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Conservative family losing their minds yet?

Professor RAWR

Professor RAWR

Member
Jul 26, 2018
2,386
Well.. it kinda happened. Not with family though. with a friend.

He said...

-This is a fraud
-COVID numbers are BS
-Trump is highly likeable
-Both Hillary and Obama even praised Trump so much too
-Rappers even love Trump

I thought he was smarter than this.... lol
 
Kevers

Kevers

The Fallen
Oct 29, 2017
14,631
Syracuse, NY
My uncle is a diehard republican but not exactly a trumper, he just votes for the republicans no matter who is running. I just don't bring politics up around him, he has been too good to me to start some shit over it.
 
Rex Dart: Eskimo Spy

Rex Dart: Eskimo Spy

Member
Oct 30, 2017
1,000
aGuyInaBearSuit said:
This stuff is really mind blowing. I have anxiety and panic disorders and even I have a hard time understanding what makes a person so utterly paranoid and delusional, and I once jumped out of bed in the middle of the night thinking I was dying because I rest my laptop on my chest for hours on end and the radiation must have been killing me.

(I don't have attacks like that anymore, thankfully)
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My first thought was "I see a doctor when I find myself like this."
 
RyougaSaotome

RyougaSaotome

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,703
PoC here and thank god nobody in my fam is a Trump supporter/I cut of any friends who were on that shit because fuck them.

I feel for you folks, I really do. Sounds like a nightmare.
 
Beren

Beren

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,578
joe1138 said:
A guy I work with has been on this kick for a bit. He was also trying to tell me how Lady Gaga was part of some Satanic cult that foretold the recent events in Armenia in some music video so... yeah.
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Holy hell - one of my coworkers recently did this speech, too. Except the Satanic cult part. My coworker is Aremenian, so I wasn't sure if she'd "discovered" this on her own or this was tied to some conspiracy theory. Guess I have my answer.
 
rashbeep

rashbeep

Member
Oct 27, 2017
9,514
mopinks said:
my cousin's been having a very normal one since election day
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she's always like this, but now it's really kicked into overdrive
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one of the funniest/worst things i've read in some time
 
EdibleKnife

EdibleKnife

Member
Oct 29, 2017
7,723
bye said:
If we were going to rig the electron with software changing votes, why would we not give ourselves the Senate lol
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I mean it's a pointless ask to people who claim there's a deep state cabal of Democrats led by Obama who want Trump to fail but can't explain why they'd not just eliminate Trump with their all-powerful arm let alone why they'd even allow a situation where Trump would have or gain power to begin with.
 
Tackleberry

Tackleberry

Member
Oct 31, 2017
4,860
Alliance, OH
EdibleKnife said:
I mean it's a pointless ask to people who claim there's a deep state cabal of Democrats led by Obama who want Trump to fail but can't explain why they'd not just eliminate Trump with their all-powerful arm let alone why they'd even allow a situation where Trump would have or gain power to begin with.
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For some reason these hopelessly brainwashed morons (sorry, there's no better word) .. they cant seem to grasp that trump was epically horrible at his job.

I honestly feel that the books will show that he is the worst that has EVER sat in that chair.
 
supermatt

supermatt

Member
Oct 25, 2017
373
My brother posted some lame crap about how he'd like to congratulate Joe Biden, Joe Biden's husband, on his victory, but he can't because no one can find him because he's hiding in his basement, etc., etc. I was slightly drunk at the time and called him out on it when I otherwise would have just let it slide. It ended up with me calling him a racist and him saying "Oh I get it now, orange man bad, dementia man good. Thanks for keeping me in line."

My aunt keeps sharing shit asking for people to pray for our country.

Relatively tame compared to what some of you have been dealing with lol.
 
Sunster

Sunster

The Fallen
Oct 5, 2018
10,060
our dad sent a text to our mom (they're divorced) before coming to our last get together in OBX that just said "NO POLITICS" lmao.
 
greepoman

greepoman

Member
Oct 26, 2017
1,968
One of the small things that I constantly see/hear is how they'll start their comment "you think Biden, who couldn't get 10 people to come to a rally, could ..."

Something obviously not even true but the love to say it. And bragging about crowds in a pandemic...
 
Psyborg

Psyborg

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Aug 6, 2018
1,756
EdibleKnife said:
I mean it's a pointless ask to people who claim there's a deep state cabal of Democrats led by Obama who want Trump to fail but can't explain why they'd not just eliminate Trump with their all-powerful arm let alone why they'd even allow a situation where Trump would have or gain power to begin with.
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Anytime you paint them into a corner with facts they fall back on their Deep State!!! rhetoric.

Never do they consider that this Deep State seems far more appealing to me. If the Deep state is some kind of shadow government made up of Obama alumni and the antithesis to it is a bunch of circus freaks like Trump, Guiliani, Hannity, Kenneth Copeland etc then give it to me Deep State Daddies.
 
Isilia

Isilia

Member
Mar 11, 2019
5,855
US: PA
Half of them vanished. The other half are screaming the usual hoax nonsense and getting mad when people are unfollowing them on social media.

Kinda ironically how they say the left is when given a minor criticism
 
Lost Lemurian

Lost Lemurian

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Nov 30, 2019
4,304
Psyborg said:
Anytime you paint them into a corner with facts they fall back on their Deep State!!! rhetoric.

Never do they consider that this Deep State seems far more appealing to me. If the Deep state is some kind of shadow government made up of Obama alumni and the antithesis to it is a bunch of circus freaks like Trump, Guiliani, Hannity, Kenneth Copeland etc then give it to me Deep State Daddies.
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Republicans, terrified: "A hyper-competent, secret society of Democrats are working to turn the US into socialist state, where people will present as whatever gender they feel like, black people will be free to live in any neighborhood they want, and every city will be a haven for immigrants!"

Me, wistfully: "If only..."
 
Tokyo_Funk

Tokyo_Funk

Banned
Dec 10, 2018
10,053
It's kinda funny reading these stories knowing half these people probably had no connection to Trump prior to 2016. How many of them were kissing his ass, praising him, defending him and attacking their relatives over him. It's like some sort of strange hypnosis for imbeciles
 
XaviConcept

XaviConcept

Art Director for Videogames
Verified
Oct 25, 2017
4,982
I just dont understand how these people can type complete sentences and .. think .. that ... Biden (???) is a ... pedophile??? And not Trump????

Its like a completely different fucking universe
 

4CornersTHSA

Member
Jun 13, 2019
1,569
Some of them are deep end insane; I just don't talk to them about it. One of them I love dearly, and who raised me better than that so we just do not bring up politics, the other has essentially joined a cult and I try to stay away from them as much as possible.

Somewhat surprised that my mom is *almost* there, she can't quite shake all the Facebook bullshit, but she at least hates Fox News (and CNN/MSNBC, but hey it's better than nothing). She voted for Biden and NC Republicans, split ticket 🤷🏻‍♂️

My fiancé's dad comes from rural NC and is a Navy vet, dyed in the wool Republican...but I'm almost certain he didn't vote, or went 3rd party. He's been critical as hell of Republicans for being shit heels on health care, but is not enthused about Biden being pres. He and my mom both think people not wearing masks are idiots and stupid. So there's hope, even if they aren't liberal, they at least have brains.

My sister in Europe is further left than I am haha. I'm grateful she helped me see the light years ago and got me away from Fox News/Alex Jones conspiracy bullshit.

I was more centrist/moderate around 2015/2016: three events changed my life and made me completely turn away from conservatism wholesale. One of them was Donald Trump becoming president. Unfortunately it had the opposite effect with other family members, they went full on MAGA.
 
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Bakercat

Bakercat

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Oct 27, 2017
10,154
'merica
"Biden is not my president!"

- My mom

"Biden should be killed and they should acquit the person who does it"

-My uncle

I just dissociate around them now.
 
Kendrid

Kendrid

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Oct 25, 2017
3,132
Chicago, IL
Raging Spaniard said:
I just dont understand how these people can type complete sentences and .. think .. that ... Biden (???) is a ... pedophile??? And not Trump????

Its like a completely different fucking universe
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Biden is a pedo comes from the videos where he sniffs girls hair and touches them in questionable ways. It is awkward to watch but supposedly they are a touchy family.
 
Nigel Tufnel

Nigel Tufnel

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Mar 5, 2019
3,166
Distantmantra said:
Are you willing to share more details? What did she do? Sounds like a good story.
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Its not that exciting, they requested and submitted mail ballots for an address that is not their primary residence and they no longer own, in state that is a little more competitive than the state they actually live in.


They are not done counting the votes in the precinct she turned her vote into, either, so its entirely possible it just genuinely hasn't been counted yet, or they may have correctly busted her for attempted voter fraud.

Either way, the internet bitching is pretty fucking hilarious.
 
rpm

rpm

Into the Woods
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
12,365
Parts Unknown
I deleted my Facebook account over half a decade ago, so I only interact with my conservative family members at holiday get togethers which ain't happening this year, so no clue
 
Distantmantra

Distantmantra

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Oct 26, 2017
11,260
Seattle
f4u1dfb6 said:
Its not that exciting, they requested and submitted mail ballots for an address that is not their primary residence and they no longer own, in state that is a little more competitive than the state they actually live in.


They are not done counting the votes in the precinct she turned her vote into, either, so its entirely possible it just genuinely hasn't been counted yet, or they may have correctly busted her for attempted voter fraud.

Either way, the internet bitching is pretty fucking hilarious.
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Ah, so she was claiming a vacation rental as her primary residence. Ok. Did she vote in the state she lives in, too?

Oh wait, they don't even own it anymore? That sounds like she's fucked.

Curious if they'll contact her about it.
 
Puggles

Puggles

Sometimes, it's not a fart
Member
Nov 3, 2017
2,899
I hope so. I removed them from Facebook years ago. Got a text from my uncle a few months saying I needed to vote for Trump for some crazy religious reasons and I just never responded.
 
HououinKyouma

HououinKyouma

The Wise Ones
Member
Oct 27, 2017
8,387
I'm very thankful that my immediate family are all liberal. As for conservative family members outside of that? Oh they're raging, but I made sure to block/unfriend most of them.
 
TortadeJamon

TortadeJamon

Banned
Dec 23, 2018
908
Raging Spaniard said:
I just dont understand how these people can type complete sentences and .. think .. that ... Biden (???) is a ... pedophile??? And not Trump????

Its like a completely different fucking universe
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A number of people have theorized that hardcore Trumpism has more in common with a religion than with a political movement, in which case facts don't enter into the conversation.
 
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