My arch-conservative uncle strikes again

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gulliver (13,706 posts)

My arch-conservative uncle strikes again

(Satire)

We were all just sitting there talking about movies and music and sports, and my uncle has to jump in. Typical.

He actually said, "Women need to be much more modest. They need to listen to their husbands and fathers."

So, I came back with, "No, women should be able to wear whatever they want to wear. And they are equals."

He glared at me. We've never gotten along.

Later, we were talking about a gay celebrity. And, of course, he comes out with "Homosexuality should be outlawed and severely punished."

And I said, "No, people should be allowed to be attracted to whoever they are attracted to, as long as they are adults."

He glared at me. We've never gotten along.

We finally got into politics, normally my favorite subject. But he ruined it of course. He's very religious.

I said, "I love the Constitution. And I love democracy. It lets the people decide how we govern ourselves."

He comes back with, "As long as what the people decide is approved by religious leaders. They have to run things, because only they know what things are right and wrong."

"Nope," I said. "I have the right to not care what your religion thinks is right and wrong."

He glared at me. We've never gotten along.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220900968

Satire? That sounds like a typical DUmmie bouncy tale.

[ADsOutburst]

I said, "I love the Constitution. And I love democracy. It lets the people decide how we govern ourselves."

Great. So you should revile and oppose the deep-state bureaucrats who effectively have appointed themselves to govern the country.

[Carl]

This is Swifty from the former DI so hard to tell the motivation as that one often wasn't very swift.

Interesting even with the (satire) part they all took it as a real life event.

[SVPete]

He comes back with, "As long as what the people decide is approved by religious leaders. They have to run things, because only they know what things are right and wrong."

1. Said no conservative ever.

2. Many conservatives are atheists or agnostics, so doubly, Yeah, no."

3. Don't quite you day-SSI. You would not fit at The Babylon Bee, the Onion, like the Bee, requires skillful writing, and Progs consciously have little sense of humor.

[CollectivismMustDie]

So, I came back with, "No, women should be able to wear whatever they want to wear. And they are equals."

Only when it benefits them, and never when it burdens them.

I said, "I love the Constitution. And I love democracy. It lets the people decide how we govern ourselves."

Except when it limits what government can do at your behest, or people engage in speech with which you disagree, and particularly when you lose elections, then you hate it.

"Nope," I said. "I have the right to not care what your religion thinks is right or wrong.

Something something bake that cake.