re: #208 The Ghost of a Flea

The sad thing I encounter is really nice people who are conservative but genuinely nice…but they can’t square the circle that the party elite are entirely cynical when they evoke small-town American culture and “tradition” that these people really believe in.

Being around them is like being around people completely invested in a confidence scam…I know a bunch of those, too…where they’re so positive they’re doing the right thing, and that people in the same group must be doing the right thing too.

My mom has a cousin, huge Trumper. He helps take care of my widowed grand aunt, my only one left. He, his daughter, & said aunt always make us goodies for Christmas. He even drove down from Pennsylvania to ensure it was delivered because one year the dog discovered he liked kolbasi. He’s a nice person but it’s tough to reconcile because he supports someone who breaks up families and is so petty and cruel.z