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NickB79

(19,326 posts)
Fri Jan 12, 2024, 12:03 AM Jan 2024

A long time friend just posted this about the Houthi airstrikes on his Facebook page

America and its brainless morally corrupt puppets in Europe on another genocide mission. Sleepy brainless Joe is sick and his war mongerer masters are winning while he is taking a nap in his cradle.


I'm kind of shocked, frankly. We used to bitch about Trump together and both voted enthusiastically for Biden in 2020. He's Pakistani, and was terrified of a 2nd Trump term, to the point he was considering buying a gun for protection from MAGAt's. Now I feel like he's a totally different person than the one I thought I knew. He's a college educated, middle class engineer. He's brought his entire family to the US in the past 5 years, parents, brothers, sisters. He's smarter than this!

I almost posted a response that would have likely ended our friendship, but deleted it. I don't know what to think of him now, and it really sucks.
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A long time friend just posted this about the Houthi airstrikes on his Facebook page (Original Post) NickB79 Jan 2024 OP
Well DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2024 #1
the friend identifies with the houthi/yemen crowd for some reasons... nt msongs Jan 2024 #2
You should ask them why they believe that and keep it positive if you can. Eko Jan 2024 #3
Hope all this settles down as we approach election. Silent Type Jan 2024 #4
His religion dictates his political beliefs. dalton99a Jan 2024 #5
RSO rso Jan 2024 #6
Several hundred people are out in front of the Quakerfriend Jan 2024 #7
Update: he responded to a different friend who was cheering him on NickB79 Jan 2024 #8
These were one issue voters . Muslims voted majority Republican before 9-11 JI7 Jan 2024 #10
Pakistani Muslims are more anti Jewish than Arab Muslims JI7 Jan 2024 #9

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,721 posts)
1. Well
Fri Jan 12, 2024, 12:07 AM
Jan 2024

"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."

-Thomas Jefferson.

On the other hand...

Eko

(7,501 posts)
3. You should ask them why they believe that and keep it positive if you can.
Fri Jan 12, 2024, 12:14 AM
Jan 2024

If you cant explain why.

Quakerfriend

(5,464 posts)
7. Several hundred people are out in front of the
Fri Jan 12, 2024, 12:39 AM
Jan 2024

WH right now shouting the same thing.

I would start a dialogue with him next time you meet (not on FB).

NickB79

(19,326 posts)
8. Update: he responded to a different friend who was cheering him on
Sat Jan 13, 2024, 12:25 PM
Jan 2024

A Pakistani immigrant with a house full of Pakistani family who aren't yet citizens, and he's talking about voting for Trump. He's lost it 😞

bhai, unfortunately a lot of us have been delusional and have been voting for these sicko dems unconditionally from the last few election cycles. As much as I hate the idea but probably have to get on the Trump bandwagon.

JI7

(89,337 posts)
10. These were one issue voters . Muslims voted majority Republican before 9-11
Sat Jan 13, 2024, 12:42 PM
Jan 2024

they only started voting democratic becsuse repiblicans became very anti Muslim after 9-11.

But in the last few years even before Oct 7th attacks by Hamas many Muslims were becoming anti democratic becsuse of their opposition to lgbtq issues . If you look at the anti gay protests across the country many are full of muslims.

JI7

(89,337 posts)
9. Pakistani Muslims are more anti Jewish than Arab Muslims
Sat Jan 13, 2024, 12:35 PM
Jan 2024

and the biggest hypocrites as Pakistan was created as a Muslim state in a place where Islam invaded others while they oppose the existence of a Jewish state where Judaism is indigenous.

BTW, Pakistan killed tens of thousands of Palestinians during black September .

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