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Posted by ElectricWhite on 10-11-2016 at 23:39:
Ultimately, my choice came down to this question: Whose ego was more likely to start a war? (And I don't consider not voting an option -- you don't have to select someone for president, but there are plenty of other offices and issues that need every voice.)
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Posted by msannomalley on 11-11-2016 at 14:01:
I live in a deep red state. Trump's margin of victory over Clinton in South Dakota was so great, that I did have the "luxury", if you will, to vote third party. I don't know if the Democratic National Committee truly understands the rest of the country. They need independents (I'm a registered independent) more than independents need them and it's not in the DNC's best interest to brush them off. They need the so-called "blue dog Democrats", too.
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 11-11-2016 at 23:01:
Let me preface this with a clip:
http://teamcoco.com/video/trump-voters-dont-know-how-to-be-happy?playlist=featured-videos
This is a humorous take on something that's been wearing me out the past couple of days: the poor winner. I haven't been able to go out without encountering Trump supporters still trying to start an argument! (I can handle sore losers -- over our lifespans, we've all encountered thousands of 'em.)
Here's an example of what I'm talking about : I was on my way home on Wednesday from an appointment at the wound clinic. As soon as I was in the transport company van, a woman proclaimed, "I'm so glad Trump won!"
I didn't give any reaction. I was tired, as most of the people in the van seemed to be.
"I don't see why she isn't in jail for all those emails!"
Still, no reaction. She wasn't saying anything new.
"Did anybody hear about the human trafficking emails they found in the latest batch?"
That woke everybody up.
"Yeah," she continued, "they were making arrangements to take kidnapped kids to child molesters."
To me, that failed the stink test. But I was not about to start arguing -- I usually avoid playing that game.
"It's a good thing Donald Trump's president! When he's sworn in, he'll do his Christian duty and put that liberal, baby-killing, Muslim-loving atheist in jail!"
Okay, I was getting annoyed, so I used a tactic that usually shuts up people like that, if not reveal how full of sh** they are. "So, could you tell me where you got that?"
"It's in her emails with Polenta...or Panera...or whatever his name is."
"Okay, but where did you read about it? Did it come from Wikileaks or some other site? Where do I go to read it myself?"
"Uh...well, I just know they're in the emails, so it's got to be true."
At that point, the conversation ended for me because we'd reached my apartment.
Anyway, since Wednesday, my energy levels have been seriously low. If I could, I'd spend most of the day in bed, trying to recover from each time I'm exposed to poor winners sniping at any possible sore losers in the area. But that's not possible.
Does anybody have any ideas how I can get through the next few days without so much of an energy drain?
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Posted by ChrisW on 14-11-2016 at 02:03:
Ugh, I know a lot of people who are seriously depressed over this and grieving. We definitely have to pick our battles. FWIW I think you handled it right.
Aside from avoiding other people (which isn't always possible or healthy) I dunno what to tell you. Who provides this service? If it's a medical service then I question whether it's appropriate for them to be bombarding their passengers with politics. Alas, pointing that out might just start more arguments. You could call their office and make a complaint.
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 14-11-2016 at 08:24:
If it was the driver, there wouldn't be a problem -- I could complain as you'd suggested. But this is a fellow passenger....and since she wasn't personally attacking anyone else in the van, and since she wasn't spewing obscenities, I'm not sure there's much the transport service can legally do. 
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Posted by Daniella T on 14-11-2016 at 08:31:
EW, I think that not responding to these taunts is the best way forward -- until, as you say, they go over the top! -- these people love chance to rant, but if they just rant without anyone responding it loses its appeal, no?
That said, I can never stop myself from responding...
Maybe I need something like this to show them silently:
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Posted by ChrisW on 14-11-2016 at 21:10:
Oh okay, yeah, it's different if they're a passenger. I suppose another option is to try and change the topic by talking to someone else.
I'm terrible about getting baited like that, too!
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Posted by Kritter on 17-11-2016 at 11:39:
You could take a book or some ear buds and pull those out when needed or work on your condor stare. I've either avoided awkward situations or shut people down that way before. These days I just remind myself there is no way to rationalize with a crazy person. I find it much easier to get along with my relatives and certain coworkers when I keep that in the back of my mind.
I hear you though, I'm in a deep red state so I'm keepIng a low profile and staying off social media for awhile.
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 23-11-2016 at 08:13:
Now that Donald Trump has started working on choosing who will be in his cabinet, I was wondering: what do the folks in England think of Mitt "the Twit" Romney becoming Secretary of State?
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Posted by KT1972 on 23-11-2016 at 10:09:
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Birds of a feather?
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 23-11-2016 at 14:03:
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Ooooh --- I hadn't thought of that!
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Posted by Daniella T on 23-11-2016 at 14:42:
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But not OUR birds!
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 23-11-2016 at 22:05:
We had as much coverage of the US election as our own elections. You'd think we had a vote or something- Seriously.
But our politicians get a lot shorter time to do debates than yours do.
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 23-11-2016 at 23:51:
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I'll admit I'm very thankful that there won't be any more campaigning...until this February....
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