Thought provoking words. We could all do with a little less finger pointing.

Quote:Hi Andrew,

I'm writing because I just can't deal with my father anymore. He's a 65-year-old super right-wing conservative who has basically turned into a total ******* intent on ruining our relationship and our planet with his politics. I'm more or less a liberal democrat with very progressive values and I know that people like my dad are going to destroy us all. I don't have any good times with him anymore. All we do is argue. When I try to spend time with him without talking politics or discussing any current events, there's still an underlying tension that makes it really uncomfortable. Don't get me wrong, I love him no matter what, but how do I explain to him that his politics are turning him into a monster, destroying the environment, and pushing away the people who care about him?

Thanks for your help,
Son of A Right-Winger

Dear Son of A Right-Winger,

Go back and read the opening sentences of your letter. Read them again. Then read the rest of your letter. Then read it again. Try to find a single instance where you referred to your dad as a human being, a person, or a man. There isn't one. You've reduced your father -- the person who created you -- to a set of beliefs and political views and how it relates to you. And you don't consider your dad a person of his own standing -- he's just "your dad." You've also reduced yourself to a set of opposing views, and reduced your relationship with him to a fight between the two. The humanity has been reduced to nothingness and all that's left in its place is an argument that can never really be won. And even if one side did win, it probably wouldn't satisfy the deeper desire to be in a state of inflamed passionate conflict...

Read the rest here.

Seems like a case of a couple of people who need to grow up

(08-15-2014 02:40 PM)TPBlaze84 Wrote:  Seems like a case of a couple of people who need to grow up

I agree. Reducing relationships to political beliefs is silly and there are more important things in life than arguing about politics.

(What an appropriate message in the Spin Room, LOL!)

The son sounds like a homo.

Aaaaaaand were back.

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(08-15-2014 02:53 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  The son sounds like a homo.

Swing and a miss.

(08-15-2014 02:53 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  The son sounds like a homo.

(Funny b/c it's true)

Lol, Son of a Right Winger sounds just like the perfect left winger... And he's probably lying about the way his pops acts.

Fake story. Right wingers don't raise homos.

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