My sister has talked to me, but puts multiple daily posts on her FB page, clearly expressing her anger at anyone who helped Trump to be elected. Then 4 more of my siblings, as well as a few cousins (among others) all “like” and comment on her many posts. It is clear that I am seen by all of them as some kind of evil monster, as well as STUPID (a word frequently used against all Trump supporters).
Boy I’m glad I’m a white Christian from Mississippi
Out of 159-200 family and friends I know by name or am close to
Less than a half dozen libs
We are a unified culture
Pretty much since we settled here
Or the cavalier class as Sherman called it lol
I am Marilyn and the rest of my family is the Munsters. They are all liberals and I am the freak.
My sister has talked to me, but puts multiple daily posts on her FB page, clearly expressing her anger at anyone who helped Trump to be elected. Then 4 more of my siblings, as well as a few cousins (among others) all “like” and comment on her many posts. It is clear that I am seen by all of them as some kind of evil monster, as well as STUPID (a word frequently used against all Trump supporters).
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If you’re unmarried and not wealthy, you might have to seek a more tolerant spouse abroad, as several of my friends have done.
I’m a conservative married to a liberal woman. We met at a rugby club Halloween party, where I was dress up as Antoine the homeless man, (From In Living Color), complete with my pickle jar and floating pickle, (AKA my bathroom).
This blonde bombshell walks in with her friend and was NOT in costume, when I approached her and told her costumes were required to attend, she pointed to the sticker on her jacket that read, “Costume Judge” and she asked what I was supposed to be, (as if it wasn’t obvious), but I played along, “I’m Antoine, the homeless man!”
She looked me up and down with look of disgust on her face, “I’m Becky, and I volunteer at the homeless shelter.” (which was true)
That was the end of that, until two weeks later when she walked into MY local Irish Pub, with about 9 dudes surrounding her. I slid my way into her sanctum and reengaged her, (she clearly had no memory of who I was from the Halloween party). We talked and I asked for her number, and she replied, “I live with my mom and dad.” I said, “Well do they have a telephone?” They do, My dad’s name is Tom Johnson, and it’s in the phonebook”, (Hey this was 1996)!
The next day, I grabbed the phone book and flipped it open to Johnson, there were two and a half pages of ‘Tom/Thomas Johnsons’. No worries, a pot of coffee, a highlighter pen, and a ruler and I started calling. I was about a page in when a lovely voice answered the phone and I asked if I could speak with Becky? “I’m sorry, she’s sleeping, can I take your number and have her call you back?” her mother asked.
Suffice it to say she called me back and I asked her to dinner. We went out to dinner, argued about politics the whole meal, and man was she passionate! Taxes need to be paid, the government is a force of good, abortion needs to be legal, blah, blah, blah!
We dated for the next two years and then were engaged. We’ve now been married for 27 years and have two beautiful children who are both in college now. We don’t discuss politics too much, but she’s forced to do so with our children, who are BOTH conservative and who BOTH voted for Trump, (Winning!)
Only when our children corner her on issues does she cast a look of angst in my direction! Example: She was discussing Kamala versus Trump with my 18 year old daughter, and expressing why she was voting for Kamala, and why my daughter should as well. My freshly minted 18 year old voter looked her dead in the face and said, “Mom! Kamala and Joe Biden have lost track of 500,000 kids in their border trafficking scheme, how could vote that way and have a clean conscience?”
I could see my wife’s eyes welling up.
She was lamenting my influence on our kid’s political views later that night, whereupon I told her that I had a secret; I was part of the vast right wing conspiracy, and was assigned to her to keep a close eye on her! She was not amused.
My point is, I love this woman with all of my heart; she’s stunningly beautiful, smart, funny, makes way more money than I do, (though we both do just fine on our incomes), and is all you could ever ask for in a life partner. Politics aside, we live a very harmonious existence and have mutual friends on both the political left and right.
It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I have zero regrets!
Counter it by posting FACTS. They'll hate on you even more!