I would fit this description. It hasn't caused open animosity, but certainly I consider it "weakened," because I basically put a wall up to avoid conflict and it makes the relationship shallower than it used to be. I think the only reason it hasn't caused open animosity is because I basically do gymnastics to avoid discussing political issues with them anymore. When I go home for Christmas they have right-wing poison blaring all day, either on radio or TV, and I just sequester myself in another room and put headphones in.

I don't live near them anymore, they're obviously entering their final decades, and if you set aside our fierce disagreement on politics then there would be no problems between us, as they are otherwise very kind people who I love and get along with just fine. My mom is slightly more reasonable than my dad, and I think if it was just her I would make an attempt to engage in conversation to try to talk her out of this madness, but when it's both of them there's just no point; nothing is going to change. That's why I just try to avoid the topic. There was one tense exchange last year after I got a few glasses of wine into dinner, but otherwise I'm pretty disciplined about staying away from it.

It's crazy how common it is for RW radio or Fox to just be on 24/7 for a lot of people. The right has been radicalizing for quite a while now.

Re:Strained family relationships under Trump

Absolutely. Don't even need to bring up politics either, because Trump's such a dick about so many things that touch everyday life. And they have gotten really good at adopting his "everyday" views, to the point that they are arguing with me against their own interests at the expense of their own values.

I thought that was about as mind-blowing as it gets, until I saw that devoutly religious nuts like my Mom are even willing to discard Catholic beliefs in order to support Trump's.

Wait until they discover they're following someone who has zero values of his own.

Gender: Male
Age: 30 something
Occupation: Manages My Building- Downtown Seattle
Marital Status: Married, wife is Thai
Education: Not much it seams prob high school
Ethnic Heritage: White ldo
Political Affiliation: GOP
Religion: None I can see.
Why Trump?: Loves the wall idea, hates illegals. REALLY HATED CLINTON.
Misc: Grew up in AK. Wife is super cute nice girl she's an immigrant lol. Really is a nice guy but has some anger issues. Is super into MMA, he studies judo religiously. Drives a supped up Nissan car. Works in construction. Owns lots of guns. Metrosexual Hillbilly?

Had a huge argument with him before the election where I tried to tell him that he wasn't the person he thinks he is. I thought I was getting through but the force was too strong.

How does he feel about the Hawks possibly signing kaepernick?

Funny cuz inthin he's the only dude in the city that doesn't give an f about the Hawks. Like the one guy.

you know it's AQ

More outs

A little while ago...

Me: It took about a year to get Nixon out from this point. The differences between Trump and Nixon are 1) Media and information moves MUCH faster today, 2) Nixon was smarter and understood the law, and 3) Watergate seems smaller than Russia and current scandals.

Trumpkin: Nixon was a piece of **** who didn't care about the country. Trump and him have nothing in common. Don't ever compare them again.

Nixon had much better staff around him to keep him above water for so long. They really were experienced, knew what they were doing, and weren't idiots.

Sick dose of reality: Mueller is only on for about a week lol. Seems like months. Gotta love Trump time passage.

And after just a week, he's already been briefed know the Comey memos, working long hours and is staffed up pretty well.

My dad worked in the federal gov for about 35 years and was 100% dem and hated Nixon, but said his was the most competent administration. Generally in every department below the most publicly visible levels appointments were filled with experienced professionals.

That doesn't mean Nixon wasn't an evil SOB of course.

the most shocking thing about nixon is all the parades and memorials and tributes in the media to his "legacy" that occured when he died, like he was some noble statesman. that piece of ****.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Hat_Riot

Nixon's Trumkins.

I wonder how that goes down if the 1000 students had guns to protect themselves against the 200 workers?

LOL this is awesome

I know a somewhat similar one:

Late 30's guy, parents were rich but not obscenely wealthy or anything, just standard mcmansion/nice cars/country club/beach condo white people. He dealt drugs (shrooms and acid I think) in his early 20s and got caught and sentenced to a year in jail or something. Instead of doing the time he fled to the Caribbean and worked on yachts and **** for like 6 years. His dad dies and he comes home for the funeral, state troopers are waiting for him at the airport gate (lol). Gets sentenced to like 8 years, does 4 or 5, get out and heads back to the USVI with daddy's money. Spends the year leading up to the election spamming Facebook with Trump memes, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim ****, etc. Blocked me after I made a comment about how nice it is that felons can still cast absentee ballots in the great state of Maryland.

I lived in the USVI for a while - lots of people hiding out down there. Seems to be the go to spot.

Had an argument with my mom yesterday because I was annoyed about Eric Trump's Nazi comments. Got her to admit that there was nothing that I was wrong about that Republicans were right about...but then it was all about how Hillary would have been horrible. It's pointless

Nixon is probably one of the most fascinating politicians ever. I really think you can make the argument that having the 1960 election stolen from him (or at least a strong case can be made that it was) completely wrecked him psychologically - he went from a fairly standard conservative to a progressively more paranoid guy, and when he DID get the presidency, surrounded himself with a horrific assembly of criminals and thugs that fed into every one of his us-against-them fantasies.

Tragic for him and the country.

MM MD

Traits of a Trump supporter: A backbone and common sense.

You're apparently a Trump supporter, why don't you tell us about yourself?

He has a backbone and common sense. He voted for the cretinous scam artist because he's terrified of brown people. I'm pretty sure that's the gist.

So any vertebrate?

go on...