[John Michael Kane]

(12-29-2016 12:28 PM)Wutang Wrote:  

I don't hang out with the same crowd she does but from what I've seen pretty much everyone around her is the standard middle to upper-middle class educated/overeducated mix of a hipster and a yuppie. Literally every single thing she was complaining about during our argument (global warming, Planned Parenthood, sexism, racism) comes from the standard playbook of yuppie liberal concerns. I actually was just thinking the other night that I might literally be the only person she knows that openly voted for Trump hence her over the top reaction to just merely the sight of Trumps name. When my dad brought the wine around the context was simply he wanted to share the wine with everyone, no politics were mentioned.

Also, last month she had sent an email out to my family about police brutality in the black community which included a long quote from one of her "woke" friends on the subject that had little of argument or substance but lots of pathos and rhetoric. This is from someone who previously I had never heard discuss politics before.

When you're constantly praised for virtue signaling and preen on your high horse, off course everyone else is LITERALLY HITLER! That's where amused mastery comes in to game her and others like her. Acting the MAGA blowhard doesn't win over those types. A few facts here and there about how Trump is already creating jobs is a better approach.

(12-29-2016 10:38 PM)Kurgan Wrote:  

It's made me realize I need to find new friends to hang out because they always talk about Trump and Republicans being Hitler despite they can't bring themselves to see Republicans haven't run their communities in fucking decades.

I still hang out with some liberal friends, they provide me with access to social circles and business opportunities. I don't openly discuss my beliefs with the die-hard ones, and only challenge those who actually try to use facts instead of talking points. I don't engage them often, most of the time, it is a waste of time. I strongly suggest that you don't ditch your liberal friends, but certainly find some actual conservatives to make friends with. If shit ever goes down, you want someone who will cover your back. Cowardice is a key part of being a liberal. I suggest making friends with men and the gym and gun range for starters.