Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Razgovory]

My middle sister complained in the past that "blacks behave like we still owe them something" and she wasn't a fan of Hispanics when living in El Paso. I remember visiting in 2002 and her storming out of a Target in NC shouting "Fucking n***ers, treating white people like trash!" because a black customer service guy didn't see us waiting and served a black customer first. But of course there's "good" blacks, too, usually other military members they met during various stations.

Your middle sister is so far beyond the pale she cannot even see the pale.

No, I don't think she is.  That's the depressing part.

[Oexmelin]

My middle sister complained in the past that "blacks behave like we still owe them something" and she wasn't a fan of Hispanics when living in El Paso. I remember visiting in 2002 and her storming out of a Target in NC shouting "Fucking n***ers, treating white people like trash!" because a black customer service guy didn't see us waiting and served a black customer first. But of course there's "good" blacks, too, usually other military members they met during various stations.

Your middle sister is so far beyond the pale she cannot even see the pale.

No, I don't think she is.  That's the depressing part.

This.

[crazy canuck]

My middle sister complained in the past that "blacks behave like we still owe them something" and she wasn't a fan of Hispanics when living in El Paso. I remember visiting in 2002 and her storming out of a Target in NC shouting "Fucking n***ers, treating white people like trash!" because a black customer service guy didn't see us waiting and served a black customer first. But of course there's "good" blacks, too, usually other military members they met during various stations.

Your middle sister is so far beyond the pale she cannot even see the pale.

If that were so, there would be no concern that Trump might win a second term.

[Caliga]

It's weird how an intelligent German guy like Syt ended up with trailer trash American sisters.

[Tonitrus]

Perhaps they are victims of American imperialism. 

[crazy canuck]

Their American husbands likely have had some role to play.

[The Minsky Moment]

They've always been pro-Republican, because in their view Republicans = pro-military = good for military families & their paychecks/benefits.

That's odd, GOP is historically strong on payments to defense contractors, but the Dems have a good record on military pay and benefits. It's usually the Democrats pushing for strengthening the VA for example.

[Tonitrus]

That is because the VA is a potential microcosm of socialized medicine. 

And I would say both sides are pretty much equal on pay/benefits.

[DGuller]

Perhaps they are victims of American imperialism. 

Could also be upbringing.  IIRC, Syt implied he grew up in an authoritarian household.  That tends to make you either authoritarian yourself in adulthood, or it makes you anti-authoritarian.

[Valmy]

They do have this weird thing about how beating the shit out of your kids makes them better people.

[Eddie Teach]

Spanking and beating the shit out of someone aren't the same thing.

[Valmy]

Spanking and beating the shit out of someone aren't the same thing.

Spanking is something you do with your hands.

[Eddie Teach]

My parents used a belt. Still not even close to a beating.

[crazy canuck]

My parents used a belt. Still not even close to a beating.

Parents did all kinds of terrible things with the best of intentions decades ago.  Not a very good reason for continuing to do terrible things.

[Eddie Teach]

It wasn't a big deal. At least the punishment was over quickly.