When Adults get together in the 3-D World
Had dinner recently with a young couple we became friends with. We started helping them with a particular business venture since we have a few bazillion years of business experience and developed a friendship after that. They refer to us as their ‘second parents’. Their real parents are conservative Right Wingers so I think it’s been refreshing for them to deal with "older people" who are as liberal as they are.
Of course we discussed Politics and they mentioned that they changed their voter registration from Independent to Democrat so they can vote for Bernie in the Primaries.
Well, I explained that we live in a Caucus State and voting isn’t the same as States that have actual Primary Voting. Gave them a brief history of how the Caucus works and told them what they would need to do to participate in the Caucus process. And I explained what to expect when they go to their local Caucus.
They knew we supported Hillary but there was no Pro vs Con discussion about either candidate. I didn’t ask why they supported Bernie and I didn’t try to sell them on Hillary. The focus of most of our political discussion centered around the republicans in the clown car and the low intelligence level of those that supported republicans. We all agreed that the Republican Party was collapsing, and that was a good thing.
Of course I don’t agree with their decision to support Bernie but I could tell that they were excited about being involved in the Primary/Caucus process. It was all completely new to them. I felt good about that and I hope they remain engaged in Politics as the years travel on.
No snark. No bullshit. No gotcha’. Just some adults having a conversation in the Real World.
I now return you to the Snark and Gotcha' program currently in progress............
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Democrats staying together this election is the most important thing we can do. We agree to disagree politely and respectfully.
That is why I will not divulge my candidate choice here until the nomination. And then my choice will be the nominee. This place has become a grade school schoolyard. It is utterly disgusting.
But then there are posts like this one which restore my faith. This is how a responsible Democrat acts.
Love ya, man (or woman). Have a sincere hug.
