I finally had all that I could take of the "Civil War" bullshit.
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I was enjoying a couple of beers at my local Legion post yesterday afternoon, watching golf, and just shooting the shit. We're about half and half when it comes to the lib/con breakdown, but we pretty much avoid politics and just enjoy each other's company.
But last night a kid I had not seen before, maybe 25 or so, showed up and started to blow MAGA smoke. I found out later from the hostess that he was a Son of the American Legion, meaning he had never served, but his father had. However, that's neither here nor there, because mostly he was just annoying.
He went on for a while about how the right was going to "take back America", and restore Trump to his rightful position in the White House ... the same shit we've all heard ad nauseum. But then he said that he and his "brothers" were ready to take it to the streets if necessary, and if it took a Cvil War to set things right, well then, so be it.
I tried to ignore him, but he just wouldn't shut the fuck up, so I finally turned to confront him.
I said, "Kid, if you ever get your Civil War, it will last about 30 seconds. That's because the first time you see Jim-Bob standing next to you have his fucking head turned into red mist by a .50 caliber sniper round fired from a distance of around 800 yards, you and the rest of your paintball militia will drop your guns, hop on your mopeds, and scamper back to mommy's basement." Then I turned my back on him.
Even the conservatives at the bar started laughing.
The kid never said a word, and didn't even finish his beer. He just kind of disappeared.
It was kind of a "shooting fish in a barrel" situation, but it just felt right.
I would wager that close to 100% of the clowns spouting Civil War rhetoric have never heard a shot fired in anger. If they had, they would be careful what they wished for.
21. I can recommend a prayer group for him.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218180292
I was enjoying a couple of beers at my local Legion post yesterday afternoon, watching golf, and just shooting the shit. We're about half and half when it comes to the lib/con breakdown, but we pretty much avoid politics and just enjoy each other's company.
But last night a kid I had not seen before, maybe 25 or so, showed up and started to blow MAGA smoke. I found out later from the hostess that he was a Son of the American Legion, meaning he had never served, but his father had. However, that's neither here nor there, because mostly he was just annoying.
He went on for a while about how the right was going to "take back America", and restore Trump to his rightful position in the White House ... the same shit we've all heard ad nauseum. But then he said that he and his "brothers" were ready to take it to the streets if necessary, and if it took a Cvil War to set things right, well then, so be it.
I tried to ignore him, but he just wouldn't shut the fuck up, so I finally turned to confront him.
I said, "Kid, if you ever get your Civil War, it will last about 30 seconds. That's because the first time you see Jim-Bob standing next to you have his fucking head turned into red mist by a .50 caliber sniper round fired from a distance of around 800 yards, you and the rest of your paintball militia will drop your guns, hop on your mopeds, and scamper back to mommy's basement." Then I turned my back on him.
Even the conservatives at the bar started laughing.
The kid never said a word, and didn't even finish his beer. He just kind of disappeared.
It was kind of a "shooting fish in a barrel" situation, but it just felt right.
I would wager that close to 100% of the clowns spouting Civil War rhetoric have never heard a shot fired in anger. If they had, they would be careful what they wished for.
21. I can recommend a prayer group for him.
