The tweet read, “I like you, get a grip” or something like that.
It made me wonder what the author’s intentions were because if he really likes me and desired to motivate me to rethink my position that tweet was misguided.
Hell, it wasn’t misguided, it is a prime example of how to encourage me to tell you that you’re profoundly ignorant, willfully blind and probably mentally ill.
Ok, that last part is my irritation rising to the surface and sharing its voice with the world.
But the other parts, well I mean them.
I was familiar with some of the author’s beliefs prior to their tweet and had already decided not to bother engaging with them about politics.
Not because I thought it was polite but because their aforementioned ignorance and unwillingness to consider other options made it seem like a waste of time.
His Profound Myopia
I’ll admit my initial response to the tweet was to send something back that expressed my displeasure in no uncertain terms.
Hell, they are lucky I don’t have a phone number because I would have unloaded upon them.
Some of it is because they deserve a verbal ass kicking and because I hope it would wake them up because we’re not living in normal times.
We’re not dealing with a good president surrounded by good people.
There is bad stuff going on and this fool is trying to gaslight us into believing that he is our savior and not an inveterate liar and manipulator.
He is not a steward of our rights and someone who understands how to reach across the table to negotiate compromise.
No, he is a Machiavellian fool who believes fear and cruelty should be part of how you crush the opposition.
So the foolish person who suggests I ought to get a grip better hope and pray that I am truly wrong here because their rights are getting crushed along with mine.
They better pray this doesn’t go down the dark path we are on because it will hurt all of us and the net result could be very ugly.
But what do I know.
Maybe I am wrong and the fool prefers to let the government tell us what to think and maybe they think women are silly little creatures who overreact.
Wouldn’t surprise me because their profound myopia sure makes it look like that.
