" Yankeefan, you are on a theater message board so 99% of the people will be Liberal Democrats, that's just the truth. I used to be very intolerant to Republicans, and shut them down immediately. I realized that was wrong and ignorant of me, so I always take the time to hear them out. Always. I have been on quite a journey these past four years to figure out the reasons why people voted for 45 because I could not understand at first."
You are right that it is 99% liberal Democrats and I am aware of those numbers. On occasion, I express my political point of view and I know it will not be liked, no problem with that happening. In the world of sports, teams have road games and that is what it is like for me to post political things on this board -lol. The one difference is I don't get into name calling someone because they don't agree with me. I don't say stuff like Bernie supporters for example are f***ing idiots. I truly believe the 2016 election was all about Hillary and if Biden had run in 2016 he would have easily beat Trump.
"I visited my extended family for the first time in many years in 2018. It was a family reunion and it was held in Kansas. I was raised and still live in the North East. It freaked me out to believe that I could be related to people that voted for him, who support him still. They are polite, lovely, hard working people. They refuse to talk about religion or politics, but the one thing my cousin said to me was "We don't like the way he treats people, but as long as I can put food on my table at the end of the day, that is all that matters". I finally got it and stopped thinking about it for quite some time. I respected their answer and realized that for millions of people, that is all they care about. These are simple people, and that's okay. "
My brother in-law is a lawyer and as liberal as it gets, he was born in RI and his parents were pretty wealthy. We have gotten along very well (even with him being a Red Sox fan) because we rarely have talked politics. We both have a love of travel, photography, music and family etc which gives us plenty to talk about to each other. While he does not like the NY Yankees, he does know his baseball and will admit certain Yankee players were great. Your point about your family comment about being concerned with "putting food on the table" kind of reminds me of President Clinton. How many people did not like the oral sex in the Oval Office with intern but he did good job with economy so who cares about the personal stuff.
"Trump is a rapist. Trump is a racist. Trump hates everyone including himself. He throws tantrums and it not mentally fit to be in charge of 4th grade recess. His voters knows these things, they just do not care. As frustrating as that can be for people who truly DO care about them, not everyone is going to think like me or have my priorities. But, defending him on here will get you nowhere, and it's like screaming into a brick wall. But, if you want to continue wasting your time, to each their own. "
Excellent point and I should probably take your advice.
Updated On: 4/4/20 at 09:59 AM