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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 01:17 PM Jun 2017

I am keeping my promise about trump voters.

I made a promise if things started to go bad I would tell trump voters what I think of them. This includes friends and my brother.

I am not holding back. I am prepared to fight if I have to. I am now telling trump voters they voted for someone who is mentally ill. I know this because I have been working with the mentally ill for 13 years. I know what it looks like.

I am telling them they have made an ancient mistake that has been repeated throughout history. They listened to what sounded good and completely ignored who was saying it. Thats what cult followers do.

I am telling them they are selfish people. I just told my brother this. My brother is well off. He is a good guy, takes care of his family. His problem is he wants a big tax break. He knows trump is crazy but all he cares about is a tax cut. Selfishness is a big problem in America.

I am now telling trump voters, when you finally realize you were conned it will be to late. You and your family may get hurt very badly. What kind of excuse are you going to make up then.

Today I told a close friend who voted for trump because trump said he would take care of the vets. You were fooled. You were conned. Obama took care of the vets big time. I told him, look at trumps budget he just put out. Google it. Look at what he is doing for the vets. He lied to you. He is going to take credit for everything Obama did. I told my friend he doesn't know how good of a president Obama was to the vets. My friend went silent.

Needless to say I have lost my patience with trump voters. Game on. They have put me and my family at risk. It looks like I am going to follow in my fathers footsteps. My dad got into fights when he was seventy years old. He hated stupid. I once asked my dad, Why did you get into a fight. You are to old to fight. My dad said, He made fun of marine corp hat. So I punched him. I said Ok.

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I am keeping my promise about trump voters. (Original Post) shockey80 Jun 2017 OP
Be careful you don't get body slammed ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #1
Good on you. Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #2
Right ON! Everything you said is true! nt. PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #3
I am very aware I could into a fight. shockey80 Jun 2017 #4
I did no check my spelling shockey80 Jun 2017 #5
Les Moonves Scarsdale Jun 2017 #8
Good. elecpencil Jun 2017 #6
The love of money is the root of all evil Zorro Jun 2017 #7
I ran into a local at the grocery store yesterday mountain grammy Jun 2017 #9
Whatever you do, call tRump the REPUBLICAN President. 40 years of GOP & Trump is who Rs chose. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #10
Love your post - I say ok too - Game on. c-rational Jun 2017 #11
Will a fight help? cwydro Jun 2017 #12
I got rid of all of the Trump supporters in my life right after the election. hamsterjill Jun 2017 #13
You and me both... Freedomofspeech Jun 2017 #17
Me, too. The only Trump voter I even talk to is my mother adigal Jun 2017 #18
If we are going to keep ourselves and this country alive BigBearJohn Jun 2017 #14
It's long past time we started standing up to these ignorant bullies. SunSeeker Jun 2017 #15
I have to agree... jazzcat23 Jun 2017 #16
Trump supporters have forfeited the expectation of normal civility. hay rick Jun 2017 #19

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
1. Be careful you don't get body slammed
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 01:19 PM
Jun 2017

Faced with overwhelming fact, violence is the trumper's last resort to prove how right he is.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Good on you.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 01:27 PM
Jun 2017

Just went down that road a couple of weeks ago. Once I told the Bro that Trump wants VA cuts,holy cow,the phone went dead. He has been getting PTSD Mental Health treatments at his States VA. It has taken forty plus years to get him in treatment.

 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
4. I am very aware I could into a fight.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 01:33 PM
Jun 2017

It does not matter. I am very old school like my dad. Right is right, wrong is wrong. What is happening now is not acceptable. It is a threat. My dad was not perfect. But he was honest, he had honor. He was a very tough guy. I will put it to you this way. My dad was Irish, roman catholic, a marine, and he worked on the loading docks his whole life until his back fell apart.

I am 58 years old. I do not want to get into a fight. Too old. When I was younger I got into to fights to set things right. I guess I will have to do for the rest of my life.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
8. Les Moonves
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 02:36 PM
Jun 2017

the head of CBS made the stupid statement "Trump is bad for the country, but good for ratings" Joe Scarborough agreed,, giving tRump lots of free exposure. Now Joe Schmo is regretting doing that, now that it is too late. The Russians were not the only fools helping Don the Con get into the WH and screw over the entire country.

Zorro

(15,740 posts)
7. The love of money is the root of all evil
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 02:34 PM
Jun 2017

Republicans -- especially the evangelicals -- ignore that passage from the Bible.

mountain grammy

(26,621 posts)
9. I ran into a local at the grocery store yesterday
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 02:41 PM
Jun 2017

we used to be friends, our daughters went through school together. She supported trump. I could barely talk to her. She started talking about our kids and I said, I don't think they have a very bright future right about now. She gave me a weird look, I said, see ya, and walked away.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
10. Whatever you do, call tRump the REPUBLICAN President. 40 years of GOP & Trump is who Rs chose.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 02:59 PM
Jun 2017

Republican and tRump brands are bound together and everybody in the public must have this fact cemented in their minds by constant framing of language and repeatedly calling him what he is: Republican President Trump.

2018 and 2020 depend on it.

Start now.

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
13. I got rid of all of the Trump supporters in my life right after the election.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 03:42 PM
Jun 2017

And no, I have not regretted it.

Freedomofspeech

(4,225 posts)
17. You and me both...
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:33 PM
Jun 2017

Not one regret...cannot waste my time with people who no heart or soul. They are as bad as trump.

 

adigal

(7,581 posts)
18. Me, too. The only Trump voter I even talk to is my mother
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:35 PM
Jun 2017

because she is 87 years old and pretty liberal. She just hated Hillary.
Sigh.

BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts)
14. If we are going to keep ourselves and this country alive
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 04:18 PM
Jun 2017

We HAVE to stop treating Repukes as if they give 2 shits about anybody besides themselves. These are the same kind of people who in yesteryear believed that slavery was 100% okay and tried to justify it,,, even willing to go to Civil War to protect their fat wallets. We had rich plantation owners back then and today we have rich corporation owners

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)
15. It's long past time we started standing up to these ignorant bullies.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 04:21 PM
Jun 2017

They have put our entire planet in danger.

They never had any qualms about spouting their right wing crap to us. We too often said nothing, just to keep the peace. Maybe if we had spoken up more often in the past, we would not be in the mess we are in now.

jazzcat23

(176 posts)
16. I have to agree...
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 04:53 PM
Jun 2017

All the trumpettes in my area will surely get theirs, and I will be the first to rub it in their faces. I'm already doing that, saying "I told you so" and when I hear them complain, I say "You voted for it!" IMO, if you are a 'emotional' or one issue voter, you should not be allowed to vote until you have educated yourself on the whole agenda. People are too lazy to look stuff up or they will go to the right-wing crazy websites that just affirm their misled beliefs. When I suggest they try a neutral site, they just refuse. You really CAN'T fix stupid!!

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