This is news to me, that certain family members have expressed their concern regarding the Obama administration having tripled the deficit in the last 3 months. One of these people has been "twitting" as I call it and has a small following regarding his expertise on the Koran?, stating the Muslims intend to kill all infidels at the end of the day
This person, the "twitter" who by the way, could not shut up last year about the fact that I purchased a 22 rifle, and was going to keep his children away from my home until it was disposed of, now is looking to buy a Glock.
What a difference a day makes. These people that I am referring to will remain anonymous out of sheer embarrassment to me and for no other reason.
As for their turnaround, both politically and intellectually, I am absolutely dumbfounded. When I asked what news they were watching and what talking heads they were listening to there was no answer except for a slight mention of "Glen Beck" and ABC news.
I know Glen Beck is the Howard Beal of our time, they don't know Howard Beal, they were too young to read that book or even be interested in the movie and history for them is just the past. Any attempt at trying to change their minds regarding their recent turnaround is futile and they would sooner have my Social Security payments dealt with than actually face the reality of what is happening in this country.
I am talking about College Graduates and ones from the North East. New Yorkers and Bostonians. Even more shocking that they were born and raised on the east coast and educated there.
If their idiotic opinions are an indication of the mentality of the 35 year old set and their beliefs are so far out of the realm of reality and there is no discussion about another side to the story, it frightens me that this is what we are dealing with. I know that anything I say would never change their minds about their reality when I look into their glazed zombie eyes and they see me as a detriment to their very existence and prosperity. My entitlements are irrelevant to them and how I survive is as well.
This country is heading for something and it's not good. The republican machine and it's ability to convert not only the ignorant in this country but the disappointed youth with their ridiculous rhetoric and outright lies, is to me a recipe for a civil war. Families can barely speak to each other about politics and if they can, it's because they are "like minded". I know my husband thinks that having a conversation with a republican sibling and offering his set of facts to them is possibly changing their minds. I see it as them backing off because he is so vehement that he scares them. They just stop engaging in the conversation which he sees as a possible success. There is no changing of minds here, just like the Obama tripling the deficit in the last 3 months. The gap between us is so great that it 's hard to imagine a way to turn anything around.