General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Have You Ever Tried to Think Like a Deplorable? [View all]Alice11111
(5,730 posts)I need to get better at conveying my disrespect more promptly. I get caught with my guard down and they take advantage of me. Very disrespectful. I really hate like mean conflict, in your face, shit, especially from people whose values I loathe. Only mean Repub types do that anyway. I try to avoid it, and then when it happens anyway, in spite of my attemps to be polite, I am blindsided. I suppose I still have a bit of Pollyanna left to exorcise, and it isn't't serving me well with these people. They come prepared, gunning for it. I just don't like to approach the world like that. It is Dems and Repubs. However, I'm tired of being jabbed with their shit, both in my family relationships, other relationships and in politics. Occasionally, I will just drop.the f bomb, but with families, groups, there are usually constraints...kids, parents, whose house are you in....