So, today I'm going to talk about something I never planned on sharing but it has effectively wormed it's way into my head. My brothers were raised born-again Christian and believe the Bible to be an accurate history book instead of a book of parables and proverbs that has been translated dozens of times. It has caused a number of painful Facebook conversations, with one brother in particular, that end up miles long and go nowhere. We can never concede a "winner" unless you count the one who always has the last word. Mostly I let him because it conserves energy to not read his answers or respond. Plus I never feel the need to respond if I have no idea what he said; so we both can feel like winners. He thinks the liberals are the ones feasting on a diet of alternative facts while I, obviously believe it to be the other way around. He trusts the Bible as more factual than than he trusts the studies of hundreds of scientists from around the world when it comes to the discussion of climate change. And somehow he doesn't see what's wrong with having a President Trump. So today I sent him the video of a man talking about the changes in the healthcare bill as being the single greatest threat to his family with the following message:
You think Trump's version of Obama Care is actually better? He's been making decisions that aren't in the best interest of 99% of the US population. A clear sign of a sociopath. Literally killing millions of people who can't dish out thousands upon thousands of dollars to even try to save their loved ones and thereby stripping citizens of financial security. We've been living in a country where families risk ending up homeless to pay for health care and sometimes still lose their loved ones so they go broke and lose a family member at the same time and probably can't afford the funeral. Obama was trying to fix that but the Reps stonewalled him. So yes, Obama care wasn't great but it saved lives better than Trump "Care". I don't think Trump cares about a damn soul other than himself and to me his decisions prove it. If you don't see it, stop trying to talk to me about my posts. You can't/wont change your mind any more than I can/will and I'm learning to accept it. I hope you can too.
But, apparently he wants to keep writing under my posts because he needs to correct my missteps and help prevent me from spreading misinformation. Pah-lease! No one else I know believes they have to do that to their friends. I mean, for an occasional unintentional sharing of a fake article, sure. But this is ridiculous. I've asked him on more than one occasion to stop but he loves being the thorn in anyone's side. He loves pushing buttons until you snap. So again, I'm ignoring him. Something I learned to do with my sister years ago (only when she was intentionally bugging me of course!) but it's much harder when the person holds beliefs that are keeping America stuck in the past. I hope one day down the line, he'll see sense but I won't hold my breath. I don't want to block him/unfriend him because one, he's my brother and two, I don't want to appear to wimp out and let him win. But if my friends think I need to for their sake and for mine, I would do it anyway. It will most likely make face-to-face encounters more uncomfortable, but it would be easier to do for my friends' sake than for just my own.
I know I'm not the only one with a family split along the Great Political Divide, but I felt the need to get this out of my head for once. I recognize that we both think the other to be an idiot living in a fantasy world devoid of facts and I'm working on accepting that, and for me that means I need space from him. It's hard work to ignore someone like him, but it's better than engaging.
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