Struggling…
If you know me or have been of my reglear nucular taggers (aka blahg readers) you might know that I am rabidly against Trump but I live with a pro-Trump (or at least pro-MAGA) person.
I have lived with this person for umpteen bazillion years. He is a wonderful person. He was (and is) a fantastic father. I love his family. He gets along with all of my relatives and takes care of the moomincabin and when The Commander was in her later years, he took care of her better than I did.
Anyway, I’m not sure the GG and I were *ever* totally aligned in terms of politics, but we never really argued about it much until Trump.
I’ve been listening to a show that NPR airs on WCMU (which I get at the moomincabin on Sunday mornings). It’s called “Left Right and Center” and participants from different points of view cover political issues politely. I’ve been streaming it since we returned to the Landfill and yesterday they talked about (among other things) a couple who were totally opposed (like the GG and I are) about Trump and Harris. This couple somehow found a news/commentary source called Tangle that looks at things from both sides and in between. You get opinions from the left, right, and center and then you get the website’s owner’s own point of view, which is clearly labeled as his own opinion and seems balanced. When the site happens to post mis/dis-information or errors, they disclaim it right at the top of the page.
Tangle did not dissuade either of these people from their political positions but it did dissuade the husband from his mistaken belief that the 2020 election was stolen. I do not think the GG will try to follow Tangle or, if he does, it might not change his opinions on anything.
There are a lot of married couples out there who are totally opposed about Trump and Harris. I don’t really understand why Trump appeals to anyone but I am resigned to the fact that I have to live with one of those people. And some of his relatives. The married couple listening to Tangle that Left Right and Center interviewed seemed to be kind of coming together a bit although I bet he will still vote for Trump. Not sure there’ll be any coming together here but I think I like Tangle and its approach so I’m giving it a try. If anything it may give me some insight into where the “right” is coming from. Er, not that I am on the “left” exactly…. I prefer to call myself a pragmatist.
October 21st, 2024 at 9:51 pm
You told me once a long time ago that in spite of your tie dye, you weren’t a liberal. However, Trump and MAGA have driven most of us centrists/moderates farther left because the insanity and misinformation from the current GOP are completely unacceptable. (insert stronger, more colorful word)
October 23rd, 2024 at 8:05 am
In an effort to discuss calming subjects at the dinner table, I sometimes report what my blogging friends are up to. Yours is among the handful of blogs I mention. Last night we discussed whether it was possible to be pro-MAGA and not pro-Trump. Son Greg said yes, I said no, husband Doug said maybe. It wasn’t exactly a calming discussion, since it involved the subject that can make Doug fly into a rage, an ugly rage, but it was better than discussing the polls. A subject my two dinner partners have politely asked me to STFU about.