Yes I’ve been on whole bus of liberal pediatricians (that’s what I am) about 50 of them going to the airport with a female driver and she was hauling baggage and about 4 of us bothered to tip her. That’s the type.
I’m not as leftie as my colleagues but I’m sure to tip housekeeping, the driver, etc etc a decent tip. Not like the rich lefties I see who give nothing or barely nothing. Because they love people in general but don’t give a shit in specific.
BS. Calling you out for your unequivocal BULLSHIT. Everyone knows those types. You are not an honest poster. You use an anonymous profile to spread shit. Do better. We’ve got too many shitbags already.
If they are druggies the only reason why they won’t be friends is because alcoholics and drug addicts can’t be around sober people. It makes them feel guilty.
This was a great read and a ridiculous story. Holy moly. It’s everywhere. I do have hope though. I was a massive eco activist. I was the one wanting to cut off my sister because she worked for an industry that I didn’t see as fit. I mean it’s a terrible company but that’s not the point. The point is my wanting to cut off someone woke me up. “What the hell are you doing?” - it woke me right up and made me realise my own imperfections. It also led me straight to church. I think many of us are finding our way back there - from the oddest of places.
I keep wondering if my wife’s friend will ever reverse her position.
She’s the same age as me - 56 years old. I can’t imagine entering your sixth decade and shedding friendships you’ve had for 30 years based on politics.
The nursing home is going to be a cold and lonely place without friends
It’s hard to be dropped by friends so sorry to see that. I live among people with the luxury beliefs you describe and what you write makes sense. It’s frustrating to see elites ignore the role of faith and AA in recovery from addiction. They’re so sure they have more wisdom and knowledge than others
Washington DC area. My impression is that the luxury belief system is very common among college educated people in or near northeastern cities. Those are the areas I know best.
But I think the levels of anxiety , depression, and substance problems is making more people think their people may have missed a turn, and maybe even that religious people may be onto something. I see more people looking to church, at least as a place/community to protect their kids from nihilism and woke establishment
An old saying…. “If you can’t change your friends… change your friends.”
Continue to seek the Lord and His will. Sometimes that means leaving old friends and habits behind. God will place other people and blessings in your life as you grow in your relationship with Him. Don’t look back. Good things are ahead!
Lefties are peer pressure people. I’ve had discussions with lefties on more than one occasion where they argued that I needed to change my opinion because that was what everyone else thought.
I have also found lefties extremely disdainful of 12-Step programs. Both working in the drug and alcohol sector, and from personal experience. Here in Australia it’s all about ‘harm minimisation’, which frankly I believe is enabling. They hate religion - even though fellowship is not religious. I have been in Al-anon for many years now - if I talk about it with leftie friends, their eyes glaze over, I can see them looking down their noses.
It is painful to lose friends like this, but it takes courage to stand by what you believe in. This pendulum will swing back from this morally inverse place, and we will be the guardians of truth. That’s my hope anyway.
In the meantime, I say the serenity prayer - serenity, courage, wisdom all the way!
Congratulations to you. More will be revealed for you and your wife. One day at a time 🙏
I've just been diagnosed with a rare illness. Unlikely to be life threatening, and I've actually had it all my life. It requires a dietary change, a lifestyle change, and maybe meds. Now I can cope with that, but I thought joining some online support groups might be helpful. Oh dear, oh dear🥴😵💫😵
They're all into "harm minimisation". Don't fight against this illness and try to live the most normal life you can! Noooooo! Your mental health means you should let the illness "absorb" you. "Become your illness and you'll minimise the harm you cause yourself." In other words, you're a victim. Accept you're a victim. Wallow in pity. Don't ever think you'll be able to manage this illness and live a fairly normal life.
One more thought....make sure to read your Bible. Every day. It sharpens your lens. 2 Corinthians 2:14-16; 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing; to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
Yup, I’ve been learning a lot about Jesus’s sacrifice and how I can follow his example.
My sacrifices aren’t big, world changing events.
My sacrifice takes the form of not indulging in gluttony (drunkenness).
Not allowing my righteous anger to burst forth when somebody says something.
The difficult one has been lust; not looking at women the way I’ve looked at them for years.
It’s a journey. The more I fellowship with other Christians, the more I read the Bible, pray, and make small daily sacrifices; the easier the big sacrifices get.
One of my favorite YouTubers made a video recently about why he doesn’t drink, and the gist of it is that most drinking and drug buddies aren’t really friends. They’re kind of ruthless actually.
You, sir, sound like Jesus and the Holy Spirit have put you on the fast track for spiritual wisdom. Eyes opening wide - Christianity is not a sniveling nosed, weak or tepid belief. The ride is wild - sometimes downright terrifying - but keep your eyes fixed and let not your heart be troubled. He has overcome the world. Your old friends have demonic oppression covering their lives. Pray for them and thank God for your deliverance. And just you wait...you ain't seen nothing yet.....❤️
Ah, good old Bourbon Street dealers, once spent 36 hours in New Orleans Parish's jail thanks to one of those clowns and am thankful I didn't end up in a worse situation. You're not alone with losing friends due to the political landscape these days, fairly certain I've lost 2 friends of 25+ years recently because I had the audacity to say I don't believe in the climate change doom permeating throughout leftist circles, wrote about it here: https://thereverandgonzo.substack.com/p/the-cancer-that-is-poltics?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2. May also be because these friendships were based more around boozing it up than being actual friends as well, don't really drink much at all anymore and have found I really have nothing in common with my friends, price you pay for choosing friends based on their ability to match your drinking consumption and not for shared values.
I have found in these situations that they weren’t actually friends in the first place. Social lubricants + proximity + boredom doesn’t add up to friendship, just acquaintanceship.
Don’t you find that the so called ‘woke’ think they are loving to people in general but truth is they are horrible to people in particular
Truth
These are the people who give the worst tips. They hate capitalism you know. And they are so oblivious and or stingy. I know the type.
who knows the type?
Yes I’ve been on whole bus of liberal pediatricians (that’s what I am) about 50 of them going to the airport with a female driver and she was hauling baggage and about 4 of us bothered to tip her. That’s the type.
No, I meant who are you.
I’m not as leftie as my colleagues but I’m sure to tip housekeeping, the driver, etc etc a decent tip. Not like the rich lefties I see who give nothing or barely nothing. Because they love people in general but don’t give a shit in specific.
“Truth.” Bro this is a textbook komradebot account. And you think it’s legitimate.
Take a long look in the mirror, doode.
bro, now do trumpees and the fascist polices they’ve greenlighted. jfc
I don’t know those people.
BS. Calling you out for your unequivocal BULLSHIT. Everyone knows those types. You are not an honest poster. You use an anonymous profile to spread shit. Do better. We’ve got too many shitbags already.
Oh dear you got triggered? Poor dear. Get control of yourself.
Do better. Stop spreading lies.
My name is Jake Gless. I am honest and have nothing to hide. Who tf are you?
If they are druggies the only reason why they won’t be friends is because alcoholics and drug addicts can’t be around sober people. It makes them feel guilty.
I think you are right. I’ll try to be nonjudgmental, but we don’t like the same things anymore.
This was a great read and a ridiculous story. Holy moly. It’s everywhere. I do have hope though. I was a massive eco activist. I was the one wanting to cut off my sister because she worked for an industry that I didn’t see as fit. I mean it’s a terrible company but that’s not the point. The point is my wanting to cut off someone woke me up. “What the hell are you doing?” - it woke me right up and made me realise my own imperfections. It also led me straight to church. I think many of us are finding our way back there - from the oddest of places.
Wow! Thanks for sharing that.
I keep wondering if my wife’s friend will ever reverse her position.
She’s the same age as me - 56 years old. I can’t imagine entering your sixth decade and shedding friendships you’ve had for 30 years based on politics.
The nursing home is going to be a cold and lonely place without friends
It’s hard to be dropped by friends so sorry to see that. I live among people with the luxury beliefs you describe and what you write makes sense. It’s frustrating to see elites ignore the role of faith and AA in recovery from addiction. They’re so sure they have more wisdom and knowledge than others
Thank you. I never would’ve believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.
If you don’t mind, where do you live where you encounter the people you describe with luxury beliefs?
Our friends were in Jacksonville, Florida.
Washington DC area. My impression is that the luxury belief system is very common among college educated people in or near northeastern cities. Those are the areas I know best.
But I think the levels of anxiety , depression, and substance problems is making more people think their people may have missed a turn, and maybe even that religious people may be onto something. I see more people looking to church, at least as a place/community to protect their kids from nihilism and woke establishment
,
I wish I had raised my children in a church community
An old saying…. “If you can’t change your friends… change your friends.”
Continue to seek the Lord and His will. Sometimes that means leaving old friends and habits behind. God will place other people and blessings in your life as you grow in your relationship with Him. Don’t look back. Good things are ahead!
Lefties are peer pressure people. I’ve had discussions with lefties on more than one occasion where they argued that I needed to change my opinion because that was what everyone else thought.
I have also found lefties extremely disdainful of 12-Step programs. Both working in the drug and alcohol sector, and from personal experience. Here in Australia it’s all about ‘harm minimisation’, which frankly I believe is enabling. They hate religion - even though fellowship is not religious. I have been in Al-anon for many years now - if I talk about it with leftie friends, their eyes glaze over, I can see them looking down their noses.
It is painful to lose friends like this, but it takes courage to stand by what you believe in. This pendulum will swing back from this morally inverse place, and we will be the guardians of truth. That’s my hope anyway.
In the meantime, I say the serenity prayer - serenity, courage, wisdom all the way!
Congratulations to you. More will be revealed for you and your wife. One day at a time 🙏
Hi Charlotte,
I've just been diagnosed with a rare illness. Unlikely to be life threatening, and I've actually had it all my life. It requires a dietary change, a lifestyle change, and maybe meds. Now I can cope with that, but I thought joining some online support groups might be helpful. Oh dear, oh dear🥴😵💫😵
They're all into "harm minimisation". Don't fight against this illness and try to live the most normal life you can! Noooooo! Your mental health means you should let the illness "absorb" you. "Become your illness and you'll minimise the harm you cause yourself." In other words, you're a victim. Accept you're a victim. Wallow in pity. Don't ever think you'll be able to manage this illness and live a fairly normal life.
I had to leave the group. I lasted a week.
One more thought....make sure to read your Bible. Every day. It sharpens your lens. 2 Corinthians 2:14-16; 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing; to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
Will fo
"His vulnerability instantly marked him as a leader..."
Jesus modeled this and I'm glad you experienced it.
It is very freeing.
Yup, I’ve been learning a lot about Jesus’s sacrifice and how I can follow his example.
My sacrifices aren’t big, world changing events.
My sacrifice takes the form of not indulging in gluttony (drunkenness).
Not allowing my righteous anger to burst forth when somebody says something.
The difficult one has been lust; not looking at women the way I’ve looked at them for years.
It’s a journey. The more I fellowship with other Christians, the more I read the Bible, pray, and make small daily sacrifices; the easier the big sacrifices get.
Thanks for commenting.
Be encouraged and stay humble. God will show himself. God Bless!
One of my favorite YouTubers made a video recently about why he doesn’t drink, and the gist of it is that most drinking and drug buddies aren’t really friends. They’re kind of ruthless actually.
https://youtu.be/PLbyur_NZjM?si=bfR6tsIGZ1ogD9ih
Thanks for the video. Sounds like your friend and I are on the same page.
You’re welcome. I thought it would resonate with you because it certainly has with me.
You, sir, sound like Jesus and the Holy Spirit have put you on the fast track for spiritual wisdom. Eyes opening wide - Christianity is not a sniveling nosed, weak or tepid belief. The ride is wild - sometimes downright terrifying - but keep your eyes fixed and let not your heart be troubled. He has overcome the world. Your old friends have demonic oppression covering their lives. Pray for them and thank God for your deliverance. And just you wait...you ain't seen nothing yet.....❤️
Ah, good old Bourbon Street dealers, once spent 36 hours in New Orleans Parish's jail thanks to one of those clowns and am thankful I didn't end up in a worse situation. You're not alone with losing friends due to the political landscape these days, fairly certain I've lost 2 friends of 25+ years recently because I had the audacity to say I don't believe in the climate change doom permeating throughout leftist circles, wrote about it here: https://thereverandgonzo.substack.com/p/the-cancer-that-is-poltics?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2. May also be because these friendships were based more around boozing it up than being actual friends as well, don't really drink much at all anymore and have found I really have nothing in common with my friends, price you pay for choosing friends based on their ability to match your drinking consumption and not for shared values.
It’s ok when you don’t have friends.
Haha! Best comment ever!
I have found in these situations that they weren’t actually friends in the first place. Social lubricants + proximity + boredom doesn’t add up to friendship, just acquaintanceship.
Excellent and insightful comments.
Good piece Mullet. Kudos on your sobriety.