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Love it! Might have to steal that one.As we give thanks, one of the toasts is 'to the Republic'. That tradition won't change.
Lol, this thread glad to see it is still alive.
Thanksgiving is going to be unbearable. I will no doubt be the 'Pro Trump' wing of the family despite the fact I supported Johnson.
We all go to my sister's house for T-day. This years' invitation contained some interesting contradictions:
1) There will be no political discussions?
2) Who is going shooting before dinner?
You already broke rule #1 of not sticking your dick in the crazy, haha
Love it! Might have to steal that one.
Family friends are having a large thanksgiving gathering but almost everyone that will be there voted for Trump. With any luck I'll find at least one liberal so I can have some fun.
What does their religion have to do with anything? What, no Christians or atheists voted for Hillary or Bernie?
Just let your outfit be the conversation starter
A little back story...My wife is indifferent about guns, although lately she has shown some interest in giving it a try, and with ZERO pressure from myself. Her father on the other hand in very against guns. He sort of understands keeping one for home protection but only in the worst of neighborhoods. He doesn't understand carrying. Doesn't understand why you need more than one gun, etc. After Sandy Hook we got into a discussion where he learned that I have guns, and our relationship hasn't been the same. Up until then we got along based on a mutual interest for music and other things.
So today, I'm working on a new build with everything spread out on the coffee table. My wife texted me that he was coming by to drop off a pan, only I didn't have my phone by me. So, he knocks at the door and I let him in. He sees the table of parts....
him- "ummmm, what's going on here?"
me- "I'm building a rifle"
him- "looks more like a machine gun"
me- "no"
him- "is this legal?"
me- "ahhhh, yes"
this line of q&a goes on or a while. Then this happens.
him- "so if I call the cops right now, they're not going to have a problem with this?"
me- "first, I won't let them through the ****ing door. Second, if you call the cops on me for doing nothing wrong in my own home, this is the last time you step foot in this house".
*yelling and screaming on his part, more q&a, nothing calm or rational*
him- "well I don't feel comfortable with this being in the house that my daughter lives in"
*here's where I hit below the belt...*
me- "well maybe if you were in her life while growing up, then I'd give a **** what you think.
He storms out. About 20 minutes ago I get a call from my wife. Apparently I ruined Christmas and "intimidated" her dad. Ho ho ho! So how was your morning?
I doubt very much any of my family voted for anyone other than Clinton except maybe my uncle. I don't remember if my brother abstained in the presidential election (he did vote) or voted for Johnson, my sister is not a huge Hillary fan, but she is a butt-hurt Hillary supporter at this point. Her BF voted for Johnson I think, or that's what he's telling me.
My parents voted for and liked HRC, but they aren't like my fellow students and don't think the sky will fall. Haven't talked to my moms mother about it yet. My dads parents voted for Hillary, but his father is very capable of having a not emotionally charged political convo (he is a career journalist, with crazy stories to include meeting Castro in Cuba).
I think Trump is just as dangerous for our freedoms as HRC, but he's good for guns so there's that. His victory is being spun into a white-nationalist thing now, and while we have some of our very own Nazi scum here on NES, that is unfortunate. My guess is this will be the flashpoint of the convos.
Mike
I'm looking forward to some morning shooting then dinner and football with just the wife, my redneck brother, and two dogs (who also voted for trump).
A little back story...My wife is indifferent about guns, although lately she has shown some interest in giving it a try, and with ZERO pressure from myself. Her father on the other hand in very against guns. He sort of understands keeping one for home protection but only in the worst of neighborhoods. He doesn't understand carrying. Doesn't understand why you need more than one gun, etc. After Sandy Hook we got into a discussion where he learned that I have guns, and our relationship hasn't been the same. Up until then we got along based on a mutual interest for music and other things.
So today, I'm working on a new build with everything spread out on the coffee table. My wife texted me that he was coming by to drop off a pan, only I didn't have my phone by me. So, he knocks at the door and I let him in. He sees the table of parts....
him- "ummmm, what's going on here?"
me- "I'm building a rifle"
him- "looks more like a machine gun"
me- "no"
him- "is this legal?"
me- "ahhhh, yes"
this line of q&a goes on or a while. Then this happens.
him- "so if I call the cops right now, they're not going to have a problem with this?"
me- "first, I won't let them through the ****ing door. Second, if you call the cops on me for doing nothing wrong in my own home, this is the last time you step foot in this house".
*yelling and screaming on his part, more q&a, nothing calm or rational*
him- "well I don't feel comfortable with this being in the house that my daughter lives in"
*here's where I hit below the belt...*
me- "well maybe if you were in her life while growing up, then I'd give a **** what you think.
He storms out. About 20 minutes ago I get a call from my wife. Apparently I ruined Christmas and "intimidated" her dad. Ho ho ho! So how was your morning?
*****Family friends are having a large thanksgiving gathering but almost everyone that will be there voted for Trump. With any luck I'll find at least one liberal so I can have some fun.
What does their religion have to do with anything? What, no Christians or atheists voted for Hillary or Bernie?
Correlation is not causation. For some reason it wasn't enough for you to talk about Democrats, which was the point of your story, and you chose to specify that they're Jewish Democrats. Seems to me like their religion adds nothing to the story.*****
The vast majority of Jews and most practicing Catholics vote for Dems because they think they are more sympathetic to the poor. It really came back to bite them in the ass w/Barry O. since he hates Bibi and Israel and Barry went after Catholics w/his Obamacare decree.
*******Correlation is not causation. For some reason it wasn't enough for you to talk about Democrats, which was the point of your story, and you chose to specify that they're Jewish Democrats. Seems to me like their religion adds nothing to the story.
Still really not sure why it is being labeled as 'White' Nationalist from a factual standpoint, but with the left wanting to inject race into every ****ing thing, I guess it makes sense.
They do this and then wonder why we are sooooo divided? Then after 8 years of incessant race baiting, they blame the guy that never said a racist thing in his life and only stepped onto the scene 17 months ago.
*****
The vast majority of Jews and most practicing Catholics vote for Dems because they think they are more sympathetic to the poor. It really came back to bite them in the ass w/Barry O. since he hates Bibi and Israel and Barry went after Catholics w/his Obamacare decree.
I'd rather see this country united, not divided. Were these Jewish Democrats white? Males or females? How many of each? Ashkenazi or Sephardic? What generation Americans? I mean, since you're dividing people into "voting blocs" by demographics, might as well go all the way, no?*******
It sure does because these are specific groups/religions/voting blocks that vote almost lockstep Dumocrat and I love to rub their noses in it to show them that their overseers hate them. Did you read the wikileaks emails that showed how condescending Podesta and the Clintonista's were to Catholics and Evangelicals? This isn't about religion, it's about flipping voting blocks to our side.
Still really not sure why it is being labeled as 'White' Nationalist from a factual standpoint, but with the left wanting to inject race into every ****ing thing, I guess it makes sense.
They do this and then wonder why we are sooooo divided? Then after 8 years of incessant race baiting, they blame the guy that never said a racist thing in his life and only stepped onto the scene 17 months ago.
Dude **** that guy.
First of all - no one should come into your house and tell you how to live, what you keep in it, etc. Dude was a dick for doing so and that's the bottom line. Far as I'm concerned you didn't do anything wrong and if Christmas is ruined - it's not you who ruined it.