Redneck Revolt Says Deal With Racism First, Then Economics

[Alice11111]

29. I try to avoid it, but there is always tension, even though he

hugs me, kisses me goodbye, & tells me he loves me, as we leave family events. It is a love-hate relationship. I'm close to my niece, his daughter. We try to stick to communication about our kids. He is naturally high strung, and I'm usually not.

He had a meltdown on a family trip in Mexico. He said, for the first time in his life, he felt racially discriminated against, when our party, the only gringos, didn't get waited on, at a sort of country club, he insisted on. I said, it's the wall.
He had a fit, and he said, these people don't care about the wall...their economy is doing great. I said, it's insulting. They have a lot of pride. He got pissed and stormed out w his family, taking the vehicle we had ridden in, which wasn't a big deal, just an AH. The insensitivity to racism comes up a lot. They don't think they are racists, but they are! He has a briefcase with a gun. He rents miniature horses for his daughter's BDay, which goes on in various forms for three days. Private schools all of the way. True red blood Repub. My daughter and her family are very liberal. Our family is almost exactly half and half, so blow ups happen. After Charlottesville, his sister-in-law blew up, as she is married to a Palestinian (in film directing, does well & everyone adores him, but he says while opening Christmas gifts, he is celebrating Ramadan. Everyone shows respect). Her kids are of course very Middle Eastern, beautiful, in appearance. She rightfully lost it with her mother, but the trigger was Charlottesville,
not a comment, how can you support this monster, who would mow down my children.

It's not black or white, complex. It's like the divided civil war families. There is love, but tension, and it can, and does, explode easily. His daughter, age 10, sharp, tries to trigger it. She will ask questions to the table. She's exploring reality and her values.

Sorry. A little question, and you got more than you wanted to hear.