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In reply to the discussion: An old white told me to go to hell today [View all]RKP5637
(67,104 posts)64. That's what I think too. A lot of nice people get sucked into thinking R's are the way ...
motherhood, apple pie, fighting them over there, waving the flag, stopping the gay agenda, stopping the anti-Christian, all of that, and they get sucked in by RW propaganda, domineering religions, etc. the whole bag. They do need our help and laughing at them will never win them over, it will probably make them more RW and hate us even more.
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If you want to make the assumption I couldn't take down the 6' 4" piece of trash
RB TexLa
Nov 2012
#3
Maybe you can, maybe you can't. But it would be more amusing than you going after
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#21
I think Honeycombe8 made that assumption because people who harass the elderly
Bad_Ronald
Nov 2012
#24
I wasn't harrassing her. I was laughing at the sticker she walked up looked at me and I pointed
RB TexLa
Nov 2012
#28
You may want to self delete your OP. You certainly don't make yourself look good by what you wrote.
Kaleva
Nov 2012
#63
That's what I think too. A lot of nice people get sucked into thinking R's are the way ...
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#64
After this election cycle, can't support your contention that a lot of them are "nice people."
ciking724
Nov 2012
#118
Yep! In retrospect I wrote that up too quickly without thinking it through ...
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#121
I sooo want to make a yard sign out of that GIF and place it next to leftover RomneyRyan signs.
Hassin Bin Sober
Nov 2012
#31
I might yank the chain a little if I see one of those stickers. There weren't too many
brewens
Nov 2012
#29
I don't think that sort of thing helps PO very much. Probably HARMS. Priorities??? nt
patrice
Nov 2012
#39
Yeah, and this old white worked her butt off for 2 local progressive candidates AND has participated
patrice
Nov 2012
#55
That's what pisses me off too. All older white people are not RW. They all don't hate everyone.
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#71
That happens quite often! I don't have the link now, but a couple of years ago someone
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#74
You gained more empathy from a trying life experience. Unfortunately, many people aren't
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#126
I'm wondering WHY you neglected to mention it was an "old white" WOMAN? Cool story though!
cherokeeprogressive
Nov 2012
#73
How are you still here? You need more windshield fish. You've totally earned them. nt
Electric Monk
Nov 2012
#100
Nice story. But instead of antagonizing people, shouldn't we be trying to get them to join our
aaaaaa5a
Nov 2012
#102