Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Oexmelin]

At least now everyone, including the lamestream media can find something positive about him.

His test?

[crazy canuck]

At least now everyone, including the lamestream media can find something positive about him.

His test?

Best line I have heard so far is Trump's Twitter account finally posted something positive.

[Syt]

[Duque de Bragança]

That's the best one in... a long time. 

[Valmy]

The bizarre inability to get people to understand this simple concept is so confounding.

[The Larch]

The bizarre inability to get people to understand this simple concept is so confounding.

You assume that they're willing to understand, maybe that's assuming too much.

[merithyn]

The bizarre inability to get people to understand this simple concept is so confounding.

I have a friend who is regularly insulted whenever the idea that he might have "privilege" comes up.

He's a straight, white guy who was raised in a middle-class family in a middle-class suburb of Chicago. His parents were both college grads, and he has a Masters' Degree. He now has a middle-class job, though he makes less than his wife. He's good looking, 6'1", and was a competitive swimmer.

He has literally lived life on the easiest possible setting. And if you tell him that, he becomes downright furious. Because in his mind, that means that he's not being given credit for what he's accomplished. That's not it at all, of course. Not every straight white guy in America accomplishes what he's accomplished. But it sure was easier for him to get there than it was (and continues to be) for his wife. She grew up poor in a small Iowa town with one college-educated parent (teacher), is 5'0", and had to do what he did while fighting sexism and being infantilized (due to her tiny size) in a male-dominated field.

Intellectually, I think he understands. Internally, he seethes when it's brought up.

[Duque de Bragança]

Middle-class is indeed more relevant than being white. Maybe try something like [spoiler]white[/spoiler] bourgeois privilège.

[merithyn]

Middle-class is indeed more relevant than being white. Maybe try something like [spoiler]white[/spoiler] bourgeois privilège.

Maybe where you live. That is not the case here.

[merithyn]

From my cousin. *sighs*

FOR ANYONE NOT SUPPORTING TRUMP
Do you dislike that he made cruelty to animals a FELONY? Do you dislike he gave billions to stop the opioid crisis? He destroyed ISIS, killed how many terrorists without going to war and oh wait, everyone said we'd be in World War III by now with North Korea? Do you dislike him because we are the Largest producer of oil? Do you dislike him because he wanted to build a wall to keep criminals and drugs from coming in? Do you dislike him because he just slashed the price for medications and some cases 50%, which is driving big Pharma nuts? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions? Do you dislike that he signed the Save Our Seas Act which funds 10 million per year to clean tons of plastic and garbage from the ocean? Do you dislike that he signed a bill for airports to provide breast-feeding stations for nursing moms? Do you dislike that he signed the biggest wilderness protection and conservation bill in a decade designating 375,000 acres as protected land? Do you dislike that he loves America and puts Americans first? Do you dislike that he made a gay man the ambassador of Germany and then asked him to clean up national security and unclassified as much of it as possible for transparency? Do you dislike that he's kept almost every campaign promise (with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily!) plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he thought? Do you dislike like that he works for free, donating his salary to different charities? Do you dislike that he's done more for the black community than every other President? Do you dislike that he listened to senator Scott and passed Invest In Opportunity Zones to help minorities? Do you dislike that he passed prison reform, which gives people a second chance and has made quite a huge difference for the black communities? Do you dislike that he passed VA reforms to benefit the very people who served our country and defend our freedom? Do you dislike that he's winning and signing new trade deals that benefit Americans, instead of costing us more? Do you dislike that he loves his flag and his country? Do you dislike that he calls out and has shown all of us that they ARE Fake News, and they twist the truth to control and mislead the people and he is trying to protect us from this? Do you dislike that he's ending wars? Do you dislike that he has made a commitment to end child-trafficking and crimes against humanity and has made 1000's of arrests already? Do you dislike he's brought home over 40 Americans held captive, the last one from Iran? Do you dislike that he's proven he was right about the Deep State and he was spied on? Do you dislike that he was a Billionaire before he ran for President and now is worth at least 1/3 less... because he loves America THAT MUCH? Do you dislike that he's making the world pay their fair share for the UN for protection? Do you dislike that he respects cops, veterans, ICE & First Responders? Do you dislike that he does not sell out America to other countries, like the leaders prior to him have done? Could it be possible that the ones who SELL OUT America to line their pockets OWN THE MEDIA AND HOLLYWOOD and hate him so much for trying to expose them and hate him for putting the PEOPLE first that they manipulate our thinking and control the information we get to steer US to hate him? These people benefit when you hate the man trying to stop them... so they won't have to give up the wealth they have gotten and continue to get thru mass taxation and control. Wouldn't you at least want to RESEARCH this possibility? Could 65,000 Americans already know the TRUTH... that he has done more for blacks in the last 20 years than our last 5 Presidents put together and is actually NOT a racist but you believe he is because it has been drilled into your head and yet you've never researched his accomplishments? You can start by watching those daily briefings he did during the lockdown (all on line) and then watching the coverage on the Main Stream Media and how they twisted it. Do you actually believe the President encouraged America to inject bleach? Did you research the effects of UV LIGHT which is used to disinfect SCHOOL BUSES and medical equipment and is also being used as a treatment for bacteria and respiratory infections by injecting it into humans (search Healight but don't use Google... they are part of the Deep State and manipulate what we see! And they sell our info, which is why you see merchandise pop up the day after you searched for something! Use Duckduckgo)!!! They want you to believe he is stupid because if you figure out that he isn't, they will lose billions of dollars and all their control. I know... it is hard to let go of what you believed to be true for most of your life. You are not alone. But your BLIND hatred of this man who is literally trying to save us from the far Left, radical Socialists is going to be detrimental to our country if you continue to support their hatred. They are teaching hatred and separation... even in families! You are not allowed to agree with "part" of their agenda and think for yourself; you must repeat their FULL belief system or name-calling and insults ensue... this is the definition of a cult! All or nothing! They despise LAW AND ORDER. Just look around you. He supports it, so we are safe and can live in a civilized society. He stands for unity and America first.
You will be amazed at how much more peace comes into your life when you turn off the FAKE NEWS and turn on the true America, where we focus on what unites us, not what divides us. The media hates him from day one. Impeachment was on the table before he was elected. They said Impeach the mother Fuc#^*r....but his rhetoric is bad? He's never given a chance yet he's done more in 4 years than any president with zero help from the media or democrats. Results don't lie onto the radical left.
How dare he care so much about America. Love it or leave it.
Do your research... I have!
I Copied/pasted will you??
All of these are verifiable things Trump has done! And verifiable that the media twists his words!
Enough said 📷. I don't want to argue, I just want people to be informed and to make their own opinions not just what we are told mostly by main stream media. Do your own research, please.

[Duque de Bragança]

Middle-class is indeed more relevant than being white. Maybe try something like [spoiler]white[/spoiler] bourgeois privilège.

Maybe where you live. That is not the case here.

Maybe.
It's just that this "concept" is being imported here by the local ID politics left, with disastrous effects.
Given the welfare state here, the comparison with the US situation is apples and oranges, yet made all the time.

PS: nice to have a post by our cousin instead of a meme, but it could use some punctuation.  Probably some fact-checking as well (Daesh destroyed by the Donald? Right...)

[merithyn]

Middle-class is indeed more relevant than being white. Maybe try something like [spoiler]white[/spoiler] bourgeois privilège.

Maybe where you live. That is not the case here.

Maybe.

Just the fact that he can have a barbecue, go birdwatching, walk down the street, and drive a car and not have to worry about someone calling the police on him for "acting real funny" is kind of huge. Especially because there's absolutely no way of knowing how the police will respond given his height and size. If he were black, it is just as likely to be handcuffs as a chat. Unfortunately, that kind of thing happens all too often here. That's privilege.

It's just that this "concept" is being imported here by the local ID politics left, with disastrous effects.
Given the welfare state here, the comparison with the US situation is apples and oranges, yet made all the time.

Your issues are your issues. Don't try to push them on us. We have enough of our own.

PS: nice to have a post by our cousin instead of a meme, but it could use some punctuation.  Probably some fact-checking as well (Daesh destroyed by him? Right...)

He didn't type any of that. It's a meme, just not in picture form. He's lazy as fuck and isn't about to do any research on any of that, either. He regularly posts shit where his friends and our family is providing proof that it's bullshit. He doesn't care.

[Valmy]

All White Privilege means is that you don't have to put up with the shit of being black (or whatever) in the United States. It doesn't mean your life hasn't been horrible or you haven't spent 20 years in prison for a crime you didn't commit or you haven't lived in poverty with no legs or whatever. But I constantly see people on both sides of the identity politics divide thinking it means every white person has a trust fund and their own helicopter or something.

[Valmy]

From my cousin. *sighs*

"Research" with no links or explanations. Well color me convinced.

[Duque de Bragança]

So basically the so-called ™White Privilege™ is actually being able to enjoy human rights as would say Tania de Montaigne here:

https://www.lesinrocks.com/2020/06/09/actualite/medias-actualite/privilege-blanc-tania-de-montaigne-exprime-son-desaccord-avec-virginie-despentes/

So disagreeing with the local Peggy McIntosh (herself coming from the top of the white US bourgeoisie) i.e Virginie Despentes (not so élite but still bourgeoise).