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33. I guess I understand that blood is thicker than water, but really, why

Mon Jul 2, 2012, 04:16 AM

Jul 2012

maintain any contact with this relative(s) at all? I mean, sometimes the costs just so far exceed the benefits that it's best to cut your losses.

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Have You Seen this (Foodstamps and Animals) [View all] Nictuku Jul 2012 OP

Thanks for the interesting post. russspeakeasy Jul 2012 #1

Thank you. Nictuku Jul 2012 #3

Not partisan. Humane and ethical. bluerum Jul 2012 #2

I would have to agree Nictuku Jul 2012 #4

Good for you Tsiyu Jul 2012 #5

Very well put Tsiyu :) Nictuku Jul 2012 #6

1 John 4:20 Mnemosyne Jul 2012 #7

Good reply to that horrible article. It made Riley18 Jul 2012 #8

Typical progressoid Jul 2012 #9

Yep, I saw that at Facebook as well PatSeg Jul 2012 #10

And what about animals in zoos? Duer 157099 Jul 2012 #11

Then again, we could always go the other way Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #12

Saw it on my news feed, too. Posted this article in response mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #13

Good article! Nictuku Jul 2012 #15

Uugh... the religious relative responded Nictuku Jul 2012 #14

I fully agree! Semtex Jul 2012 #16

Eloquent response. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #17

She's a fucking Pharisee (and probably a Philistine to boot :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #34

I'm curious about what your relative suggests for me ... Akoto Jul 2012 #19

Of course you should not starve! mysuzuki2 Jul 2012 #22

As far as Republicans and Nazis are concerned, yes. The rest of us coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #35

In my experience, people who hold views..... DeSwiss Jul 2012 #26

Bookmarked!! Nictuku Jul 2012 #27

I guess I understand that blood is thicker than water, but really, why coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #33

Wow, that PM fits right in with the self-righteous nature of the original post. "My church" mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #39

Excellent, excellent! October Jul 2012 #41

I detect quite a bit of racism underlying your religious relative's PM. yardwork Jul 2012 #43

Yep, one of my right-wing relatives posted that crap RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #18

The hypocrisy is staggering. redwitch Jul 2012 #21

That, is the fundamental problem across all of their nonsense, "they just don't RKP5637 Jul 2012 #42

Why yes I have. redwitch Jul 2012 #20

their reasoning: SCantiGOP Jul 2012 #23

I have to remember that one... so true! Nictuku Jul 2012 #25

Except that neither of those are true. yardwork Jul 2012 #44

Years ago, when I was young and stupid, and hung out with other ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #24

Good response. n/t cynatnite Jul 2012 #28

Bull cookies. All it meant was that after five years the states picked up the tab. aquart Jul 2012 #29

I think you responded to both of them well, calling them out on their hypocricy. Proles Jul 2012 #30

Good responses LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #31

This one showed up in my FB feed too. I was totally offended, but reposted and rebutted it in a diane in sf Jul 2012 #32

I'd ask the person what he expects people to do when there are 4 people unemployed for every HiPointDem Jul 2012 #36

Sounds as if he wants to drop them into wildlife preserves.. girl gone mad Jul 2012 #37

He wants them to go eff off and die. Zalatix Jul 2012 #38

kr Norrin Radd Jul 2012 #40

Humans could gather berries and hunt treestar Jul 2012 #45

not only that but humans who have children Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #48

Meh, in a country with as much food as we have 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #46

I find your Matthew quotation very apropos, Cairycat Jul 2012 #47