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Attacked at the local dry cleaner for my politics
American Thinker.com ^ | May 24, 2022 | Lynne Lechter

Posted on 05/24/2022 3:27:50 AM PDT by Kaslin

It was early morning; I was standing in line to drop off laundry before heading to work.

A man leaving the store stopped, looked at me, stared and said, “you are an intelligent woman.” I braced myself for what would follow -- and, follow it did.

He started mildly enough, but quickly escalated into a January 6 diatribe, and his belief of an absolute intent on that day of Republicans to overthrow the American Government through revolution, which would culminate in the murder of Vice President Pence.

Somewhat stunned, and instead of ignoring him which would have been the smart call, I gasped and said you don’t really believe that. Yes, he did and worse.

He started yelling, telling me I was a Jew, a Nazi Jew, all the time his voice was rising higher and higher, with fingers pointing at me calling me a Jew Nazi. The man, incredibly, was Jewish.

I calmly asked him to stop pointing at me and to leave. He refused. When that didn’t work, I whipped out my iPhone and told him I was calling the police. Then, he left.

The elderly woman behind the counter was very upset and very apologetic. Finally, my protestations convinced her that she had nothing to do with the man’s insane hatred.

Responsibility lies with our media’s incessant lies, the Democrats’ demented defamation and slander of President Trump and bestial denouncement of the Republican Party, the utter canceling of influencers who disagree with their odious party line, and the Democrat leadership’s illegal encouragement of anarchistic behavior towards any dissenters -- may they be Supreme Court Justices doing their jobs, as Pelosi has exhorted her henchman to do, as with Republican Congressional members out for dinner, a comedian who doesn’t hew the party line,

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To: SantosLHalper

Funny as hell! Wish i could have observed that!


61 posted on 05/24/2022 7:24:04 AM PDT by utax
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To: Kaslin

Like who talks politics at the dry cleaners?


62 posted on 05/24/2022 7:24:32 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
It’s one of the biggest unreported stories in America at the moment. It’s gotten so bad, I am sort of surprised when I am talking to someone who isn’t mentally ill in some way, especially if they are young.

The public school indoctrinated kids these days are zombies - they stay up at night worried about climate change and everything they do is related to saving the planet - it's bad. I know two recent H.S. grads who say they are going to college to study so they can work on saving the planet - it's an epidemic.

63 posted on 05/24/2022 7:27:54 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: telescope115

Thank you for your advice! Another Freeper sent me Freep mail as well expressing the same concern.

I have a weapon I keep at home but that may change. This is a small park in a bucolic little Ohio town. I wasn’t afraid though. He had his small dog with him and I’m guessing he either broke up with his gf or had an issue with an ex wife and decided to dump on the first woman he saw. Lucky me.

Hubby was furious. Son wondered what kind of person speaks to a woman like that. By the way, it was a knee slapper comment about menstruation. So not
threatening. Just weird.

Very thankful for my kind Freepbrothers who still like women and want to protect them!!


64 posted on 05/24/2022 7:38:20 AM PDT by karatemom
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To: Kaslin

It’s deathly important to these people to remain in their protected cocoon, because to be on the outside, is unthinkable. It’s their whole persona. Inside they are smart, compassionate and protected.

They’ll forgo logic and easily accept hatreds to maintain their membership. They grasp any soundbite to spew, no matter how moronic.

NPR is a powerful drug.


65 posted on 05/24/2022 7:44:31 AM PDT by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: navymom1

Yes ma’am very true.

A person’s behavior usually gives them away. I once saw a dude cussing out a TV because Donald Trump was making a speech. This was i side a hotel breakfast area in front of children.

IMHO, dude was possessed.


66 posted on 05/24/2022 7:59:12 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: ClearCase_guy

Your advice post is the best, right out of the gate! I’ve been blessed with an intimidating gaze that can keep most strangers at bay, and I know when to use it. However, most people and, especially, women don’t have that natural defense, so I feel angry that they’re targeted by these lefty socio/psychopathic bullies - even the strongest Freeper women here!

SILENCE and an unflinching gaze can be very effective for anyone, but it takes discipline and confidence...and maybe a bit of practice.


67 posted on 05/24/2022 8:27:05 AM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: IYAS9YAS

Corporate greed huh? Nothing more than the lefts attempt to blame someone, ANYONE for bidenflation. After all, corporations didnt “CHANGE” after quid pro joe became prez. They are still just the same as before and we didnt have inflation under Trump.


68 posted on 05/24/2022 8:48:12 AM PDT by weezel
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To: DIRTYSECRET

No mention of what set him off

A previous contributor mentioned that the writer was a political candidate for something.


69 posted on 05/24/2022 9:06:33 AM PDT by Western Phil
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To: Western Phil

It is scary to me that some dude at the laundry would recognize someone for their politics, then acost them like this. She should have gotten a picture. I would have asked the person at the front who it was ( they would know ) and file charges.

As long as we never fight back, in an appropriate manner, this just gets worse and worse.


70 posted on 05/24/2022 9:11:11 AM PDT by SteelPSUGOP
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To: karatemom

You are very welcome!🙂


71 posted on 05/24/2022 9:18:21 AM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: ClearCase_guy
There are a great many contributing factors, but a large percentage of our population is basically mentally ill at this point.

And that's the goal of the tyrant class. Impose a corrupt and false belief system, detached from any truth. With no truth, there is no rationality, and no way to assert one's rights. A person who regurgitates the tyrants' lies has become a plaything of the tyrants.

I'm sure the tyrants joke among themselves how they've made so many people believe so many lies, and challenge each other as to who can drive the most people into living in a false reality.

72 posted on 05/24/2022 9:32:29 AM PDT by Tellurian (Your phone is your cattle tag. 2/4/2004: DARPA Lifelog terminated, Facebook initiated. )
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Should have said, “So what?”


73 posted on 05/24/2022 10:56:02 AM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: Kaslin

Had something similar happen when I took my wife to a medical imaging center shortly after the 2016 election. The short version is a guy in the elevator with us just started ranting about the election and how great Hillary was and she should have won. We hadn’t said a word to him and we didn’t have any Trump gear on. He wouldn’t stop and I finally told him Hillary sucked. That really set him off and he got belligerent about how I must be a Trump supporter. We were face to face screaming at each other. Someone separated us and we went our separate ways. No punches were thrown but it was damn close.


74 posted on 05/24/2022 11:37:08 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Betty Jane

bttt


75 posted on 05/24/2022 12:22:47 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: muir_redwoods

A punch in the mouth always works better.


76 posted on 05/25/2022 1:53:39 AM PDT by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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To: jmacusa

That can involve a lot of paperwork and legal fees. Public shaming is actually a lot of fun.


77 posted on 05/25/2022 5:45:36 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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