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[–] NewOldGuard@hexbear.net 40 points 12 hours ago

I just don’t understand how people are in relationships where you have such fundamentally incompatible worldviews. Why be with someone who sees the world through a lens of bigotry and hate when you yourself claim not to be bigoted? Why be with a reactionary if you despise reactionaries? I can’t make it make sense, couldn’t be me

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 52 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

a party that has talked about building internment camps and mass deportation.

She voted for a party that just does those things, but doesn't talk about them

[–] 2812481591@hexbear.net 25 points 14 hours ago

I guess this is in line with the fantasy that the massive bloc of battered-wife voters would swing the election by secretly voting Kamala. Now the next 4 years is gonna be worthless articles about how their maga relatives are so sad the author wont spend time with them.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 67 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Frankly it's odd that somebody who'd be so bothered by this this is only starting to care now. I have chud relatives that I refuse to talk to but it's been that way for years at this point. Like if I was married to a Trump supporter I'd have gotten a divorce before 2016 lol.

[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 54 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It really makes you wonder what kind of things these people talked about and enjoyed doing together before the election.

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Some people get off on the drama of it, like this writer seems to. The husband, if we are to judge by the story, is used to her throwing a tantrum and then cooling off, which will likely be the case here again. His entire demeanour which she describes throughout the text is just waiting for her to calm down like she is a sulking child, which she sees as deep empathy. The only concession he made was not forcing her to go to the Christmas celebration (for now), bringing her a cup of coffee and saying sorry (while not doing the actual thing she asked).

[–] urmums401k@hexbear.net 8 points 7 hours ago

I have seen more robuet and convincing compassion from sociopaths who knew I knew they were sociopaths who knew I knew they hated me.

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 56 points 17 hours ago

Reasonable move to avoid an unpeaceful thanksgiving argument over whether to genocide 99% or 100% of Palestinians.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 37 points 16 hours ago

Later that night, I briefly glanced at my husband and found myself not wanting to look into the eyes I love. I hated this divide. I wanted to touch his forearms and feel our connection, but I also felt an urge to punish him and deny him my touch.

Wrote the university writing professor

[–] EnsignRedshirt@hexbear.net 96 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

I will not unwrap gifts given to me by people who voted for a party that has talked about building internment camps and mass deportation

You’re going to have to be more specific.

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 29 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Biden increased their funding and was harder on border control than pretty much everyone before him, BUT THAT IS ALL NEGATED BECAUSE CHEETO WORSE

[–] _pi@lemmy.ml 26 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

BECAUSE CHEETO WORSE

Trump is such a weather vane that this statement literally means nothing until it actually happens. Biden actually did it. Trump just talks shit. Trump talks about a lot of different shit. Remember how he was supposed to build a wall? Remember how Harris gloated about how the Biden admin had to actually build that wall in some areas?

Trumps incompetency is literally the biggest reason that people shouldn't forgive Democrats from taking on his positions. They actually did these things in a competent way. Trump fumbled the bag. That actually makes him better on these points.

[–] egg1918@hexbear.net 4 points 7 hours ago

Trump said he would make Europe pay for NATO. Biden got it done

[–] buh@hexbear.net 63 points 19 hours ago

Clearly she’s only accepting gifts from PSL voters

[–] Thorngraff_Ironbeard@hexbear.net 47 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

Fucking Goldfish people, they were OUTRAGED when AOC did her photoshoot at the the DANG CHEETO border cages and then didn't give a fuck afterwards, now the camps haven't even been built yet?

[–] edge@hexbear.net 39 points 19 hours ago

Clearly she’ll only be accepting presents from Stein and de la Cruz voters.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 11 points 16 hours ago

talked about

damn imagine if they were actually genociding people instead of talking about it

[–] miz@hexbear.net 47 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

she cares more about a vote than the genocide currently being livestreamed

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 10 points 11 hours ago

The fact she quotes a line from Kamala's concession speech means she's the kind of lib that doesn't actually care.

Can you imagine in a race between Mengele and Hitler to have someone quote some pithy line from Mengele's concession speech? It doesn't exactly reflect someone who believes they're voting for a lesser evil.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 24 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Americans really need to embrace Canadian Thanksgiving. Middle of October. It kicks off haloween time, it's not right after your elections. It would save lives.

[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 9 points 9 hours ago

Typically when the actual harvest happens too, all the produce is ready.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 32 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

America is a living sitcom. Wtf is this?

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 18 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

sitcom implies that it's bright and fun. it's more like a horror anthology. at least if you live here lol

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

at least if you live here lol

Pff. Not for the crackers, it's straight up Wonka's Factory for those mfs. They couldn't handle 1/1000th of the fascism the people they elect inflict on the section 8's; and that's where the lash-out is coming from. Because it's coming for them now too.

[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Sus as the name is, this person does seem to exist.

Guest writing on huffpost in 2017

Hippocampus magazine, 2018

Nailed Magazine, 2015 (scroll about halfway down)

Role/Reboot, 2014

Profile at Antioch University

Photos match up and don't seem to be stock or AI. If it's a con, it's an incredibly long one.

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 30 points 17 hours ago

Oh man 4 more years of this horseshit.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 25 points 18 hours ago

Like, for everyone? 84 stalin-gun-1stalin-gun-2

[–] SocialistDovahkiin@hexbear.net 17 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

her name is sus but this is justifiable actually, liberals are a threat to humanity but conservatives are a personal threat even if you're mayo. it's just self preservation

[–] edge@hexbear.net 27 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

by Andrea Tate

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 11 points 16 hours ago

I've never had a good Thanksgiving since my dad died.