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MessiahRp

(5,405 posts)
Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:08 PM Jan 2013

I've spent much of the last 6 months defriending Right Wingers [View all]

I just realized I sort of accidentally ended up threadjacking someone else's thread (http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=276973) and I didn't mean to do that. But here's my rage post for the day. Maybe some of you agree, maybe some of you do not.

I know I am going to hear from people who say it's not a good policy to insulate yourself with like-minded thinkers but this really isn't about this at all. This is about defriending total fucking whack-a-loons.

And it's not a situation where you can reason with these people and bring them around. The vast majority of them are concrete set in their opinions and your opinion only makes them more willing to sink lower to defend themselves against what they view as far left communist points of view.

There's no respectful debate or thoughtful discourse to be had here and no true persuasion can be made no matter how many facts, studies or sources I have to support my logical point of view versus their angry, rage induced, fear riddled conspiracy theories.

So why bother?

Also for people that think friendships should outweigh politics, I have a hard time with that. I view your politics as who you are.

-If you support assault weapons and the NRA, you're endorsing arming maniacs, in my opinion because there's no fucking hunting use for an AR-15 unless you're the world's worst fucking hunter.

-If you're anti-abortion to the point of legislation to criminalize it, you hate women and don't believe they should have control of their bodies.

-If you're against gay marriage, you're a hateful bigot who thinks equality isn't worth having in our country.

-If you rail against illegal immigrants as if they are the reason for every problem and refuse to look at the corporations that have outsourced your jobs away, cut pay and benefits to the bone, paid through the nose to rig elections and crush unions. Well then you're clearly a racist.

-If you bitch about drug tests for welfare recipients and then make a ton of 'lazy welfare people stealing from me' comments while not giving two fucks about corporate welfare. Then again, you are a racist. This time against blacks because 99 times out of 100 that what "welfare queens" is veiled to mean. And it's bullshit.

-If you think Science is a scam, that Global Warming is a hoax, that education is elitism and that teachers are overpaid greedy moochers. You're a total douchebag that deserves to be ridiculed for your dumb fucking ideas and your MORAN signs. Idiots.

-If you think Fox News, Drudge, Limbaugh, Beck or any of those other fucking paid liars is REAL NEWS while you deride Snopes and Fact Check sites as "liberal rags", you're too stupid to have a conversation with.

-If you think our debt is spiraling out of control because of Obama who has almost never had a Democratic Congress to pass him spending bills, has spent less than any President since Eisenhower and oh yeah you didn't say a FUCKING WORD when Rumsfeld LOST $2 TRILLION at the Pentagon (and never recovered it... aka THEY STOLE IT) or Bush took a HUGE surplus and spent us into record deficits... then you don't know what the fuck you are talking about.

-If you think Benghazi is proof that our President wanted people to die when 4 people died there and you're OUTRAGED that he would not be aware of the intelligence of an impending attack when BUSH purposely IGNORED an 8/6/01 PDB that spelled out the fucking 9/11 attacks IN CRAYON and did NOTHING as 4,000 people died. Then sent thousands more to die in a war of CHOICE based on fake intelligence that they doctored up. FUCK OFF RIGHT NOW. Also, how many fucking embassy bombings occurred under Bush? Care to name that stat fuckhead?

-If you think our President is a Muslim who went to a Madrassa and wasn't born in America. Or that he's a socialist/marxist/communist who is going to take your guns and possibly try to rule you by force. Fuck you, you fucking lunatic.

-If you believe tax cuts for the rich make sense and that trickle down economics is fair because THEY EARNED IT and we're all just trying to steal from the rich with our "entitlements" (SS/Medicare) then you are a fucking sheep and don't deserve to have a job. You deserve to be outsourced by your precious corporate masters. Go fuck yourself.

-If you think Health Care for everyone is so fucking unconstitutional and terrible but endless war is a good thing. Please sign up for the war and let's get a friendly fire going. But if you get shot, FUCK YOU, no VA Hospital assclown.

There's more but yeah that's the gist of it. How you can stay friends with people that have zero empathy for others and are greedy fuckers who don't give a shit about anyone else - and YES if they vote that way, that's what they are supporting - is beyond me.

I want good people in my life. Rational, reasonable, thoughtful, intelligent people. Not dumb fucks.

Yes, it's abrasive but after 20 years of their bullshit. Fuck them.

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I have a hard time with that. I view your politics as who you are. Flashmann Jan 2013 #1
........... Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #2
You don't have to justify it. tblue Jan 2013 #3
Love that, tblue. narnian60 Jan 2013 #11
In today's world Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #4
Defriending doesn't mean just FB. MessiahRp Jan 2013 #6
Well said Flashmann Jan 2013 #7
LOL Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #15
Good name.... daleanime Jan 2013 #34
Most opinions on politics become static very quickly. MessiahRp Jan 2013 #39
Good answer, Messiah. - eom fleur-de-lisa Jan 2013 #23
Lurker, being a Republican these days entails so much more than a mere "difference of opinion" catbyte Jan 2013 #29
Wow Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #32
My mother was like your parents. PADemD Jan 2013 #36
Great Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #46
What? PADemD Jan 2013 #47
So ... Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #49
Whole lot of Republican defending coming from a low post count user MessiahRp Jan 2013 #53
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #56
James Carville stabbed John Kerry in the back on Election Night in 2004 MessiahRp Jan 2013 #38
You can sugarcoat Republican ideology all you want Lurker. catbyte Jan 2013 #54
Let's get this list straight Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #58
You don't need to act evil to support it. catbyte Jan 2013 #59
Rant on! truebluegreen Jan 2013 #5
I always thought it was 'unfriending'... Blanks Jan 2013 #8
I've found the opposite. MessiahRp Jan 2013 #37
I found less people liking the persons comments. Blanks Jan 2013 #44
Total Agreement With Your List kairos12 Jan 2013 #9
When they are part of your immediate family, it is so much harder. narnian60 Jan 2013 #10
I have the family dilemma also Gin Jan 2013 #14
Put them on your Restricted List. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #18
I know what you mean - LibertyLover Jan 2013 #20
Used to be that it was possible to remain "friends" with political opponents. People b4 profits Jan 2013 #12
Who do you people know? Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #21
I will be saving this post Rider3 Jan 2013 #13
Same here. Ditched them. rightsideout Jan 2013 #16
I'm with you - I'm allergic to assholes! backscatter712 Jan 2013 #17
Same here Vietnameravet Jan 2013 #19
A righteous rant, indeed. 99Forever Jan 2013 #22
I have not time for right-wing nuts myself!! Pakid Jan 2013 #24
Great post and so true K&R kimbutgar Jan 2013 #25
I bet you feel a whole like better about it. The stress is less. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #26
It's true I do feel better. MessiahRp Jan 2013 #41
All kidding aside they are nothing but nuts and fruits. Its time to throw them out because they are southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #43
Very well said, rec'd. just1voice Jan 2013 #27
I didn't defriend right wingers, JoeyT Jan 2013 #28
Well, you better do that. Great Caesars Ghost Jan 2013 #42
A big change has happened since I was young and went to college.... mrsadm Jan 2013 #30
thank you maindawg Jan 2013 #31
I unfriended two on Facebook recently Faygo Kid Jan 2013 #33
spot on roosterpack Jan 2013 #35
+10000000000000000000000000000012 Great Caesars Ghost Jan 2013 #40
I completely agree in principle, I would state some things differently. I have learned to bluestate10 Jan 2013 #45
I am not sure how many people you would be friends with still after your criteria for interaction. Socal31 Jan 2013 #48
The Prop H8 voters voted for hate, for right wing bigotry. They are not 'generally good' Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #57
On the one hand DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #50
I've defriended one person and been defriended by two others over politics sweetloukillbot Jan 2013 #51
I do not do anything like FB but I justed wanted to say that by cleaning out all the trash lunasun Jan 2013 #52
I never even try to engage those people, it is impossible CanonRay Jan 2013 #55
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