Impressive and insightful guest. My next step is to find and watch Ms. Senko’s movie. I can identify with the dilemma of having people in my life with opposing political views. During the campaign and due to all the absolute batshit crazy and hateful stuff that came out of tRump’s pie hole, I made a decision to cut a friend out of my life that I had since high school. I knew back in 2016 she was a strong supporter of his. In fact, she basically “unfriended” me when she read a few of my disparaging remarks regarding him back then. We didn’t speak for years when she finally reached out to me, not to apologize or because she had a come to jesus moment, but because she valued our friendship. I figured since tRump was not an obvious threat at that point (silly me!), we could repair what we had. I thought maybe I could help her see the light but in 2023 I went to visit and the conversation veered to politics. She and her husband declared their hate for Obama, said tRump was the best president we ever had and they had little use for anything that benefited the lower or middle classes. At that point I knew there was no arguing with her or her husband. I knew I would not see them again. We did speak here and there, of things without substance, and she was very supportive after my grandson passed away. For that I will be forever grateful. However as this year progressed, I noticed her sporting tRump shirts, mocking Kamal Harris and the entire Democratic Party and turning a blind eye to every fallacy and venomous remark made by her “leader”. When I told her of my decision, she was shocked, defensive and somewhat belittling. I asked how she could vote for him when she has 2 daughters and nieces. She did not address that. I explained her good fortune of being the prime example of white privilege. She said I was resentful and she and her husband worked their asses off for all they had. Obviously unable to understand that concept and, for that matter, anything I had to say, I did not respond. As much as Jen Senko said we shouldn’t give up and we should try to “convert” them, I think my friend and her husband are beyond “saving”. I honestly don’t have that much fight left in me. For the sake of my own mental health, I will channel my anger into something more productive and surround myself with like-minded people.
Impressive and insightful guest. My next step is to find and watch Ms. Senko’s movie. I can identify with the dilemma of having people in my life with opposing political views. During the campaign and due to all the absolute batshit crazy and hateful stuff that came out of tRump’s pie hole, I made a decision to cut a friend out of my life that I had since high school. I knew back in 2016 she was a strong supporter of his. In fact, she basically “unfriended” me when she read a few of my disparaging remarks regarding him back then. We didn’t speak for years when she finally reached out to me, not to apologize or because she had a come to jesus moment, but because she valued our friendship. I figured since tRump was not an obvious threat at that point (silly me!), we could repair what we had. I thought maybe I could help her see the light but in 2023 I went to visit and the conversation veered to politics. She and her husband declared their hate for Obama, said tRump was the best president we ever had and they had little use for anything that benefited the lower or middle classes. At that point I knew there was no arguing with her or her husband. I knew I would not see them again. We did speak here and there, of things without substance, and she was very supportive after my grandson passed away. For that I will be forever grateful. However as this year progressed, I noticed her sporting tRump shirts, mocking Kamal Harris and the entire Democratic Party and turning a blind eye to every fallacy and venomous remark made by her “leader”. When I told her of my decision, she was shocked, defensive and somewhat belittling. I asked how she could vote for him when she has 2 daughters and nieces. She did not address that. I explained her good fortune of being the prime example of white privilege. She said I was resentful and she and her husband worked their asses off for all they had. Obviously unable to understand that concept and, for that matter, anything I had to say, I did not respond. As much as Jen Senko said we shouldn’t give up and we should try to “convert” them, I think my friend and her husband are beyond “saving”. I honestly don’t have that much fight left in me. For the sake of my own mental health, I will channel my anger into something more productive and surround myself with like-minded people.