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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone have a crazy left wing family member? [View all]Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)81. It looks like most of us are the left wing wackos in the family.
I suppose that when you have a family full of right wingers, you get labeled as the loon. Well, every family needs at least one loon.
But it isn't because of all the political emails or hate speech that I am considered a wacko. I am the wacko who goes to protest marches----OMG, is that insane or what!
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Many on the Alex Jones wing of the right, which are just modern birchers, are MIHOPers too. nt
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#33
It's known that the CIA was very concerned.CIA Dir Tenet and several of his deputies including Black
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#48
Rice was not incompetent. She outright LIED about Iraq and you didn't need to
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#59
The two are not mutually exclusive. She was incompetent as NSA AND she is a liar. nt
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#60
But Jim Wallis is a homophobic bigot, not liberal but conservative, and I'd say
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#42
Same here. But they think Obama's a socialist, so their opinion means squat.
LuvNewcastle
Oct 2013
#43
Yes--I have two anti-vaxxer, Dr. Mercola types who have caused considerable family strife. nt
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#21
The far left health nuts are ones that bug me. If that is the way you want to live, go for it. But
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2013
#28
My children are atheists and I have raised them to be proud of who they are, but to also be
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2013
#39
We are an Atheist family and I have a brother-in-law who is a preacher..I used to ask..
Tikki
Oct 2013
#52
I know...He really has it down..he even blesses the guns of the people who go to his church..
Tikki
Oct 2013
#97
According to my RW-conspiracy loving sister, I am a left wing wacko. Go figure. n/t
cynatnite
Oct 2013
#46
I am sure that my two crazy right wing brothers would consider me to be crazy left wing
liberal N proud
Oct 2013
#55
Like spouting nonsense about arresting Republican senators for treason or sedition?
Nye Bevan
Oct 2013
#56
My RW family members are mostly insane although a few are misinformed but
left is right
Oct 2013
#62
a (distant) cousin of mine fell in with some hardline black nationalist group after college
Blue_Tires
Oct 2013
#71
My older sister and brother believe that the Illuminati might actually exist. eom
Jamaal510
Oct 2013
#86