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SomeGuyInEagan

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48. "The Brainwashing of My Dad" documentary

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 01:17 PM

Mar 2016

I heard an interview with the maker of this 2015 documentary on the David Feldman podcast this week and your thought that this might have been a guy in his 70s made me think of it.

I know a lot of family members who went from voting FDR to Limbaugh-listening in their lifetimes. Perhaps they were always racists, but certainly no joy to be around in the past few decades and they just rant and turn every conversation hateful.

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So, I had an encounter with a Limbicile yesterday. [View all] Fuddnik Mar 2016 OP

Limbicile Kalidurga Mar 2016 #1

That nickname fits my BIL and SIL to a T! woodsprite Mar 2016 #8

Ear plugs they aren't just for noisy work environments Kalidurga Mar 2016 #9

"I was delighted at having ruined his day" Equinox Moon Mar 2016 #28

I like that more than Limbots! Roland99 Mar 2016 #42

Wasn't that a lyric from a Men Without Brains tune? KamaAina Mar 2016 #58

ME TOO! gregcrawford Mar 2016 #59

I can usually get one frothing with "Are you natural born stupid or did you take lessons?" hobbit709 Mar 2016 #2

Rec for the Limbicile malaise Mar 2016 #3

Yup - that caught my eye too! nt Lucky Luciano Mar 2016 #15

It's very good malaise Mar 2016 #19

As I shared on another thread... dorkzilla Mar 2016 #4

Yeah, this is Floriduh, the "Shoot Me State". Fuddnik Mar 2016 #5

The Shoot Me State 😂 dorkzilla Mar 2016 #7

There are so many crazies in this country one has to be very careful. WIth the enormous amount RKP5637 Mar 2016 #10

Precisely dorkzilla Mar 2016 #11

Mine too insisted I remove my Bernie sticker, because of the Trumpnuts. I miss my Bernie... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #34

Aww dorkzilla Mar 2016 #38

How about a pictogram? kentauros Mar 2016 #67

Thanks... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #68

Your reply was perfect... Human101948 Mar 2016 #6

I've been luck so far Fritz Walter Mar 2016 #12

Last week I saw a young Hispanic couple in the car behind me craning to see my Bernie sticker and CurtEastPoint Mar 2016 #13

I'm lucky. I live in Bernie country. I only see Bernie bumper stickers. Vinca Mar 2016 #14

Here in Portland, Oregon, almost exclusively Bernie stickers. I was wondering if Highway Cams Akamai Mar 2016 #60

I'm on the other side of the river from you in Camas chwaliszewski Mar 2016 #65

I live in Alabama watoos Mar 2016 #16

I feel this - The Polack MSgt Mar 2016 #61

Delivering pizza AND free therapy! Your boss should give you a raise. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #17

That's a great story. mnhtnbb Mar 2016 #18

Usually I have my Submarine veteran's sticker next to my Bernie sticker, Mbrow Mar 2016 #20

Maybe I should try that. Fuddnik Mar 2016 #31

i have yet to be confronted for my stickers retrowire Mar 2016 #21

I've taken to wearing my old "Dumb and Dumber" Poppy/Baby Bush shirt ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #22

Tell me homegirl Mar 2016 #43

Sure... ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #45

The only reason I avoided it, was, I had a quick delivery to make. Fuddnik Mar 2016 #32

I get this sort of thing every time we gather for Easter. And XMas, and Thanksgiving... Tarc Mar 2016 #23

I didn't have a problem recently but during the Clinton Impeachment I had a bumper Jim Beard Mar 2016 #24

"Limbicile"....the new Moran Mira Mar 2016 #25

As in 'Get a Brains malaise Mar 2016 #27

I love that guy. bdwker Mar 2016 #44

He's a gift malaise Mar 2016 #46

over the years my cars have been keyed, cut off and years ago my wife was forced off the road dembotoz Mar 2016 #26

the sticker that really gets me is this one Botany Mar 2016 #29

Love your reply to that rude person. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2016 #30

I'm curious as to how old of a guy he was. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #33

I'm gonna guess early to mid 40's. Fuddnik Mar 2016 #40

Oy. I was hoping you were going to say 70s. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #41

"The Brainwashing of My Dad" documentary SomeGuyInEagan Mar 2016 #48

Yes. When I was growing up (in the SF Bay Area) I didn't know Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #50

You're lucky he wasn't a Limbicile with a gun. They love shooting them off as valerief Mar 2016 #35

Limbicile... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #36

total re-engineering of society into a 'jerry springer world'. Extreme lack of tolerance toward ViseGrip Mar 2016 #37

Giggling and laughing.... AlbertCat Mar 2016 #39

A month ago, Wise Child Mar 2016 #47

On the bright side, running into only one moran per day is not a bad average. merrily Mar 2016 #49

I love it, you give me new words to use in RL! Rex Mar 2016 #51

Have seen NO Drumpf or Cruz bumper stickers.....not one! Hulk Mar 2016 #52

Back in my less informed undergrad days... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #53

I remember back in 2004, I was driving home from Cleveland. Fuddnik Mar 2016 #55

My Grandpa lives in a pretty nice neighborhood OriginalGeek Mar 2016 #54

Glad I live in Los Angeles PasadenaTrudy Mar 2016 #56

I would have went off on him ffr Mar 2016 #57

One does encounter them... Thespian2 Mar 2016 #62

I wish I could give you an extra recommend for your signature quote. pacalo Mar 2016 #63

This happened to me back in 2004, was headed for my car in a parking lot Rhiannon12866 Mar 2016 #64

These right wingnuts can be downright dangerous to sane people, though PatrickforO Mar 2016 #66