Posted on 05/31/2010 9:46:47 PM PDT by se_ohio_young_conservative
Dumb & Dumber ..... the two RAT bastard commie pigs, as I love to call 0b0z0 & Plugs. In fact any RAT socialist demoRAT I love to call a commie pig. Makes for short conversations with my 0b0z0-voting brother, and his even dumber ass fat libturd wife.
Yeah, what is wrong with women? Although I am one myself I can say with all honesty that I don’t much care for the majority of the fairer sex. Course that could have something to do with the fact that they give me stand-offish attitudes the majority of the time...sometimes right upon initially meeting them (case in point the wife of our new neighbors)I could see it in her face that she did NOT like me right off the bat and I truly don’t get it because I try to be kind and friendly to others, even though I’m a bit shy. Anyways...as for politics, there’s a neice-in-law that come for a visit from down south and when she started calling Sarah Palin “stupid” I decided that I really didn’t like her (The neice-in-law that is)It is pretty funny when self-absorbed young females without even a college education can call someone who’s not only had one but governed a whole state stupid!
Life is too short to waste time on liberals.family or otherwise.
Hopefully the indies and the clueless hipsters who swung to Obama are finally waking-up.
There were no conservatives before reagan. There’s no sense in getting worked up over politics when discussing those rinos.
you are the moron, if you do.
I helped a disabled girl and her family (Democrats) for several years and then the young girl said she felt she wanted to vote for Al Gore as Bush would take her SS away. I told her she was stupid. (Well??? What are good friends for? LOL!) She told me to get off her porch and hated me ever since. I also had a friend (liberal and from Korea) who told me we needed a new President as the economy was bad under Bush. I told her we were just going into a recession when Clinton left office. I suddenly heard “Click” and realized she hung up on me. I never called her back. I was in shock as I was truly wanting to converse and help them out with the truth and all of a sudden, I was drop kicked with no warning. LOL!
Blood is thicker than truth — until you are forced to choose between the truth and blood.
For me, I’ve dedicated my life to truth, to principles of right vs. wrong, good vs. evil. Not everything is “black & white,” as they say. You learn that over the years, and temper your zeal. BUT, everything IS on that continuum, and must be evaluated thru the prism of values, goals, and ethics.
If those values which you hold dear, which are pivotal and immovable to your life, are at stake, then not even blood can convince you that they are relative, or unimportant. And if my own family were to conclude that they preferred relativism to truth, amorality as opposed to convictions of moral absolutes, and godlessness as opposed to the affirmation of the Almighty and Infinite “I AM,” it would sadden me — but I’ll choose the eternal view over the temporal.
She might flip or change - your position needn't if it is divorced of personality.
Drop several levels on an issue and see what their core thinking is - if you disagree there, why bother wasting time on subject levels up higher. Discuss the core issues and progress upward and you'll see where you agree and at what point/level you separate.
Why discuss Palin or Gingrich or Obama or Hillary if you think your tax money is wasted on too much fraud and lazy mixed in with the truly needy and your friend thinks people don't spend enough money helping the needy because they are stingy? How much are they paying in taxes? Who are they helping personally? What needy are they referring to?
The personalities only inflame logic and burn up the discussion!
There are still many people who do not see just how serious the problems are. I still have hopes for the political system as a solution but it is certainly nowhere near a sure thing.
My husband has an old friend that he grew up with, a “devout catholic” who was gung ho for Obama. He would constantly send us stuff about “hope and change” and “yes we can crap” all the time. I finally told him to stop writing me, and he ignored me and kept sending me stuff. I finally had to have my husband order him to cease and desist.
Deranged.
Melas and If You Want It Fixed - Fix It, those are excellent responses. Perhaps some readers will be wise enough to take the advice.
Because of politics; I’m damn close to losing a friend I’ve know for close to 45 years.
It’s a tough row to hoe.
Think it’s bad now? You’re either too young or have forgotten the 50s—the so-called McCarthy era. Normal, everyday civility ceased altogether, and I don’t mean at a particular gathering but for life, once sides were declared. My father, a mild-mannered corporate lawyer, roundhoused another lawyer at a Holy Name meeting! And they weren’t the only combatants. There’s really no other way to convince liberals—they refuse to fight fair with words. Then there was Vietnam . . .
Friends AND family. Like so many others. Again, this is how we know that we are ready for a civil war. When we were in school..what was the one thing we could not understand about the civil war??? BROTHER FIGHTING BROTHER..well, brother...I understand now.
Wise indeed insofar as personalities are concerned. But I’m not sure the same attitude applies to the defense of ideas. Surely, they’re worth fighting for, worth prozelytizing.
Thank you my FRiend. I have made many, many FRiends here at FR. All of whom accept me for who I am.
Cheers.
Put not your faith in princes - or princesses.
When my husband passed away, the 3 of use would do things together. That's a friend ship that was worth keeping...when her husband passed away, we traveled together and I don't thing politics or religion came up in any serious way....
I grew up the old fashion way, my parents told me 2 things you never debate with friends is politics or religion, they are too personal to what the person really is.
We could have some good debates but both of us couples stayed away from certain things...It was almost instinctive...
We were all born before the "let it all hang out" 60's. So maybe that's the reason....everyone is not necessarily interested in others opinion....That's what Free Republic is for....imho :O)
Same here. I've got brothers and sisters who have disowned me for being a conservative Republican.
My G-G-G grandfather fought for the Confederacy, while his brother served on the Union side.
It appears that this country is there again. If hostilities were to break out between the Red and the Blue, there's no question where I'd be.
While I often refrain from discussing the “taboos” of politics and religion among co-workers and family (although most of my family were raised conservative), I’ve often felt a need to ‘defend’ myself when the discussions are brought up. This comes up with those who consider themselves as non-political, but align themselves with the DUmocrats due to what they’ve been spoonfed from lame-stream media political hacks or improper parentage.
On many such occasions, the opportunity to enlighten a misguided individual has provided more converts than enemies. Those who wanted to provoke polical discourse while touting DUh-bama as their savior in 2008 are mostly silent now, based on my predictions on taxes, spending, and second amendment issues (among other Constitutional protections).
I suppose I should thank DUh-bama...in his own sick and twisted way, he has helped convert many a die-hard LIEberal DUmocrat plantation slave into a gun-toting conservative freedom fighter.
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