Oh dear. Family gatherings must be SO fun for you.
My little BIL (he's 18) isn't speaking to me at the moment cause I told him re: Trump and immigration ("they're taking all their jobs!") - Oh, the jobs that you refuse to apply for because you don't want to work?
Post by miniroller on Jan 29, 2016 16:35:59 GMT -5
My dad, a registered democrat, mentioned 3 months ago, he would Never vote for him, but didn't hate the issues Trump was bringing to the forefront of this election. WHUT?!?! I held it to a 5 minute rant, concluding with H & I's serious consideration to move (New Zealand? ((But racism issues, I know ))) should Trump be elected president of this country. I then sent him 3-5 emails daily outlining how & why he's so horrendously awful. After a week, my dad agreed to never speak a neutral word about shitpig trump again. I suggest you do the same superduper.
In the defense of MH, not that there is much of a defense, he supports his position as a business man and thinks that is what this country needs. He's not a news watcher per se or anything like that, so I'm not even sure if he knows how much of a giant ass that he is. But, I refuse to engage, so unless he's going to research it more on his own, I'd rather just leave it alone.
If he doesn't pay attention to the news and isn't into politics, what the hell do you guys talk about?
Also, even though he is successful in dealing with microeconomics does not mean he will do well with macroeconomics. It's a completely different skill set.
The thing is, he isn't good at any economics. He's declared bankruptcy repeatedly and was given a bunch of money by his family. He's not good at anything except being a blowhard.
I keep coming back to this too! Whenever someone on FB or IRL says they think he's a good business man (right, Palin?) what are they basing it on??? Have they all forgotten that The Apprentice started because he needed to pay off his bankruptcy debts?
I really don't believe anyone that says he's a good businessman knows anything at all about his business practices and instead is just a racist, misogynistic supporter.
Trust me, my husband has plenty of not-so-great qualities, and his complete ignorance about Trump and politics in general is definitely at the top of that list.
Wanting a candidate for President because he or she is a "businessman" has to be one of the biggest logic fails. Businesses are inherently self-serving. I don't want a businessman in charge of our roads, our sewers, our SCHOOLS. CEOs are beholden to shareholders. Making changes as a business is a hell of a lot simpler than trying to enact legislative change when your party doesn't hold the majority in the Senate or the House.
And let's not even touch on how being a businessman doesn't qualify a person to be a foreign representative of the country to the world.
I think people are forgetting politics is a skill. You can't just put an empty suit in the Oval Office and expect miracles. But I think that's what a lot of Trump supporters think will happen.
Everyone take a good, hard look at Michigan for what happens when a businessman takes the reigns of the government.
Edit to add: this is an overly simplistic statement, I realize. Especially when extrapolating to thoughts of the federal government. But, just look at this flint mess (DPS is a whole other issue, and started long before he took office, but got progressively worse since he's been in office)
my father is a trump supporter, but my father is also an asshole. i don't say anything because i am completely baffled by all of it, and it's kind of scary.
I can't understand any of his supporters, but I really, really cannot understand how a woman could support him. He's made his opinions on women blatantly, unapologetically known. There's not much a woman could say to brush his comments off, or to make excuses for the things he's said. I can't fathom voting for someone who thinks I'm a second class citizen because we have different genitalia.
okay, let's lay off of superduper. These aren't her views. They are her husband's. Who has a link to that daily show clip about mixed politics marriages?
My H has plenty of flaws, we aren't speaking at the moment because I gave him $50 and he crumpled it up and threw it on the floor because I gave him $10's and he wanted $20's, but please don't lump me into the same category as him. I'm not an asshole.
Whoa!
Eta. Sorry, I don't want to pile on but he sounds like a dick
My H has plenty of flaws, we aren't speaking at the moment because I gave him $50 and he crumpled it up and threw it on the floor because I gave him $10's and he wanted $20's, but please don't lump me into the same category as him. I'm not an asshole.
Seriously? Is he like, five or something? Nobody deserves to be treated like that.
Post by lovelyshoes on Jan 29, 2016 19:09:33 GMT -5
superduper that's awful. Hugs, from your previous posts you've got a lot to deal with from him. I hope you can work it out, because that's an awful way to live. Hugs lady.
I had a conversation with a Trump supporter last night Her reasons for supporting him don't even make any sense and she doesn't think a woman should be president because other countries wouldn't respect a woman president :/
I'm so late to this, so forgive me if this has been said, but huh?!?! Lots of other countries HAVE female leaders. (huh) This makes no sense. Not that I should expect a Trump supporter to make any sense.
{{{superduper}}} I'm sorry. It sounds like you feel stuck. Don't punish yourself, I promise you deserve better than the current treatment you are getting from your H.
I had a conversation with a Trump supporter last night Her reasons for supporting him don't even make any sense and she doesn't think a woman should be president because other countries wouldn't respect a woman president :/
I'm so late to this, so forgive me if this has been said, but huh?!?! Lots of other countries HAVE female leaders. (huh) This makes no sense. Not that I should expect a Trump supporter to make any sense.
{{{superduper }}} I'm sorry. It sounds like you feel stuck. Don't punish yourself, I promise you deserve better than the current treatment you are getting from your H.
superduper , I agree. And if anyone is keeping track or judging you for a second "failed" marriage, they can fuck off. It's not failing to look out for yourself and to get out of a toxic situation.
Post by underwaterrhymes on Jan 29, 2016 20:21:05 GMT -5
superduper - I want to tell you life is too short to spend it with an asshole. You deserve so much more, but I know it's more complicated than that. So I'll just send internet hugs.
superduper I know how you feel. When I left ex-h after 17 years (married 13 years), I felt guilty because I'd been divorced before: the first one lasted two years. I was thinking "this is happening AGAIN--why am I such a failure?"
Turns out I had twice made poor choices, but I knew in my heart I had given my all by sticking with #2 for so long. I understand the embarrassment and shame, but leaving him was the best damn thing I had ever done (second only to a boob lift lol). It's okay to admit defeat and to move on to great things.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny