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WhiteTara
(29,728 posts)Last edited Sun Oct 18, 2020, 01:49 PM - Edit history (1)
Everything trump Touches Dies
c-rational
(2,596 posts)Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)YEP!!
tblue37
(65,502 posts)WhiteTara
(29,728 posts)Even my typing goes to hell!
IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)everything he touches turns to shit
Dirty Socialist
(3,252 posts)smb
(3,475 posts)MLAA
(17,340 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,230 posts).
He'll have a tough time finding many jobs, and he might get excluded from quite a few rental communities.
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beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)BKDem
(1,733 posts)Richly deserved, I'm sure.
snowybirdie
(5,241 posts)Have a relative who constantly puts pro rtump messages on FB and argues with anyone disputing his ideas . Has lost two jobs in the past five years suddenly. Coincidence? All I know is if I was still in the business world, I'd never post on Social Media.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I post what I want now, but I am retired. When I was working I rarely posted anything beyond pictures of flowers and alike. You just never know.
kimbutgar
(21,224 posts)Dont know.
That said I stopped doing Facebook on September 30th and wont go back until after the election. Too much crap on there and I might be more tempted to say bad stuff to those MF45 supporters I know.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Its business model is to sell and expose your "private" stuff. Anyone you think is a "friend" there is just as likely a bot or troll.
DBoon
(22,403 posts)My dog, however, has posted some remarkable things on her Facebook account
kirkuchiyo
(402 posts)Years ago at a previous job we had interviewed a (seemingly) nice, qualified woman for a job. We were going to offer her the job when I decided to Google her. Found a bunch of posts online with ranty, stupid stuff about her current and previous employers. Gave us a new perspective on her. Needless to say she didn't get the job.
haele
(12,684 posts)And I suppose that like most Trump cultists, he is too stupid -err, has been too distracted with his career and "well deserved relaxation" - to have either enough savings or any fallback work he can do until he can claim he learned his lesson when he slinks around looking for another job.
Trump cultists always seem to have forgotten the seriously important social basics they were supposed to have learned in Sunday School and Kindergarten.
Haele
brush
(53,925 posts)ooky
(8,930 posts)dalton99a
(81,637 posts)Maybe it's in the mail
tRump write a check? I saw that the mayor of Tucson has welcomed him, but wants the money his campaign still owes them from 2016.
"The Trump campaign still owes taxpayers $80,000 from a 2016 rally at the Tucson Convention Center. Monday's campaign stop, Mayor Regina Romero says, could cost the city $50,000 more."
FM123
(10,054 posts)by us everyday folks, BUT eventually they come face to face with someone or something that is bigger than us, something that says Nope, not this time!
KS Toronado
(17,372 posts)Hotler
(11,452 posts)SMoss
(112 posts)Strange idea. I put my boots on then tried to lift myself off the floor by pulling on my bootstraps. It dudn't work.
ProfessorGAC
(65,251 posts)Sorry, I was channeling one of those Ayn Rand loving idiots!
calimary
(81,527 posts)Or shoes of any sort.
sarge43
(28,946 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Thatll work.
rpannier
(24,345 posts)soldierant
(6,938 posts)And it can lead to dangerous falls IRL.
But, to add that in imagination to the metaphor, if they want people pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, why aren't they providing ropes, pulleys, and hooks?
(And of course boots.)they
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)He has no savings, car underwater, but is only upset he was "caught" and that he "screwed up" by posting on his professional account instead of his personal account which was full of hate. Not the fact that it shouldn't have been posted anywhere in the first place.
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)sure to say "actions have consequences".
Pluvious
(4,327 posts)groundloop
(11,527 posts)since the GOPer's have a case being heard before the Supreme Court right after the election that will kill the entire Affordable Care Act.
Rabrrrrrr
(58,354 posts)about the stupid shit they said, they're only ever sorry that they put it on Facebook, or sent it in an email, or forgot they were on a work account, or said it out loud in public... juts like Trump, it's never really they're fault, and they're never actually sorry about being racist or sexist or whatever.
They're only sorry that we don't live in a free country where it's okay to be openly racist, forcing them to be careful where and when they spread their shit.
kimbutgar
(21,224 posts)Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)kimbutgar
(21,224 posts)Especially if one of his clients is a minority.
Thekaspervote
(32,809 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Potential employers check social media now because they dont want a red herring to stink up their shops. He may find a job with a hater like him, but he is going to suffer low pay and abuse, because that is how people like that behave.
Takket
(21,645 posts)lostnfound
(16,193 posts)As Jung would say of such misfortunes, now great things may happen. If his eyes are opened.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)Doesn't think he did anything wrong, just that he was caught
durablend
(7,465 posts)"Foiled again!"
TwilightZone
(25,499 posts)Our course, they never see it that way.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Unfortunately.
niyad
(113,628 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,374 posts)My usual family gatherings are all canceled.
Maybe we'll sit around a table for Thanksgiving 2021.
I've been fortunate. We keep to non-politics, non-religion, and generally get along. Maybe we don't want to raise a ruckus in front of the kids.
Nitram
(22,913 posts)I hope many more of his kind are brought up short during the coming months and years.
Shermann
(7,455 posts)He doesn't sound like anybody I would get along with.
But at the same time, I've always been troubled by the power our employers ("Little Brother" have. Monitoring our social media pages and applying such a severe punishment for content they disapprove of is a bit chilling. "Extremely racist" can be subjective.
What if he put his views into a book which was published instead? Would that change the calculus, and why?
Some high-profile positions have contracts with morality clauses, but anyone under one of these would have to opt in.
Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)I'm assuming they cannot see the horrific postings on his personal account unless he used the company issued laptop. Any of his postings in his personal accounts would have instantly got him fired.
ProfessorGAC
(65,251 posts)I guess I have issue with punitive action for offensive Social Media posts from one's own computer.
If the posts came from someone at work, uses company technology property, that's different.
As objectionable as it may be, expressing opinion on one's own time, using one's own property makes this less comfortable.
But, with At Will, they can almost get rid of anybody for anything that can be defined as "cause".
groundloop
(11,527 posts)Plus absolutely stupid as hell, as I'm sure after that incident the employer was left with no choice since they certainly couldn't afford to be associated with hatred and racism.
ProfessorGAC
(65,251 posts)Guy f'd up. Business & politics are a dangerous combination.
niyad
(113,628 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,251 posts)That is a notable exception!
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)nt
TwilightZone
(25,499 posts)Maybe people should just stop being overtly racist, particularly in an environment that makes their employers look bad.
getagrip_already
(14,893 posts)so all will be well for him.
Warpy
(111,383 posts)just like it will come for his lard and savior.
A lot of people out there who bought everything Limbag said and did are going to be a serious trouble unless they can learn the very basic social grace of keeping their traps shut in public.
NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)It's not easy.
On the karma side, it seems that life always makes sure we get the lessons we need to become better and do better. For some, the learning curve is a long one. The lessons get tougher as time goes on.
hurple
(1,306 posts)He has just been ensnared in the great liberal conspiracy (tm) to take down trump that is spearheaded by Soros and Clinton and Obama.
Not his fault. Nope. *They* ruined his life just because he supports trump.
And his hatred will grow...
Joinfortmill
(14,481 posts)Dan
(3,583 posts)Within 12 hours? Wow, what could he have said... it boggles the mind.
Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)Involved a recollection of a crime, tagging a person of color innocently, anti BLM, and racial slurs
634-5789
(4,175 posts)Have not talked to him, seen him, will not got to any celebration of any kind if that asshole is going to be there. Don't tell me you're a 'Christina' if you're a racist tRump lovin' jackass. n/t
Archae
(46,359 posts)Oops...
tavernier
(12,410 posts)Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)lame54
(35,331 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)Maybe when Trump is gone, he'll see how foolish he was to you & others!
We welcome you here @ DU & thank you for being here!...
birdographer
(1,357 posts)Karma is just sitting on its thumbs when it comes to trump. His evil and depravity just goes and goes with no payback at all.
Demobrat
(9,004 posts)Last edited Sun Oct 18, 2020, 04:51 PM - Edit history (1)
Your parents? You? Other sibs? Is he married?
I hope this guy doesnt end up on your couch. Sometimes having a heart can suck.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)that is all
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,496 posts)retail stores for mask and social distancing rule enforcers....
MyMission
(1,851 posts)tRump's orbit, in some way.
A paid rally attendee, or working on his staff, or working for those politicians or rich people who support him, etc. Sadly, no masks required.
Blue Owl
(50,532 posts)Stand and Fight
(7,480 posts)jaxexpat
(6,862 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Aussie105
(5,444 posts)They are watching the pipe dreams of a fossilized mind (Trump's) that they swallowed without criticism, being dismantled before their eyes.
You can either say to yourself . . . well, Karma is here, I was promised something unrealistic, how do I readjust my personal value system? Or, more likely, lash out on social media to try to put the threat to your imaginary future success back in the box.
I've gone through the first process, and it is painful. (Not recently)
Basically, you feel your personality deconstructing, and you need to do a slow rebuild based on more realistic assumptions and expectations.
In the end though, you become a better person, better adjusted to the reality around you.
A process highly recommended to anyone who votes for Trump.
But dumping your bile and disappointment on social media never works. It can come back to bite in unexpected ways.
Something Trump is going to learn soon.
BigmanPigman
(51,642 posts)car/new home. So sad...
11 Bravo
(23,928 posts)Demovictory9
(32,482 posts)Ilsa
(61,707 posts)I'd hate for them to suffer. If he does have little kids, and you can afford it, maybe you can help them have a nice Christmas morning.
I have a family like your brother, also, who has gone through a job loss and diagnosed with a chronic medical condition. He and his wife don't seem to understand the concept of taking care of one another and treating all with respect. Both are racists. I think she reads racist, RW websites every day. It's hard to feel sorry for them.
Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)His wife receives $1300 SSDI each month for mental illness but she spends it on expensive clothing (think $1500 handbags, $200 jeans). It has taken all of my self control not to be a whistleblower in that situation. She is refusing to part with her income for household expenses- a real winner. She cannot get any decent job as she has a criminal background involving grand larceny and assault. Sorry to go on but I am done with them
Ilsa
(61,707 posts)zackymilly
(2,375 posts)Upthevibe
(8,083 posts)Wow.....Karma has actually stepped up to the plate in many cases regarding our current situation.....
Firstly, I'm so sorry that your sibling sounds like such a dick (I apologize for my cussing). Secondly, I have a serious question for you. I'm assuming you were both raised in the same house by the same parents. A question that comes up time and time again is how people raised in the same environment can sometimes turn out so differently. What do you think happened with you guys that caused you to be so different?
Books_Tea_Alone
(253 posts)And is stuck in his glory days of high school and college. He has always got into altercations, crashed cars, and wrecked relationships. He does not care to educate himself, read, etc. He thinks he is the smartest one on the room at all times and likes to boast. My husband and I raised a wonderful family, our kids are polite and contributing to society nicely. We are a family of volunteers, readers, and all hold professional licenses. He has none of that and chose a wife who is a convicted felon, receivee over $1000 each month in SSDI for mental illness and spends it al on clothing for herself $200 jeans, $1500 handbags, etc) My parents are normal (my father was a Trumpinista but is now voting for Biden). You are correct in that it does make an interesting nature vs nurture study
Upthevibe
(8,083 posts)and interesting assessment. It does sound like he very well may have some kind of personality disorder.
I think of my siblings and I (there were four of us but two are now gone) - who've been progressives and socially aware and active for most of our lives. My only brother and the oldest in the family voted Republican a couple of times but I blame that on his wife at the time. Our parents marched with those who marched with Martin Luther King, were very much against the Vietnam War (even though most in their generation supported it), and were true progressives.
I remember my brother (who was 10 years older than I and in high school at the time) insisted that the family take part in the Cesar Chavez grape boycott. My parents were so proud of him and, of course, no grapes in my house!
My one sister who's alive now and I speak all the time about the current situation. She's eight years older than I, and she's one of the most politically astute people I know. I'm so thankful that we are absolutely in alignment with our beliefs as our are two nephews and their amazing, socially conscious wives....
When I read stories like yours regarding your brother I know what a bummer it must be. Having said that, it's awesome that your dad's voting for Biden! And is sounds like you and your husband raised wonderful kids
progressoid
(50,000 posts)Not in my family, but in my circle of acquaintances. As hard as is might be to part with family, you are better off not interacting with him.
Xolodno
(6,406 posts)...of "conservative news". Of course he claims he's still independent....yeah....right..
Some of the crazy shit he puts on facebook is sooner or later going to catch up. I warned him a long time ago, keep your personal account separate from your business one. Didn't last long as he said it didn't get as much "response" from the business account. As they say, be careful what you ask for.
FakeNoose
(32,823 posts)Get ready because I'm sure that's the plan.
He's probably already borrowing from the Bank of Dad, you're next.