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In reply to the discussion: Unbeknownst to me, we ate dinner at a republican's [View all]handmade34
(22,756 posts)43. for your daughter's sake
you must take the high road...
I self isolate when in a Republican area (house, event, state, etc) where civility is a must ...the way I see it, right now politics is everything (our health, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the rights of minorities, women's rights, gun violence, the health of public lands, education, etc.) and I am absolutely disgusted with people that support Republicans and with the Republicans that have the power to do something about the inequality existing in our Country today, and don't...
I didn't used to feel that way... I had friends that were Republican and could carry on a decent conversation... that doesn't happen anymore because the price we are paying is too high
I commend you for your decency
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to keep things quiescent, you might want to ask your son/daughter not to discuss your political view
hlthe2b
Nov 2019
#1
I notice downthread you say your daughter is 8. What I did when my very social daughter ...
Hekate
Nov 2019
#47
"...reasonable chance..." Given the op states it is a "very red state" and given the state of
retread
Nov 2019
#4
funny as many republicans hold same negative feelings about democrats and liberals, what set
beachbumbob
Nov 2019
#6
You know you're mistaken on such a generalization, don't you? Through no choice of my own,
napi21
Nov 2019
#54
I'm sure you're right about threats of primary opponents. DT even said he's do that. I don't
napi21
Dec 2019
#59
Thank You. It's my experience that not all GOP people are right wing freaks.
Progressive Jones
Nov 2019
#49
Odd that. You both infer and advertise a melodrama not there; and in doing so...
LanternWaste
Dec 2019
#63
I have a golfing body who is a staunch republican, and one day we had a very hard argument
Perseus
Nov 2019
#21
If they are practicing Catholics you might want to pay attention to things Pope Francis says .
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#38
Yes, the Pope has strong feelings about what the U.S. is doing to migrants. nt
Laffy Kat
Nov 2019
#50