Agree but there's some commenters here that are so deep in the ml accelerationist sauce I wouldn't be surprised. They've literally replied that they hope the US falls to ruin and whatever violence happens is a fever killing a virus.

Where do you think we are right now

I guess the friendships I keep are ok being "at rest" and just a few texts a month or more. What's nice is when you travel for some other reason, you can visit your old friend and catch up. It's a nice feeling to say "oh I know someone in xyz. That's nearby abc, I'll hit them up for a beer"

Agree. It's even on camera (assuming this goes down in the front yard)

I've been consistent in saying I don't find Harris exciting or compelling. Low bar or not, it's the challenge at hand.

You work on changing it between and across elections. When in the ballot booth with fixed options, you pick the least harmful for the most at risk in the community, of the candidates that actually have a competitive chance of winning.

This is privilege. You are accepting that a trump second term will be "ok" for you. I know that because if it wasn't going to be ok for you, you'd throw your vote to anyone who could possibly beat him in a few days.

I've got people who won't be ok. Minorities, LGBTQ, etc who are my friends, neighbors, or even just fellow citizens. They won't be ok and I'll do everything I can to help them avoid trump in this election.

I'm not in love with harris' platform but I'm not trying to get married, I'm just trying to keep my Muslim neighbor with a tough immigration situation, or my gay cousin out of trouble.

I've been foolishly arguing with people for months on this topic.

That's a tough one. Good luck dude / dudette / duderino

I'm taking this as solicited conversation as we are still here. I also assume you are an adult.

I've dealt with this. If they use the wrong pronouns, or otherwise infantilize you, you calmly and respectfully say "mom we've discussed that I'm not going to be spoken to in that way. If you must, I'll be leaving and we can try again tomorrow". Then you get up to leave if they don't correct, and try again tomorrow. No fighting, no yelling.

You do not deserve to be disrespected.

Completely true. It's also true your choice can be wrong.

No why would we be watching documentaries about stuff like this?

Always. Cash back too

This is slow roasted multi month bait

Holy fuck I had never read the details

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

I'm down to one

When did I suggest I was escaping? I'm at the grocery store.

I never said go no contact, edit or that I was some model of strength. I'm just an adult.

Just consistently assert the standards you as an adult want to live in.

I don't need to talk to those who are openly racist. I'm not talking about some political double speak. I have trump voters in my community that openly use racist slurs in their discussion of immigrants, and minorities in town.

You are the company you keep, and those folks aren't part of my life. Trump was just the vector to illuminate their position that was previously kept in hushed tones behind doors.

And yet people here claiming they can't see the difference between trump and Harris