My interesting encounter with an elderly wingnut

[proud2BlibKansan]

Went to a legislative forum today hosted by my state senator and 2 state reps. I got into a pleasant conversation with an elderly gentleman sitting next to me. We were talking about school funding and I mentioned I am a teacher. Turns out I am teaching in the neighborhood where he grew up. We had a pleasant conversation, for about 10 minutes, which was mainly him asking me questions about the neighborhood where I teach. I said he should come visit the school he went to, that the kids love to hear the history of the community from someone who grew up there. He said he was afraid to drive into that neighborhood. I assured him it was actually a safe pocket in the city, especially during the day.

Then he said "You know what else scares me? LIBERALS! I notice there seem to be a lot of them here today at this forum."

So I said "Well, I am a liberal. In fact, I am about as far left as you can get. And I'm proud to tell you that."

He gave me the dirtiest look, waved his hand in my face and walked away!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[gratuitous]

1. So, do you have a big horn growing out of your forehead?

What makes you so scary, Kansan? And why wasn't it apparent to the elderly gent from the get-go? Or are you one of them sneaky libs who hides his identity by living in a conservative state?

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. That's interesting. The area where I live is not that conservative.

We do have a fairly active teabagger group but this district voted for Obama and we have a Democratic congressman. And two of the elected officials hosting the forum were Democrats.

Just a crazy old man I guess. :shrug:

[valerief]

3. And you, wearing your red cape and carrying your trident, yet he couldn't tell?

:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. LOL!

[Jamastiene]

4. That reminds me of the time someone was bad mouthing gay people

and I informed them of my orientation. Their jaw dropped. Eventually, they changed their attitude about it based on knowing me. I was able to dispel a lot of myths for them. Those kind of conversations stand out in my mind. Too bad it can't happen on a larger scale and faster. The world might be a different place.

[Hydra]

5. What you're doing is the only thing that works

Humanizing the other side, as it were. As you say, slow, tedious and often doesn't work...but worth it for the "Wow!" moment.

[katkat]

15. Wow moment

Or as we vegetarians say, waiting for the moment when a person realizes he's eating someone's leg.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Good for you

Whenever people say something negative about gay people, I ask them this: What would you do if your son told you he was gay?

A lady I know just the other day told me she believed in the bible and it says homosexuality is wrong. So I asked her what she would say if her son was gay. She gave me a blank look and said "Well now you have given me something to think about. I never thought about that before."

[liberal_at_heart]

9. I saw the sadest episode of the Supernanny

The wife who had been abandoned by her father when she was a teenager was not allowed to try to heal and reabuild her relationship with her father because her husband refused to allow her gay father to be in their lives. By the end of the show the husband allowed her to call her father on the phone and talk to him for the first time in years. There is so much wrong with this situation I don't even know where to begin.

[katkat]

16. start with her husband "allowed" her n/t

[donco6]

27. Ugh. No kidding.

Hard to comprehend that kind of relationship in the 21st century. Or any century.

[Roon]

21. That is how me and my ex worked...we would get to know them

become their friend,then drop the G-Bomb on them.99.9% of the time they would remain your friend.

[liberal_at_heart]

8. Getting to know one another on a face to face basis is the only way to dispell prejudices

Getting to know each other is the only way to dispell the prejudices and stereotypes we have of each other. It's sad that he got up and left just because you told him you were a liberal.

[havocmom]

11. Don't bet on it. Lots of people who sang my praises for years now treat me like shit

Seems I outed myself with my response to several inquiries about attending a local tea party :rofl: They suddenly dislike me, when I was their go-to girl for many problems, and they were damned grateful for my help.

Assholes.

[havocmom]

10. Have had some of those 'liberals scare me' encounters too

When I tell them I am a liberal, more than a couple have disputed my assertion with things like: You can't be liberal! I LIKE you!

They are so fucking brainwashed that they can't even decide they like someone and deal with the reality that the person they like is liberal. They don't have a clue what 'liberal' is, they just have their knee jerk reactions to the clap trap Rush and Beck scream.

[xfundy]

13. Maybe there should be a coming-out day for us, the evil librul menace.

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. We should have a parade!

:rofl:

[havocmom]

23. In my town, it would be a REALLY short parade

5 of us, tops

[PDJane]

12. I've not had one of those encournters in years........

Must be the Rachel Maddow hairdo and the Navajo jewellry......or something. It's likely a good thing.

[Mithreal]

14. Awesome! I so can picture that.

[Enthusiast]

17. His understanding of "liberal"

begins and ends with Rush Limbaugh's. No wonder he held you in such contempt.

We have allowed RW talk radio to define liberal. And liberals now suck, apparently, to most Americans. Just consider the things you have heard attributed to liberals by Ann Colter, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. We should all hate the liberals of the RW's imagination.

[B Calm]

18. One of my co-workers has an assault rifle tattooed on his arm. This

weird asshole and a couple others haven't spoke to me since the election. Displaying their ignorance so proudly and all I can do is just laugh at them.

[StarfarerBill]

20. Nothing makes fear grow like ignorance,

and conservative nutbags have both in abundance.

[morningglory]

22. A medical doctor who barks and bellows and snaps and is ALWAYS right...

came into my office this week to talk, since I am the only person in the department who is educated and cultured, and appreciates the finer things he and his wife are able travel extensively to enjoy. I have an Obama '08 bumper sticker on my pickup truck which I park across from his office window so he sees it any time he looks out. A black look came across his face and he said "Obama is the worse thing that has ever happened to this country." I started saying (talking over him) "He is the best president since FDR." while he was bellowing at the very same time "He is the worst president since FDR!" He screamed "Do you realize FDR had General Patton attack with weapons the WWI vets who were simply camped waiting for their pay?!" Screamed it. I just said with kindness that a Democrat would never do that. He stalked out, saying something about agreeing to disagree, while I turned to my pc and googled "WWI vets attacked", cut and pasted the whole article about Republican Pres Hoover sending in a general--not Patton--to shoot WWI vets who were encamped to petition for the bonus they had been promised. It would have been up on his screen by the time he got back to his office. Haven't heard from the good doctor since.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

25. holeeee shit!

I never knew about this! Not that I'm a history expert by any stretch, but anyway....never heard of this event. Geeezus H Christ!! Unbelievable!! Sickening!

[The Midway Rebel]

26. The General in charge of the assault on the Bonus Marchers was...

Douglas MacArthur! Patton was there too though, under Mac's command. In the crowd that the US Army attacked that day was the soldier who had saved Patton's life during WWI Meuse/Argonne campaign. I believe his name was Sgt. Angelo. Needles to say, GSP did not return any favors.

[Jeanette in FL]

24. Oh Proud, I just hear you saying that to him

"Well, I am a liberal. In fact, I am about as far left as you can get. And I'm proud to tell you that." :rofl:

And I know the look that you got from him well. I've gotten that same look many times.

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