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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 10:15 AM

Doctor_J (26,390 posts)

66. Their pervasiveness takes a big chunk out of my life

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I would like to be doing more things like volunteering, belonging to some service organizations, joining the symphony, etc., but I am certain of two things:

1. These psychopaths will be there, and
2. They will inject their lies and propaganda into any conversation

So I avoid them.

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81 replies	Author	Time	Post
The older I get, the less tolerant I am with GOP friends/relatives.... [View all]	Logical	Apr 2012	OP
The GOP WAS less nutty 15 years ago.	BiggJawn	Apr 2012	#1
I was going to say something similar. Now, when someobdy brings up politics	gateley	Apr 2012	#2
I never know what I'm going to hear, either.	BiggJawn	Apr 2012	#60
pretty much given up talking to them	rurallib	Apr 2012	#3
I must be too, 'cause I'm getting less and less able to stomach the a-holes! nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Apr 2012	#4
That makes two of us.	Initech	Apr 2012	#14
DeceptiCONs......	happerbolic	Apr 2012	#36
That's your mistake, they have No Intentions of Governing, their intent is to RULE	Bandit	Apr 2012	#64
It gives me the creeps how often they refer to "our rulers in Washington."	ieoeja	Apr 2012	#79
Isn't that the truth. Me too!	Cleita	Apr 2012	#5
Me, too.	KarenS	Apr 2012	#6
I was a Libertarian but experience changed my views	NAO	Apr 2012	#12
I agree. The 'gummint is evil' line is a diversion from those who REALLY rule most of our lives.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#29
at least when, and if, it is government coersion...	happerbolic	Apr 2012	#39
Good counterpoint about coercion.	anAustralianobserver	Apr 2012	#54
Similar case with me, though I was never on the capital "L" Libertarian bandwagon...	JHB	Apr 2012	#62
Hate Radio has redefined freedom in the US	Doctor_J	Apr 2012	#71
I've experienced the same...	markpkessinger	Apr 2012	#7
I don't think it's your age	sandyshoes17	Apr 2012	#8
My sane cousin and I have been trying to decide...	rwsanders	Apr 2012	#33
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
Really? Because I've become more tolerant.	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#9
I am happier avoiding them.	Logical	Apr 2012	#28
the book "The Republican Brain"- scientific studies reveal why Cons deny science and ignore facts	NAO	Apr 2012	#10
There are different degrees of Republicanism.	Baitball Blogger	Apr 2012	#11
AMEN TO THAT!!! If about half the white collar criminals,	loudsue	Apr 2012	#22
If you live long enough....	izquierdista	Apr 2012	#13
we've already lived that long.	iemitsu	Apr 2012	#27
Funny, the older I get the more tolerant I am with them.	Autumn	Apr 2012	#15
Easter with my Tea Bagger cousin was hell.	baldguy	Apr 2012	#16
I don't know if you've read the studies or not, but with some people it's	RKP5637	Apr 2012	#19
My younger brother is the same though in his defense he truly is mentally challenged with an IQ that	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#48
Many in the republican party have just become parrots and spew a	RKP5637	Apr 2012	#17
They let the crazy Tea Party in to win elections and now paying the high cost.	Thinkingabout	Apr 2012	#18
I'm glad to read that i'm not the only one	madokie	Apr 2012	#20
I HEAR YOU	Skittles	Apr 2012	#21
" today's conservatives live in a land of lies and illusion" isnt really the problem its	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#49
true	Skittles	Apr 2012	#56
I think I am more tolerant. . .	daligirl519	Apr 2012	#23
Me too	Marie Marie	Apr 2012	#24
Welcome to the club	Pakid	Apr 2012	#25
So true!!	Logical	Apr 2012	#30
And their nasty	evilhime	Apr 2012	#43
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
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. Most of my family has passed on	RKP5637	Apr 2012	#35
Thanks. I miss them, the way they were, before they got into this.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#41
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
That is because	kctim	Apr 2012	#73
I could have written this post too	leftylauren	Apr 2012	#32
Welcome to the club!	Kath1	Apr 2012	#70
They wear their politics on their sleeve now	Tabasco_Dave	Apr 2012	#34
The really ugly side of them is now coming out and on display all the	RKP5637	Apr 2012	#37
Sadly I feel the same way.	alittlelark	Apr 2012	#38
There Are Some GOP Politicians That Need To Be Slapped On The Spot.	TheMastersNemesis	Apr 2012	#51
I'm probably older than you - learned	emilyg	Apr 2012	#40
Same here!	Duppers	Apr 2012	#42
I know what you mean..I've go no patience....	Historic NY	Apr 2012	#44
Maybe you've stayed the same and they fell over the edge of their flat earth worldview.	hay rick	Apr 2012	#46
The Older I get ...	99th_Monkey	Apr 2012	#47
Perfect!	silverweb	Apr 2012	#53
I quit going around mine in the last 10 years....	ingac70	Apr 2012	#50
Same here. Officially estranged	Doctor_J	Apr 2012	#65
2000-2008 never happened.	Jamaal510	Apr 2012	#52
You know what they say	skydive forever	Apr 2012	#75
The older you get the less respect they have for you too...	Kablooie	Apr 2012	#55
What I don't understand is why they have the need to constantly proselytize.	PA Democrat	Apr 2012	#57
I'll be the 400,000th person to second your opinion.	Ship of Fools	Apr 2012	#58
Most people say that you're a liberal when you're young...	YellowRubberDuckie	Apr 2012	#59
I am there with you! n-t	Logical	Apr 2012	#81
IMO	Mr Dixon	Apr 2012	#61
No GOP friends and lucky for me my family is pretty much union/ left all the way.	sarcasmo	Apr 2012	#63
Their pervasiveness takes a big chunk out of my life	Doctor_J	Apr 2012	#66
Tolerance is so over-rated	marshall	Apr 2012	#67
And I thought it was just me!	Kath1	Apr 2012	#68
I used to feel this way, especially during the 2008 election cycle, but	Daniel537	Apr 2012	#69
I finaly just quit talking about it, especially with family..with Fox news blaring away	Namvet67	Apr 2012	#72
and that's why after the conventions to after the election	maryellen99	Apr 2012	#74
I totally agree with you. Life is too short to	avebury	Apr 2012	#76
I've found it imossible to reason with my (R) family and friends.	DCKit	Apr 2012	#77
15 years ago I might not agree with them	Ratty	Apr 2012	#78

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