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Propaganda Debunking

In reply to the discussion: The last straw [View all]
8. Quiet too long
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 03:55 PM
Oct 2012

Maybe it's because my sister and I are near the same age and have been so very close until I guess slowly over the past 15 years she's drifted more and more to the right. She and her husband became much more religious and I was an agnostic then but now consider myself a full blown atheist. They owned their own business and employed 25 of their small town's inhabitants. Their business went bankrupt in 2009 after a mighty struggle to stay afloat during 2008 great recession. Some how they got this insane notion that it was the democrats and especially Obama who were to blame for their business failure. I let her know shortly afterward not to spew her hatred for us dems and Obama and we could get along just as before. Up until recently she honored my requests but lately seems to forget her pledge. I reminded her 4 months ago not to send me any more of her FB propaganda and she stopped. Now it's coming back with her facebook "shares".
I still love her and her family. She has two kids and 5 grandkids that I adore. She always treats me with respect except as noted above. I'm hoping this will all pass after the election, but if not I'm not going to take it laying down.

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The last straw [View all] More_liberal_than_mo Oct 2012 OP
Welcome to DU Sedona Oct 2012 #1
I've been here for years More_liberal_than_mo Oct 2012 #7
"at least some of us that grew up under these same conditions didn't fall for the propaganda" annabanana Oct 2012 #11
=) fern Oct 2012 #12
I don't know why you've been "quiet way too long" demwing Oct 2012 #2
Quiet too long More_liberal_than_mo Oct 2012 #8
Use the hide feature on Facebook Iris Oct 2012 #3
hugs fern Oct 2012 #13
My thought would be to simply unfriend her on FB GitRDun Oct 2012 #4
If I were you I would maintain some space tblue Oct 2012 #5
yes this fern Oct 2012 #14
Confront! 12AngryBorneoWildmen Oct 2012 #6
+100 mjrr_595 Oct 2012 #10
I have come to the conclusion Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #9
^^ fern Oct 2012 #15
Hard to ignore getrdone Nov 2012 #16
FCC Rule toddmiller Dec 2012 #17
Nothing in this material world of ours lasts forever. Remember the saying, "This, too, shall pass." Cal33 Dec 2012 #18
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