Thats always their goto remark. Good for you standing your ground.
Thats always their goto remark. Good for you standing your ground.
The wife and I were at a friends' house last night for a little backyard gathering. They'd invited 5 or 6 couples from the friend group, but there were 2 other couples there that I only barely know, as they're neighbors who I've only met in passing.
The conversation (of course) turned to the election and it was the typical 'D vs R' bullshit, so I stayed quiet and let them do their thing.
At one point, one of the neighbors (the wife) asked me why I hadn't said anything, and you could see the tension ratchet up with everyone else. The host cut in and said, "Anon is the friend that you have to explain to other friends before they meet him, and I forgot to do that."
I said I'm more than happy to stay out of it, as my politics are somewhat outside of the mainstream, and we left it at that. (I'd participated in all the other conversation up to that point.)
A little while later the conversation shifted back to Congress and that same woman tried to get me to chime in. The topic was about "GRIP," or "Get Rid of Incumbent Politicians." (The idea is to keep voting against the incumbents to make them feel insecure of their roles.)
The wife, who was always on the "D" side of the conversation, asked me if I'd want to get rid of congresspeople.
I looked at the host and said, "You know I've been staying out of it" and he said, "Admirable restraint, but feel free."
I said, "No, I wouldn't get rid of the politicians. I'd arrest and prosecute their AIPAC people."
Neighbor: The who? Me: AIPAC people. Neighbor: What's AIPAC? Me: It's the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Neighbor: Why would you arrest them? Me: Because they're agents of a foreign nation influencing our governmental process. Neighbor: Are you an antisemite? Me: Yes, and a racist, and a bigot, and prejudicial as hell. Neighbor: I can't talk to someone like that. Me: I suspected as much, which is why I stayed out of it. Host: So... how 'bout that full moon last week? [Somewhat tense laughter]
The neighbor was quiet for the rest of the evening and they were among the first to leave. Everyone else had a good laugh about it and had a very nice evening.
I'm quite sure I'm the villain in her telling of the story and she's probably complaining about me to the host and hostess, but they will have my back and honestly, I couldn't give one shit less what that woman says about me.
The wife and I were at a friends' house last night for a little backyard gathering. They'd invited 5 or 6 couples from the friend group, but there were 2 other couples there that I only barely know, as they're neighbors who I've only met in passing.
The conversation (of course) turned to the election and it was the typical 'D vs R' bullshit, so I stayed quiet and let them do their thing.
At one point, one of the neighbors (the wife) asked me why I hadn't said anything, and you could see the tension ratchet up with everyone else. The host cut in and said, "Anon is the friend that you have to explain to other friends before they meet him, and I forgot to do that."
I said I'm more than happy to stay out of it, as my politics are somewhat outside of the mainstream, and we left it at that. (I'd participated in all the other conversation up to that point.)
A little while later the conversation shifted back to Congress and that same woman tried to get me to chime in. The topic was about "GRIP," or "Get Rid of Incumbent Politicians." (The idea is to keep voting against the incumbents to make them feel insecure of their roles.)
The wife, who was always on the "D" side of the conversation, asked me if I'd want to get rid of congresspeople.
I looked at the host and said, "You know I've been staying out of it" and he said, "Admirable restraint, but feel free."
I said, "No, I wouldn't get rid of the politicians. I'd arrest and prosecute their AIPAC people."
Neighbor: The who?
Me: AIPAC people.
Neighbor: What's AIPAC?
Me: It's the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Neighbor: Why would you arrest them?
Me: Because they're agents of a foreign nation influencing our governmental process.
Neighbor: Are you an antisemite?
Me: Yes, and a racist, and a bigot, and prejudicial as hell.
Neighbor: I can't talk to someone like that.
Me: I suspected as much, which is why I stayed out of it.
Host: So... how 'bout that full moon last week?
[Somewhat tense laughter]
The neighbor was quiet for the rest of the evening and they were among the first to leave. Everyone else had a good laugh about it and had a very nice evening.
I'm quite sure I'm the villain in her telling of the story and she's probably complaining about me to the host and hostess, but they will have my back and honestly, I couldn't give one shit less what that woman says about me.
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