bullet dodged, on top of everything else.

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It depresses the hell out of me that people I grew up with... [View all] Girard442 Oct 13 OP

This! sunflowerseed Oct 13 #1

YES, THIS DENVERPOPS Oct 13 #20

Did not need to disown anyone.. oldsoldierfadingfast Oct 13 #45

Nope, DENVERPOPS Oct 13 #74

Rejoice instead Arthur_Frain Oct 13 #2

That wouldn't be enough to save Anne or any of the rest of us.. That is a devastating fact of our current time... hlthe2b Oct 13 #3

Got to take your peace where you can find it lately. Arthur_Frain Oct 13 #5

... hlthe2b Oct 13 #15

What keeps me going is remembering that HRC won the popular vote by more tha 5,000. This means in2herbs Oct 13 #18

And in a way what keeps me going Arthur_Frain Oct 13 #62

I'm with you. Since the convict was defeated in the 2020 election... brush Oct 13 #32

Good points, but Trump is not a sexual "harasser" he is a sexual 'assaulter' and an adjudicated rapist. OMGWTF Oct 13 #39

Good point on the adjudicated rapist. I was too lenient. brush Oct 13 #40

If we win by enough of a margin, there won't be any picking of fights. Arthur_Frain Oct 13 #64

By all means, take it. brush Oct 13 #66

Certanily not if she were an undocumented child from Honduras. dawg Oct 13 #4

I'm right there with you. lobointexas Oct 13 #6

I went to school with a bunch of Italian LittleGirl Oct 13 #46

I have noticed this too! When I grew up MotownPgh Oct 13 #51

Funny you mention that. lobointexas Oct 13 #55

It's so sad isn't it? LittleGirl Oct 13 #73

I'd like to believe your statement about the parents. lobointexas Oct 13 #77

Indeed. Quite possible. nt LittleGirl Oct 13 #92

Oddly, the fact that Kamala is female is rarely mentioned, Mr. Mustard 2023 Oct 14 #100

why would you be sharing that information anyway WhiskeyGrinder Oct 13 #7

To rescue her? twodogsbarking Oct 13 #9

She didn't need rescuing...until someone told where she was hiding. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 13 #17

smh OneGrassRoot Oct 13 #37

I took the OP at their implication that there were people they'd feel comfortable telling where Anne Frank was hiding. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 13 #56

My first thought as well misanthrope Oct 13 #84

I am also very sad to the bros I used to run with 50 years ago are so maga. chicoescuela Oct 13 #8

Sad is not the right word... BSloat Oct 13 #14

I believe trump released their true beliefs in public. chicoescuela Oct 13 #16

Sadly I agree completely Evolve Dammit Oct 13 #25

Disappointed is more accurate for me misanthrope Oct 13 #86

I never went to a reunion. I wouldn't want to in any way show support for the school I went to. Catholic. twodogsbarking Oct 13 #10

Catholic teaching at one time stated that BattleRow Oct 13 #41

I know, right ybbor Oct 13 #11

Try having one of those as a sister. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #12

Yup. Or a mother or a cousin or a nephew COL Mustard Oct 13 #19

She's the only family that I have... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #22

So sorry to hear that, smarty COL Mustard Oct 13 #23

Thanks, COL. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #30

As the great Miles O'Brien once said... OldBaldy1701E Oct 13 #71

Unless you are adopted. littlemissmartypants Oct 14 #104

With all due respect... OldBaldy1701E Oct 14 #105

Thanks, OB. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 14 #106

Yup, I can certainly relate to that! WestMichRad Oct 13 #44

I do . Playingmantis Oct 13 #76

A quote from an old John Mellencamp song moniss Oct 13 #13

My daughter is gay Figarosmom Oct 13 #21

I just wonder,what exactly will this country BattleRow Oct 13 #24

Wild west. Buckle up and plan ahead. Evolve Dammit Oct 13 #26

MAGA sees themselves as somehow "protected" Zambero Oct 13 #27

They don't think the leopards would ever eat THEIR faces! nt Wednesdays Oct 13 #42

Some of their faces are being eaten right now BaronChocula Oct 13 #63

Leopards don't change their spots,and BattleRow Oct 13 #72

If magat victory puts someone... Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 13 #59

One doesn't stand taller on the back BattleRow Oct 13 #61

Over the last 8 years or so The Unmitigated Gall Oct 13 #28

Ignorance has gone the way with Trump Puppyjive Oct 13 #29

Democrats care about people, Rethuglicans care about money. Period. OMGWTF Oct 13 #35

Well ... money is power, and I think power is what they really want. If they don't have a lot of money, at least ... eppur_se_muova Oct 13 #54

Quite the inspiring story. Very happy that you found your place with people who cared about you. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Oct 13 #36

I quit Facebook in 2015 over that. Quiet Em Oct 13 #31

Attended School With The Current Mayor Of Bossier City, Louisiana MayReasonRule Oct 13 #33

North Louisiana is more Arkansas than Louisiana BattleRow Oct 13 #38

Lol... As Far As The Food MayReasonRule Oct 13 #43

Good to know it's not a total food Sahara,but BattleRow Oct 13 #58

I grew up eating Creole food. It's hard to find good food here ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #79

And smoked sausage,oh yeah,cher! BattleRow Oct 13 #82

Conecuh is my favorite sausage ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #83

Google up CajunGrocer out of Lafayette BattleRow Oct 13 #88

Ooh! Yum! Thanks 😃 ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #89

YVW BattleRow Oct 13 #91

I met up with a woman at my recent 50-year high school reunion and we had a great conversation. OMGWTF Oct 13 #34

Thank you for making me feel better... WestMichRad Oct 13 #47

I have no plans to attend my 50th ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #80

I didn't go to mine Freddie Oct 14 #102

I'm getting pummeled by Classmates.com. I guess there is a high school event coming up. But... SupportSanity Oct 13 #70

LOL LOL CrispyQ Oct 14 #103

I figured out that... LuckyCharms Oct 13 #48

This may sound terrible... ShazzieB Oct 13 #49

Wow, you expressed my sentiments exactly! Ohioboy Oct 13 #50

One of my best friends for almost 30 years went off the deep end during the Obama administration AZSkiffyGeek Oct 13 #52

My neighbor tried to force out my political views. Claiming that Biden was responsible for high grocery prices..... SupportSanity Oct 13 #53

how did Biden cause inflation world-wide? Skittles Oct 13 #67

Yeh, well. If Kamala wins, no more arguments. If Trump wins, everything my neighbor says is right. SupportSanity Oct 13 #68

I'm lucky. Most of the people I grew up with are now liberal. Most of our parents were Reps. kerry-is-my-prez Oct 13 #57

I know a lot of highly educated Trumpers, including two PhDs in my own family. Elessar Zappa Oct 13 #75

I agree. And many of these are highly educated people too oldsoftie Oct 13 #60

I know I am the kind of person who would have hidden people Skittles Oct 13 #65

I would too samplegirl Oct 14 #95

I know, I've lost ties with friends I once considered close over this bullshit. Initech Oct 13 #69

Time to turn the page. hay rick Oct 13 #78

This... littlemissmartypants Oct 14 #93

Shake the dust from your feet and walk on ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 13 #81

I have a cookbook by the author Pat Conroy. TNNurse Oct 13 #85

Pat Conroy cookbook? The author of "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides"? SupportSanity Oct 14 #96

The Pat Conroy Cookbook, Recipes of My Life. TNNurse Oct 14 #98

Girard, welcome to the club! Family and friends who turn out to be MAGAts make me question everything I believed Martin68 Oct 13 #87

Opposite...my husband and I are really surprised when we go to... Tikki Oct 13 #90

If you still speak Tweedy Oct 14 #94

An excerpt from "They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933 - 45"... ColoradoHoosier Oct 14 #97

Ditto that. EVERYBODY I went to high school with ... CousinIT Oct 14 #99

I feel the same way. BlueKota Oct 14 #101