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VarunaTT · July 2016

I've had a close friend destroy our friendship over this election cycle. And I mean destroy, there will never be any repairing this. I've had another friend also end our friendship, but I will leave that door open to repair.

This was the fun message I received at 8 am yesterday:

So yeah, I can't wait until November at this point. I'm no longer in shock. This hurt pretty badly, just b/c it came from a friend. I know I'm not the person she describes; I'm actually afraid she's had a mental break at this point.

also, you are now all aware of my terrible texting skills, which are even worse at 8 am on Sunday.

Heffalump · July 2016

Well, if it helps, I always just sort of assumed that a vote for Hillary = driving a truck full of explosives into a crowd and detonating it. Oh, and "killing a child for your own shitty selfish motivations." I'm pretty sure that's what 90% of the DNC will be this week.

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Like, how do people say shit like that with a straight face? I think Donald Trump is a completely reprehensible human being, but I don't think my coworker with a Trump bumper sticker is murdering puppies for funsies, because I am not an overdramatic 13 y.o. with a journal full of bad poetry.

Jesus be some perspective, people.

ShesSoCold · July 2016

I mean, I don't know you, but that's exactly how I've interpreted you. :P

VarunaTT · July 2016

Well, as an out atheist, I'm often accused of eating babies, but killing babies really ups the ante, you know. With that, I'm now a survivalist. (Please note: I don't know where the eating babies joke started, but it's an atheist meme at this point).

monkeysip · July 2016

People just need to chill.

Having very different political beliefs =/= horrible, evil person.

I mean, I seriously question my friends' judgment sometimes, but it doesn't mean they're evil, murderous fanatics.

I will also be glad when the election is over, except that the results of the election could be even worse.

Heffalump · July 2016

Also, I am sick of the "If Hillary were a man, no one would vote for her." Which is just basically repackaged "If Obama were white, no one would vote for him." Riiiiiiiight. Because there aren't any meaningful policy differences between the two major party candidates or anything. Or an open slot (and probably another next year, from the sound if RBG) on the Supreme Court. Nope, everyone's just voting for the one with the vag, because people love women so much.

Y'all, I am out of eyeroll gifs, and it's not even lunchtime. Bad omen.

Heffalump · July 2016

Since I can't ETA, I'll just leave this here:

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Heffalump · July 2016

And this:

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thefanciestbeckler · July 2016

This is horrible. What on earth makes a person feel like they can hurl such disgusting accusations at someone? You didn't deserve that.

Also, kudos to you for your response. I wouldn't have been as tactful as you

VarunaTT · July 2016

She was aching for a fight @thefanciestbeckler. I don't do that anymore. It was obvious that it wasn't worth it. More than anything, I'm worried about her mental health and sad that someone I considered a close friend and had learned a lot from, is gone. I've also learned a pretty important lesson; I'd watch her bully other people for awhile now and b/c of other issues, had said nothing. That was my fault; and then it ended up directed at me. I won't allow that to happen with my knowledge again.

charlotte989875 · July 2016

So first, that's horrible and disgusting. But second, why do people feel the end to tell other people why they're ending a friendship. Clearly she has fundamental/crazy, irrational interpretations of your beliefs and no longer wants to be a part of your life. But why the need for the diatribe? What is that supposed to accomplish.

Also this..

TrixieJess · July 2016

I'm sorry Varuna, I have people in my family that I disagree with politically. Thankfully most of my friends are left of centre.

For all the Americans during the election cycle, I present PM Trudeau:

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thefanciestbeckler · July 2016

VarunaTT said:

She was aching for a fight @thefanciestbeckler. I don't do that anymore. It was obvious that it wasn't worth it. More than anything, I'm worried about her mental health and sad that someone I considered a close friend and had learned a lot from, is gone. I've also learned a pretty important lesson; I'd watch her bully other people for awhile now and b/c of other issues, had said nothing. That was my fault; and then it ended up directed at me. I won't allow that to happen with my knowledge again.

@VarunaTT Honestly her words struck me as abusive. To go after someone's character like that simply based on differing political views is just crazy. She sounds unstable. I'm really sorry that you had to deal with all of that. Good for you for deciding to stand up for others that she treats like that in the future, though.

*Barbie* · July 2016

VarunaTT said:

Well, as an out atheist, I'm often accused of eating babies, but killing babies really ups the ante, you know. With that, I'm now a survivalist. (Please note: I don't know where the eating babies joke started, but it's an atheist meme at this point).

If you're going to go to the trouble of killing it, you may as well eat it. Otherwise, it's just a waste.

*Barbie* · July 2016

Heffalump said:

Also, I am sick of the "If Hillary were a man, no one would vote for her." Which is just basically repackaged "If Obama were white, no one would vote for him." Riiiiiiiight. Because there aren't any meaningful policy differences between the two major party candidates or anything. Or an open slot (and probably another next year, from the sound if RBG) on the Supreme Court. Nope, everyone's just voting for the one with the vag, because people love women so much.

Y'all, I am out of eyeroll gifs, and it's not even lunchtime. Bad omen.

We can play this the other way as well - nobody would vote for Trump if he was a woman.

If Donald Trump was a woman, they'd just say he was on his period every time that he went on an illogical rant about something. The wall - Aunt Flo's in town. Racist comment on Twitter - ran out of tampons and needed to kill time in the bathroom while an intern went to the store.

They would be pulling Donalda off the campaign trail for a hysterectomy a lobotomy, and some shock therapy. Maybe a Lysol douche, too, just for kicks.

mrsconn23 · July 2016

That's vile and regardless of knowing about her mental state, I can see how that would be quite the punch and be hard to take. I'm sorry, V.

What the Chicken Littles (or straight up horrific bigots) need to understand is that the day after the election AND(/or) inauguration, you're still going to have to get up, go to work, live your life and that's not going to change.

I understand being concerned about the future and I have a lot of reservations about what's going to happen after the next president takes office, regardless of who wins, since there's such rabid opposition on both sides.

But people have seemed to really lose sight of the human element. And it scares me more than anything. I think the anonymity of the internet and the fact that anyone can pretty much say whatever they feel and there's some segment that will take it as fact, had created this shit-stew of an election cycle.
John Oliver did his long bit about the RNC yesterday and it was ALL ABOUT how conservatives have been turning feelings into fact for a long time now and if you think about it, it's dangerous in so many ways.

ThisShamanluvsaMage · July 2016

This is how I feel about people like your former friend:

VarunaTT · July 2016

I need more love to give to @ThisShamanluvsaMage's posts!

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ThisShamanluvsaMage · July 2016

VarunaTT said:

I need more love to give to @ThisShamanluvsaMage's posts!

I love opportunities to pull out Supernatural gifs

kimmiinthemitten · July 2016

If it makes you feel any better, I too am a murderous, terrorist van driving, baby killing selfish vagina voter.

SaintPaulGal · July 2016

kimmiinthemitten said:

If it makes you feel any better, I too am a murderous, terrorist van driving, baby killing selfish vagina voter.

Me three!

I would happily have voted for either Hillary or Bernie, but I have always leaned Team Hillary because I feel like she has the necessary pragmatism to actually make things happen. I would love to live in Bernie's European-socialism-style vision, but the chances of America at large signing on to that paradigm are basically nil. Whomever sits in the Oval Office has to be able to pull from both sides of the aisle to drive policy forward.

So that's basically the same as mowing down random bystanders with a truck, amirite?

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