Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Valmy]

My reading is that Putin acted now because he thinks Biden and Democrats are weak, while Manly Man Trump made him scared to try anything.

Well anything that happens in the entire world is the work of the US President even when there is no direct cause and effect link.

[Duque de Bragança]

Great Replacement being replaced. Bound to happen I guess. Nothing is irreplaceable.

From a "Convoi de la liberté" (freedom convoy) FB Page shared by a contact of mine. That is in line with with the current topic on the Canadian politics thread.

[crazy canuck]

 

[Josquius]

My Indian friend is sharing on WhatsApp the American biolab bollocks. Sigh.

[The Minsky Moment]

My reading is that Putin acted now because he thinks Biden and Democrats are weak, while Manly Man Trump made him scared to try anything.

Never bet against the Moustache:

John Bolton, who served as former President Donald Trump's national security adviser, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't invade Ukraine while Trump was in office because "Putin saw Trump doing a lot of his work for him.

[viper37]

This first one is for Mery:






And I love that one: 



https://petsreporter.com/classical-art-memes-is/8/

[Jacob]

[viper37]

Good one Jacob!

[viper37]

Russian hackers/trolls seems to be busy with something else.  Syt hasn't posted much from his sisters' accounts lately

[Syt]

From my oldest sis whose youngest kid is trans. (She's also the one who's pro-gay on account of her two gay sons.)

[Jacob]

From my oldest sis whose youngest kid is trans. (She's also the one who's pro-gay on account of her two gay sons.)

Do you have any idea how her kids cope with their mother, given this?

[Sophie Scholl]

From my oldest sis whose youngest kid is trans. (She's also the one who's pro-gay on account of her two gay sons.)

Do you have any idea how her kids cope with their mother, given this?

I would imagine being trans and having a rightwing transphobic mother is quite fucking awful. It could lead to severe psychological trauma, suicidal ideation, staying closeted for years, and all manner of other dreadful things. One would never feel comfortable coming out to them or relaxing around them and being one's true self, always walking on eggshells and living in fear. One would drift farther and farther away from their family in general as time went on due to the situation. When a parent more or less implies they would rather have a dead kid than a trans kid, it is incredibly damaging. I would imagine. 

[Syt]

From my oldest sis whose youngest kid is trans. (She's also the one who's pro-gay on account of her two gay sons.)

Do you have any idea how her kids cope with their mother, given this?

Oldest gay son (politically left-wing) seems to have limited contact. Second gay son is "the good guy" - keeping things unpolitical on his FB page, and living the gay navy life. I feel politics is something he doesn't talk about with his parents. Third son - no idea, has no online presence. Youngest son (trans, f=>m) posted that they quit FB because of how many xenophobic, racist bigots are in his friends list. He later surfaced to say how much it sucks to be constantly misgendered and deadnamed by friends and family. He still lives with his family (though he graduated high school, but otherwise no idea what he's up to). I tried to reach out to him but got no response.

[crazy canuck]

From my oldest sis whose youngest kid is trans. (She's also the one who's pro-gay on account of her two gay sons.)

If Evangelical right wing Christians had the strength of their convictions they would believe that their god created trans people and would think conversion therapy was a sin.

 

[Josquius]

You know her better but to be fair I could interprete that text as pro trans if clunky.
"You're just confused" is an anti trans put down. So that you're a MtF transexual is all down to god deciding you were meant to be a woman in the first place.

I wonder how much of it is down to it being the born female being trans and if it had been one of the gay guys it wouldnt be an issue? Factors of the only girl and conservative tendencies to allow men far more leeway apply.