My oldest "hippie" brother has turned completely nutty trumpy He brought a Lets

[Texacon]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216886938

demtenjeep
My oldest "hippie" brother has turned completely nutty trumpy He brought a Lets Go Brandon

sign to our nephew's BBQ where my nephew's inlaws were also there.

He never used to be like this.

He even wore a t-shirt that said 'I used to be a deplorable but now I am a proud Maga"


tears me up. He was in Germany during Viet-nam and came back a full fledged hippy. Has been married 3 times. I love him to death but this is beyond the pale.

We share the same birthday month but he is 15 years older than me. We share the same taste in music-Beatles, Doobies the like. In fact, he has the entire Beatles collection twice. Once set has never had the plastic slit. That collection is mine in his will.

He never used to be this way-retired after 35 years at aircraft-strong union man.

but now he is all about "sticking it to the man" I was highly irritated. I LOVE my brother but geesh I can't handle this new development.

So… who wants to burn a mole and tell her she shouldn’t take the albums?!   


On my phone so that’s all I’m bringing, but it’s an interesting thread.

KC

[Rebel]

demtenjeep

He never used to be this way-retired after 35 years at aircraft-strong union man.

but now he is all about "sticking it to the man" I was highly irritated. I LOVE my brother but geesh I can't handle this new development.

Maybe he grew tired of the damn establishment shipping all of our f'n jobs overseas and realized Trump was trying to get them back before you jackass clowns stole the election.

[Rebel]

and "I" was one who thought Trump was a damn clown when he declared. I thought to myself there was no way in HELL I'd vote for the guy who ruined Herschel Walker's career, a showman, etc. I was Bush, McCain, Romney. Now looking back? Throw them, save McCain, in front of me and I'll never vote for them for dogcatcher. **** the establishment. BOTH sides.

Trump opened up my eyes to a LOT of stuff. Not personally, but I saw what one man who couldn't be bought, with ZERO political experience, could do.

[Karin]

I think poopy pants is just looking for attention.  Nobody brings a "sign" to a family dinner, and that T-shirt has way too many words on it, and it makes no sense anyway.  The thread is full of the usual encouragement to permanently isolate themselves from any family members who feel differently than the DUmp. 

[Patriot Guard Rider]

I think poopy pants is just looking for attention.  Nobody brings a "sign" to a family dinner, and that T-shirt has way too many words on it, and it makes no sense anyway.  The thread is full of the usual encouragement to permanently isolate themselves from any family members who feel differently than the DUmp.

Yup, surround themselves in an echo chamber then ask the usual question (from long ago)...

"I don't know how Nixon won, everybody I know voted for McGovern".

[SVPete]

I think poopy pants is just looking for attention.  Nobody brings a "sign" to a family dinner, and that T-shirt has way too many words on it, and it makes no sense anyway.  The thread is full of the usual encouragement to permanently isolate themselves from any family members who feel differently than the DUmp.

Even before I looked at who posted it, what I emphasized told me the -tale was at least partially fictional. Fried chicken? Potato salad? Jello mold? Fruit plate? Maybe, but a sign, not plausible.

[Zathras]

demtenjeep
He never used to be this way-retired after 35 years at aircraft-strong union man.

but now he is all about "sticking it to the man" I was highly irritated. I LOVE my brother but geesh I can't handle this new development.

Maybe he saw how you've changed and wants nothing to do with your idiocy, hatred and intolerance.

[BannedFromDU]

I think poopy pants is just looking for attention.  Nobody brings a "sign" to a family dinner, and that T-shirt has way too many words on it, and it makes no sense anyway.  The thread is full of the usual encouragement to permanently isolate themselves from any family members who feel differently than the DUmp.

     Maybe Pam is just jealous that he has fewer chromosomes than her. In any case, the odds of this being a true story are slim.

[RuralNc]

irisblue (28,108 posts)

25. I need to ask, why was he allowed to the party?

Why was he allowed to stay at the event? Why he was not shamed out out of the event? Why do you engage with him?
Edit, you are chosing to let him im your place on Labor Day, why? Why are you letting him in?

 

Yeah.. irisblue is asking the tough questions.

CrispyQ (32,172 posts)

10. How new is this development?

What changed? Fox News? Change in friends?

I saw my long time democratic mom go full on right wing in about 18 months, after she got a job where they listened to Rush Limbaugh everyday. My non-political BIL went full on gun-humper trumper in about the same amount of time, when he moved to a small rural town down south where it seems like everyone is republican cuz if you're not you keep your mouth shut. Just seems like something changed with your brother.  At any rate, I know the feeling.  It's a sad occurrence, especially if you were close.

on edit: Get a bumper sticker: BRANDON 2024

Uh huh. Sure, sure. 

[SVPete]

irisblue (28,108 posts)

25. I need to ask, why was he allowed to the party?

Why was he allowed to stay at the event? Why he was not shamed out out of the event? Why do you engage with him?

Ummmmmm ... maybe Pam's the one whose politics differ from her family's?

[BannedFromDU]

Ummmmmm ... maybe Pam's the one whose politics differ from her family's?

     If someone on the internet implicitly demanded that I disown my family members over politics, even if I started the conversation, I'd tell them to take a long walk on a short pier at Lake Goand****offee. At DU, however, those people feel they're entitled to answers.