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lindysalsagal

(20,686 posts) Mon Mar 18, 2024, 12:25 PM Mar 18

My lunch with a trumper: It's real [View all]

I admit I avoid them so this is all new to me. The guy (among a group of others who didn't seem to be trumpers,) actually went there.

Started saying all dictators are better because they keep the peace. All societies are safer and more just because the dictators are in charge.

Holy crap . The guy was ex-US military! Pissing and whining that we've closed bases and reduced the size of the military.

The orange gangster has convinced them that democracy is bad. It made my blood run cold.

I got up and left without another word. In my car I see him approaching me in the parking lot, he knocks on my car window!

I just kept backing up and turned to leave. I didn't even slow down. He stood there watching me pull away, refusing to listen to him.

I have no idea what he wanted to say, but I don't care. Made my blood run cold. It's real.

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My lunch with a trumper: It's real [View all] lindysalsagal Mar 18 OP

Perfect reaction...pointless to engage. Karadeniz Mar 18 #1

'Do not engage' is my new mantra EYESORE 9001 Mar 18 #18

You/We must confront them randr Mar 18 #2

The guy was twice my size and chasing me in a parking lot. I doubt there are any words that would reach him. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #5

Point well taken randr Mar 18 #6

It's often unsafe for a woman to "confront" an angry male. He *followed* her, so *he* wanted confrontation. Hekate Mar 18 #7

Thank you. I got up and left without another word. I never confronted him. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #11

You did the right thing in a scary situation. I hope you never see him again. Hekate Mar 18 #16

Next time, ask him how going dictator worked out for 1930s Germany and Italy RAB910 Mar 18 #3

To Trumpanzees, Hitler and Mussolini worked out just fine DFW Mar 18 #12

Pinochet, Saddam Hussein, Pol Pot, Gadaffi, Idi Ami, Hirahito, Duvalier, Slobodan, ... SoFlaBro Mar 18 #15

Not to mention: DFW Mar 18 #19

To fuckstain MAGA, that is a list of the Greatest sHits. SoFlaBro Mar 18 #36

"Russia is better with Putin." progressoid Mar 19 #39

Stalin or Castro is the better example to use NanaCat Mar 19 #43

1930s Germany and Italy worked out well for them Wednesdays Mar 19 #45

I'm so sorry. Hope22 Mar 18 #4

Frightening and real. yardwork Mar 18 #8

Trump called fallen soldiers losers and suckers. Emile Mar 18 #9

He's willing to tear up the Constitution he swore to defend, Qutzupalotl Mar 18 #10

Post removed Post removed Mar 18 #13

Welcome to DU, planter of seeds. Do enjoy your stay. Hekate Mar 18 #17

LOL, damn I missed all the fun. Emile Mar 18 #28

I ignored it. I didn't report. Don't know what happened. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #29

So... planter of seeds shot his wad? Was that it? Aristus Mar 19 #46

There can be only one. One nasty post & apparently no one wanted to engage w the troll. Hekate Mar 19 #47

I bellieve you got your points across to him perfectly! bluestarone Mar 18 #14

I'll never know, but being rejected face-to-face might at least remind him to keep his lindysalsagal Mar 18 #24

This is the best possible response. liberalmuse Mar 18 #20

Thankyou. I really was afraid of him. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #25

I spent 4 years in the miltary and don't recall "keeping the peace" or Ping Tung Mar 18 #21

Wait, I thought part of being in the US military was a vow to protect democracy/the Republic sakabatou Mar 18 #22

That's the staggering part....the war hawks are now fascists. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #26

They were always fascist. intheflow Mar 18 #35

+1 progressoid Mar 19 #40

And yet limbicnuminousity Mar 19 #41

I saw in one of the military mouthpiece mags NanaCat Mar 19 #44

I encountered a Trumper in Lowe's this weekend Happy Hoosier Mar 18 #23

Yes. If you argue with a fool, you end up looking like a fool too. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #27

An hour later, and I'm REALLY glad I didn't stop the car to talk to him. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #30

These people have guns and love to use them. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #31

"Not suffering fools gladly." oasis Mar 18 #32

Irrational is irrational, and if I don't say anything, don't stop to argue, I can't be mis-quoted. lindysalsagal Mar 18 #33

Does he realize he can't just pick and choose a dictator? viva la Mar 18 #34

That level of historical ignorance is amazing ThoughtCriminal Mar 18 #37

I love the image of you just leaving without a word BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 18 #38

I've been finding it useful limbicnuminousity Mar 19 #42

Thanks for this post. LAS14 Mar 19 #48

Follow-up: A woman in the group told me this guy's probably got dementia. lindysalsagal Mar 21 #49