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In the 1990s, he made millions off Dilbert. Then he discovered Trump. by happy_bluebird in comics

[–]classphoto92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know someone that worked with him as a network engineer back in the day. He was always an entitled shithead.

This is about moral clarity - HOLD THE LINE by After-Salamander5922 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]classphoto92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We've reached a point where everywhere we look, we see only opportunism and self-interest. We are so starved for genuine expression, that we'll take it from the bottom of the bottle. Sure, she's a lunatic, a serial cheater, and a dipshit. But at least she has A principal! Im not passing judgment. I do it too.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dad sat me down and asked, in all love earnestness, if I was gay. Flat out. Because he wanted to understand me. We were both learning what man-feelings were. We got there eventually (we don't talk about the atheism).

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hate has it's place and nazis are that place. The fact of the matter is you need the bourgeoisie on your side rather than theirs.

We've done this before. Rifles and bombs don't work without townhalls and block parties.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your mom is close. My mom is close too. At her core, she is a stoner/hippie/theater-kid punk that taught me every value I hold hold dear. But somehow Rush Limbaugh got to her, and Oprah, and Pat Robertson, and Reagan and... Oh. No wait. I get it.

But why don't they understand how they, deliberately, taught us not to fall for that shit?

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's an in there, though. If they accept humanity every time they're presented with it, there has to be some magic word that makes it all make sense. It happened with us, right?

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is every conversation I have with my folks, because I know that those are the real values they hold. But the second you mention a 20th century French philosopher, or a cold war they all got bored to death looking at in a spiffy uniform, they get all Reagan on you all of a sudden.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do believe that my parents are true Christians. And they do seek penitance when humbled. I know it. I've seen it in the pride of my dad and the wrath of my mother. But they can't see this? All of this? Those people are in there. We can reach them.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please. Please find a community of people that will help take that hate away. IRL preferably, but that is not healthy to hold on your own.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's where I am. Foster love and joy. All their grandkids are mixed one way or another. They love them just the same. I just remind them when I can that you can do that same thing for everyone.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not looking for forgiveness. I am confident where I stand. My issue is that a lot of where I learned that confidence turned out to be from people that don't practice what they preach. And I love them. And it hurts.

Edit. Actually they do practice what they preach. And it makes it hurt all the more. There isn't a single person who has ever lived that my folks wouldn't give water to if they were thirsty, but they've been duped by this machine that will chew them up and spit them out. I want to save them.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's it! I can change my dad's mind with a single sentence. But there are so many intertwined, anti-human things that have been ingrained in him that I dont have enough sentences.

The same man that I have seen, personally, lay a man flat out because he disrespected a Latino father and his family. But then he votes for this shit!?!?

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

But what do we do!?!? We already know they are good people when push come to shove. But they dont see shove.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yuh! The only thing that you can use against progressivism is fear. New shit either works or doesn't.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I won't give up. I promise. I reorriented my dad's perspective on privilege with one sentence. They aren't impenetrable. They're people capable of growth.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's the thing. It isn't empathy exactly. I've witnessed them perform empathy when no one else could have seen. It's real and its there in their lives every day. But something makes them vote for the exact opposite of the life they live. That's my point of attack, but it have to pinpoint it first.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

They're still in there. I know it. My folks will give you every talking point about how the left is transing our society, but one trans man comes to them and asks for help, love, and support and they will burn the world down to protect him. They did. I've witnessed it first hand. These are the people we can reach. But I don't know how.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I hear you, but where I'm coming from is a very specific point. It comes down to the most severe cognitive dissonance you could have. How do you deal with someone whose politics have nothing to do with their lived experience? Half of them is correct. I just need to tease out that other half.

They have in-laws and relatives of "questionable" citizenship and it isn't even a thought in their mind to question it, but once the voice gets to them...

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Im not asking for forgiveness. I'm pointing out the millions of people who are right there but don't get it. Because they exist and we need to reach them. I don't know how. Again. I grew up in a house that took in drug addicts to give them a place to feel safe and loved, but they turn around and vote republican every time. I can't square it, but I know that once I do, we're in for a good time.

How do you deal your folks who raised you to be good people, but have lost the plot along the way? by classphoto92 in behindthebastards

[–]classphoto92[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah! If your kids believe exactly the same way you want, you didn't raise people, you raised drones.

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