Aggression manifests from their every pore.

In a grocery store parking lot.
His question was whether we both planned to vote in an upcoming GOP primary.
I calmly answered, “Young man, I would rather shit in my pants.”

He was still laughing ten seconds later as we walked away. Guess he figured a white guy in his 60s in South Carolina was a pretty certain bet to be a repub voter

BTW, I have a "white guy in his 60s in South Carolina" second cousin who lives in South Carolina who is quite a liberal - is that you Eric?

I’m in Columbia.

Not too far away from you though.

I grew up in Aiken. My first summer job was packing peaches in Johnston for 70 cents an hour. Makes me itch just to think about it.
After that, I got summer jobs where I had to wear a tie and have access to air conditioning.

(1) To someday have enough money that it would be in my private personal interest to vote Republican; and
(2) When I have that much money, to have enough love of country to vote Democratic.

That usually ends the conversation.

I also would like an income that should make me a Republican but a conscience that prevents me from doing so.

and throwing thousands of children into cages, Jesus Fucking Christ", and I hung up.

That was how I handled my last couple of calls from a Republican greedbanger. Screaming.