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In reply to the discussion: The older I get, the less tolerant I am with GOP friends/relatives.... [View all]Logical
(22,457 posts)28. I am happier avoiding them.
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The older I get, the less tolerant I am with GOP friends/relatives.... [View all]
Logical
Apr 2012
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I must be too, 'cause I'm getting less and less able to stomach the a-holes! nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#4
That's your mistake, they have No Intentions of Governing, their intent is to RULE
Bandit
Apr 2012
#64
I agree. The 'gummint is evil' line is a diversion from those who REALLY rule most of our lives.
freshwest
Apr 2012
#29
Similar case with me, though I was never on the capital "L" Libertarian bandwagon...
JHB
Apr 2012
#62
Wow, just wow. You just can't pick your relatives. Your cousin sounds sane though.
The Wielding Truth
Apr 2012
#45
Wanna blow your brother's mind? Ask him the South's take on States Rights vis-a-vis Slavery.
ieoeja
Apr 2012
#80
the book "The Republican Brain"- scientific studies reveal why Cons deny science and ignore facts
NAO
Apr 2012
#10
My younger brother is the same though in his defense he truly is mentally challenged with an IQ that
cstanleytech
Apr 2012
#48
They let the crazy Tea Party in to win elections and now paying the high cost.
Thinkingabout
Apr 2012
#18
" today's conservatives live in a land of lies and illusion" isnt really the problem its
cstanleytech
Apr 2012
#49
Can't take 'em anymore. Saying I don't want to talk about it, doesn't work. They insist I convert.
freshwest
Apr 2012
#26
I don't understand this. I've no idea AT ALL how my closest friends vote or even feel about things
cherokeeprogressive
Apr 2012
#31
Maybe you've stayed the same and they fell over the edge of their flat earth worldview.
hay rick
Apr 2012
#46
What I don't understand is why they have the need to constantly proselytize.
PA Democrat
Apr 2012
#57
No GOP friends and lucky for me my family is pretty much union/ left all the way.
sarcasmo
Apr 2012
#63
I finaly just quit talking about it, especially with family..with Fox news blaring away
Namvet67
Apr 2012
#72