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4. This one is excellent - advice to a girl whose boyfriend treats her badly

Sun Aug 10, 2014, 11:26 AM

Aug 2014

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/07/ask_andrew_wk_my_boyfriend_treats_me_badly.php

When I read the column you linked, at first I thought I disagreed ... but then I realized I didn't. The letter writer won't change his father's mind with the attitude he displayed in his letter, and if his father is a good father and an otherwise decent and kind man, disagreeing over politics is a shit reason to lose a parent. It sucks to disagree over something important to you, but souring an otherwise good relationship is worse. (Assuming the father is otherwise okay; the letter didn't say he was abusive or racist or anything awful other than right wing).

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The best advice on intra-family political conflict [View all] Narkos Aug 2014 OP

that's the worst and most useless piece of tripe i've read in a long time. unblock Aug 2014 #1

I agree - and I've read a lot of useless tripe. nt COLGATE4 Aug 2014 #2

The philosophy is beautiful.. The implementation, though.... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #3

directing this simplistic drivel to only one party defeats the whole point of the philosophy. unblock Aug 2014 #5

Indeed... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #7

This one is excellent - advice to a girl whose boyfriend treats her badly REP Aug 2014 #4

very likely a wrong assessment of the situation. unblock Aug 2014 #8

How can anyone who's ever dealt with another human actually find that useful? Orrex Aug 2014 #6