At Thanksgiving, we were talking about medical problems, and cost came up. My brother in law is a racist and I considered him a hopeless MAGAt, but he signed on to the ACA with gratitude and it probably saved their house. But, I still almost fell off the chair when he said:
" Really, I wish they didn’t have the rule about only serving two terms, because Obama was the best president we’ve had in my lifetime."
I managed to just say “Yeah!” and change the subject. He needed not to be laughed at because it took him a decade to get there. He needed to be welcomed and made to feel safe where he was so he could get up the courage to take another step. A lot of them know that they are wrong, but they are afraid of the world if they can’t cling on to their delusions. Most of them will die safely in their alternate universe, but a lot of their kids are learning better, which is why schools are such a big MAGAt target.He has had a lot of rude awakenings in his life, though, his daughter is married to a Black guy, and his son is gay. He expected me to tease him about it. I just said that sort of thing matters less and less the older you get.
preacherman Premium Member 8 months ago
Why condemn at all, just educate.
Diane Lee Premium Member 8 months ago
At Thanksgiving, we were talking about medical problems, and cost came up. My brother in law is a racist and I considered him a hopeless MAGAt, but he signed on to the ACA with gratitude and it probably saved their house. But, I still almost fell off the chair when he said:
" Really, I wish they didn’t have the rule about only serving two terms, because Obama was the best president we’ve had in my lifetime."
I managed to just say “Yeah!” and change the subject. He needed not to be laughed at because it took him a decade to get there. He needed to be welcomed and made to feel safe where he was so he could get up the courage to take another step. A lot of them know that they are wrong, but they are afraid of the world if they can’t cling on to their delusions. Most of them will die safely in their alternate universe, but a lot of their kids are learning better, which is why schools are such a big MAGAt target.He has had a lot of rude awakenings in his life, though, his daughter is married to a Black guy, and his son is gay. He expected me to tease him about it. I just said that sort of thing matters less and less the older you get.