@Snowshadow This is probably more info than anyone wants or needs but I tend to hold on to relationships long past their expiration date. I give people the benefit of the doubt and ample opportunity to “work things out” between us, partly because I’d want the same measure of grace. The other reason is because once the decision is made it's hard, really hard (not impossible) for me to trust them that way again.
Not "too much information"-thank you for sharing.
In many ways you listed we are alike. However, I did have to make that decision so as to protect my children and grandchildren from toxic role models. Sometimes a parent must demonstrate how important it is to make a stand for what is right, no matter how pain is involved. When faced with it, children do identify and understand hypocrisy.
"... or after a while"
I don't like to judge people by first impressions, but too often later I have had regrets.
There's much to be said for "gut reactions"...they are usually correct.
I have learned not to expect people to step forward to condemn of these attacks on Jews, but I don't want any of you to later say you didn't know what was happening, as it was happening.
Republican: fascist, authoritarian, Mostly rich old white dudes being racist towards blacks and telling them how they know whats best for them. Their politicians wear red ties
Democrats: fascist, authoritarian, Mostly rich old white dudes being racist towards blacks and telling them how they know whats best for them. Their politicians wear blue ties
They are very left, but not liberal.. they kinda bastardized the word.. though it is what people think of when they mean liberal in the modern era, even though it has little resemblance to the classical term.
Most of us call it "neoliberal" or new liberal, though some may use that in a more narrow scope than "non-classically liberal".. depends who you ask.
Dems love to confuse words so they can win on semantic arguments rather than morals.
Can anyone suggest a candidate other than Biden or Trump that look fairly moderate and a good choice? I have ruled out all third-party, all alternative democrats, and of course Trump... This leaves me thinking maybe one of the republican candidates are worth voting for but so far every one of those I checked out are pretty horrific too...
Is there even one candidate that is remotely a reasonable and moderate choice?
Well I guess I have to vote for Trump then... Id be throwing away my vote if I voted for biden, I dont think he would stand a chance against Trump. I mean sure Trump is literally the anti-christ, but id be throwing away my vote on biden, so I guess I have to vote Trump...
There have been 59 elections for president in the history of the USA... in that time 8 of those have been elections where a third party from a previous year was one of the two top parties in the current election.
In all those cases the third parties the year before a switch had about the same support as they do now in terms of percentage, and the next year shot up to 50%+
that works out to a 13.5% chance in any one election of a third party with ~2% support or less from a previous year will win that year.
If we look at recent history points of note the last time one came close was Ross perot in 1992 at nearly 20% of the vote, and of course in the early part of 19th centraully where was also a third party coming into the top two.
While all of that does suggest a third party is certainly the long-shot... to say impossible is just not factual... Depending on how you look at iut there is a 13.5% chance at best, at worst maybe a 5% chance of them winning.
Voting for the non-evil choice with a 5% chance I will take any day than voting for teh super-evil choice who is just a tiny bit less evil than the other super-evil choice just because he had a 40% change of winning.