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Shrek

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37. Not everyone considers politics to be a deal-breaker

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:01 AM

Sep 2025

I attended a family reunion in July represented by a very wide variety of political orientations.

We all laughed and hugged and broke bread together. It's not that uncommon to put family above political differences.

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Kind of weird for Utah MAGA parents to be eating dinner with son who is dating a transgender person, isn't it? [View all] lostnfound Sep 2025 OP

We are family BoRaGard Sep 2025 #1

There are so many "disconnects" in this story that I will try to avoid too many conclusions... hlthe2b Sep 2025 #8

the groypers thing was made up by the same people who told us Kyles Mom drove across State lines with guns in the trunk WarGamer Sep 2025 #2

Do you have any proof for that assertion? Mysterian Sep 2025 #6

The assertion that myth becomes fact in the minds of many? WarGamer Sep 2025 #7

Which people made assertions about Rittenhouse's mother and also made assertions about Robinson's affiliations? Mysterian Sep 2025 #12

Sorry I'm being dense.. lostnfound Sep 2025 #10

Long after the Mom driving across State lines was debunked... WarGamer Sep 2025 #11

Months? Nobody knew about this kid three weeks ago. tinrobot Sep 2025 #22

The link was about Rittenhouse pcdb Sep 2025 #25

There were accusations made with more certainty than was warranted, sure AZJonnie Sep 2025 #15

Thank you for this. Also the mother complaining about him being "liberal" doesn't mean the same kind of LeftInTX Sep 2025 #28

How about the quotes from the families? They're compromised too? WarGamer Sep 2025 #32

Why would any of the families involved here want to implicate "the Right" rather than the Left? AZJonnie Sep 2025 #34

His MAGA family didn't blame it on the alt-right? That's weird. still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #39

Was the groypers thing made up by groypers, a group known to hijack progressive tropes to be disruptive? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #17

Careful historian used it in her essay lostnfound Sep 2025 #23

I think its simpler than all this confusion/trickery AZJonnie Sep 2025 #35

You are right, it was anti-Mussolini.Right also about other 2 points Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #36

Pending your response, I will assume you made up a story to fit your narrative Mysterian Sep 2025 #38

Fortunately, most families are a bit more loving than some. Lot's of people had MAGA parents, but managed Silent Type Sep 2025 #3

Did the parents know who he was dating? Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #4

According to today's 'stories', they did. In the "Hindustan Times". lostnfound Sep 2025 #9

Could be he was repressed and couldn't come out. ALBliberal Sep 2025 #5

"transgender man"? "trans-loving gay"? Isn't that a bit rude? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #13

I took the "trans-loving gay" in the context as being "that's how the right would describe it" which is true. AZJonnie Sep 2025 #19

Woman applies if that is what the person identifies as. meadowlander Sep 2025 #21

Of course, then it's obvious. But AFA I know we don't know how this person identifies AZJonnie Sep 2025 #24

You are right; i am sorry. lostnfound Sep 2025 #20

A right wing nut job killed an extremist radical cleric. Everything else is window dressing Torchlight Sep 2025 #14

Wasn't he was dating a transgender woman? eShirl Sep 2025 #16

Since I think we all supposedly know is that the roommate was transitioning, I'm not 100 on the correct term. AZJonnie Sep 2025 #18

Everything said about this whole episode is weird. I don't believe most of the relationships reported. So much is for Srkdqltr Sep 2025 #26

Like Winston Churchill once said, this whole thing is quickly becoming "an enigma wrapped in a riddle." sop Sep 2025 #27

My dad was in that Swiftwar Veterans for Truth and we still ate at their house with my mohawked drug addicted son. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #29

Not everyone puts politics or ideologies before family Seeking Serenity Sep 2025 #30

Jeeze, just stop. Eko Sep 2025 #31

They still made sure he had access to high powered weapons. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #33

Not everyone considers politics to be a deal-breaker Shrek Sep 2025 #37

Let's talk to Grandma again, who said all members of the family were MAGA travelingthrulife Sep 2025 #40

Dating a trans woman would not have made him a gay man. Heidi Sep 2025 #41