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My grandmother taught me an important lesson about my brother........
You must love him..... he's your brother. If he needs a kidney, you gotta give him one.
But you DON'T have to like him at all.........
All we did was argue...... but I sure miss it !
We learned to tolerate each other in his last few months........
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Don't forget, he's still a brother. Yeah, Cain killed Able......
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Oh The Drama!
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Tell him to stop drinking, and tell him that your Mom would have been proud of his leftist views, because she always said “I wish abortion had been legal before ______ was born”.
Oh, and tell him you pray for him every night....
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Just ignore him. If you have to block his phone # and assign his e-mails as spam to do that do so.
I doubt he'll change but maybe he'll get the message that you don't care to discuss politics with him but sending the letter won't help in any way. You writing it was satisfying enough for you.
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"Enjoy the hunting season and the holidays with happiest, most joyest people you know, spread peace and love wherever you choose to go, and let the ashes fall where they may ! "
Excellent advice! I think that I will take it and go hunting with my son!
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No dumbass. It's not.
Now that you have gone to the trouble of posting alla that communist BS, why don't you post the tax rates citizens pay in those countries?
That way we can see how Marxism really works.
Its pretty difficult to look at tax rates and compare... as you well know. Country - Corporate. - Low Marginal - High Marginal. - Sales tax Belgium - 29.8% - 25% - 50%. - 21% Czech Rep - 19% - 20%. - 45.7%. - 21% Denmark - 22%. - 39.8%. - 55.8%. - 25% Finland. - 20%. - 0%. - 56.8%. - 24% France - 31%. - 0%. - 45%. - 20% Germany. - 29.6%. - 14%. - 47.4%. - 19% Greece - 28%. - 22%. - 45%. - 24% Iceland. - 20%. - 0%. - 46%. - 24% Ireland. - 12.5%. - 20%. - 52%. - 23% Italy. - 28% - 23%. - 47%. - 22% Japan. - 29.7%. - 15%. - 56%. - 10% Luxbourg - 28.7%. - 8%. - 46%. - 17% Mexico. - 30%. - 1.9%. - 35% - 16% Norway - 23%. - 0%. - 46% - 25% Russia. - 20%. - 13%. - 47%. - 20% Spain. - 25%. - 0%. - 45% - 21% Sweden. - 21.4%. - 32%. - 57%. - 25% Swiss - 17.9%. - 0%. - 49%. - 7.7% US. - 21%. - 10%. - 51.8%. - 11.7%
The US in the last 40 years:
Socialism for big corporations and military industrial complex
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You still haven’t shown a country that is as good as the USA. They strive to live as well as we do. Only the elites have the privileges we have. I have a buddy that went to Norway because his family came from there. He laughed and said it was ok to visit but thank God his family had moved to the US. Edk
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Its funny when dummies worship life and politics in Europe but know nothing about it. Ive lived and worked in Europe twice in my life and dont miss the extremely high taxes, very high cost of living and loss of freedom. [ quote=Northman]
No dumbass. It's not.
Now that you have gone to the trouble of posting alla that communist BS, why don't you post the tax rates citizens pay in those countries?
That way we can see how Marxism really works.
Its pretty difficult to look at tax rates and compare... as you well know. Country - Corporate. - Low Marginal - High Marginal. - Sales tax Belgium - 29.8% - 25% - 50%. - 21% Czech Rep - 19% - 20%. - 45.7%. - 21% Denmark - 22%. - 39.8%. - 55.8%. - 25% Finland. - 20%. - 0%. - 56.8%. - 24% France - 31%. - 0%. - 45%. - 20% Germany. - 29.6%. - 14%. - 47.4%. - 19% Greece - 28%. - 22%. - 45%. - 24% Iceland. - 20%. - 0%. - 46%. - 24% Ireland. - 12.5%. - 20%. - 52%. - 23% Italy. - 28% - 23%. - 47%. - 22% Japan. - 29.7%. - 15%. - 56%. - 10% Luxbourg - 28.7%. - 8%. - 46%. - 17% Mexico. - 30%. - 1.9%. - 35% - 16% Norway - 23%. - 0%. - 46% - 25% Russia. - 20%. - 13%. - 47%. - 20% Spain. - 25%. - 0%. - 45% - 21% Sweden. - 21.4%. - 32%. - 57%. - 25% Swiss - 17.9%. - 0%. - 49%. - 7.7% US. - 21%. - 10%. - 51.8%. - 11.7% [/quote]
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Writing the letter made you feel better. Sending it will ultimately make you feel worse. Tear it up. I have a brother who does exactly the same things as yours. In fact, you might as well have been writing a description of my brother as yours. I refuse to discuss politics with him and NEVER answer any of his angry text messages. Ironically, that seems to be the most cruel thing I could ever do to him, since he is obviously frustrated to the point of madness because he cannot goad me into an argument. But when the family gets together, we can still hug each other.
Tear up the letter.
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I have a sister, brother in-law and a sister in-law who are similar in political disposition to your brother. We just don’t talk politics when we get together.
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Think I'd just reply to his texts and say "You're my brother and I love you. Please turn off the TV, pour out the booze, and get outside to relearn what's truly important in life." Best response yet. After that, don't respond to anything nasty.
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You still haven’t shown a country that is as good as the USA. They strive to live as well as we do. Only the elites have the privileges we have. I have a buddy that went to Norway because his family came from there. He laughed and said it was ok to visit but thank God his family had moved to the US. Edk I also know a American Woman living in Norway, married a Norwegian... She has been battling cancer for 2 years. 0 in healthcare costs. And 0 in University costs for her 3 children. She won't move back to the US even though here entire family is in the US. Work/life balance is SO much better.. .
The US in the last 40 years:
Socialism for big corporations and military industrial complex
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Rugged individualism for the individual.
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While that is a wonderfully thought out and composed letter, I am afraid you are casting pearls among swine. If it makes you feel better, send it. Just don’t expect anything good to come from it.
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Countries with Anti-Capitalist and Communist manifestos..
There are more parties on a wider spectrum then US Left - Right, so people actually get to choose based on prefrences, in this case Communism, instead of the Failed US two party system.
Country - Lower / Upper house Delegates - Percentage
Belgium - 12/150 - 5/60 - 8% - 8%
Czech Rep - 15/200. - 7.5%
Denmark - 28/179. - 15.6%
Finland. - 16/200. - 8%
France - 39/577 - 14/348. - 6.7% - 4%
Germany. - 69/709 - 5/69 - 9.7% - 7.2%
Greece - 101/300. - 33.6%
Iceland. - 11/63. - 17.4%
Ireland. - 5/158. - 3.1%
Italy. - 3/630 - 1/315. - 0.4% - 0.3%
Japan. - 12/465 - 13/242. - 2.5% - 5.35
Luxbourg - 2/60. - 3.3%
Mexico. - 61/500 - 7/128. - 12.2% - 5.4%
Norway - 12/169. - 7.1%
Russia. - 42/450 - 2/170 - 9.3% - 1.1%
Spain. - 73/350 - 19/266. - 20.8% - 7.1%
Sweden. - 28/349. - 8%
Swiss - 2/200. - 1%
US. - 2/435. - 0.4%
Strange isn't it.. these countries, there are FAR FAR more actual voting communists and anti-capitalists then in the US system...
Yet, you constantly yammer about anybody not voting Republicans as communists.. you call your family members communists, co-workers, neighbors...
You actually hate 50% of the country and claim them to be communists/marxists/nazis.... When FAR more liberal 1st world countries have nowhere near 50% Communists... and people actually get to vote for them!!!
Strange..
Maybe its you..
These numbers are meaningless. The radical left hide in the dark and masquerade until a tipping point of power is gained. Then hell is unleashed. The whole MO is to masquerade their true positions. I don't claim any one is a communist except those who have obviously declared through deeds and actions. The democrat party is not liberal. That is a lie. The democrat party, notice I did not say everyone who votes democrat, has gone radical left. It's plain for all to see.
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You still haven’t shown a country that is as good as the USA. They strive to live as well as we do. Only the elites have the privileges we have. I have a buddy that went to Norway because his family came from there. He laughed and said it was ok to visit but thank God his family had moved to the US. Edk I also know a American Woman living in Norway, married a Norwegian... She has been battling cancer for 2 years. 0 in healthcare costs. And 0 in University costs for her 3 children. She won't move back to the US even though here entire family is in the US. Work/life balance is SO much better... Why is it that so many people want to take more than they ever gave?
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told my youngest brother that, when our dad dies if he had not apologized to him and he showed up at the funneral , i'd kill him, we haven't spokening to him in 7 yrs. did pass him him in a store once and he wouldn't even look me in the eye.
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You still haven’t shown a country that is as good as the USA. They strive to live as well as we do. Only the elites have the privileges we have. I have a buddy that went to Norway because his family came from there. He laughed and said it was ok to visit but thank God his family had moved to the US. Edk I also know a American Woman living in Norway, married a Norwegian... She has been battling cancer for 2 years. 0 in healthcare costs. And 0 in University costs for her 3 children. She won't move back to the US even though here entire family is in the US. Work/life balance is SO much better.. . OK, which one of those superior countries are you moving to?
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You still haven’t shown a country that is as good as the USA. They strive to live as well as we do. Only the elites have the privileges we have. I have a buddy that went to Norway because his family came from there. He laughed and said it was ok to visit but thank God his family had moved to the US. Edk I also know a American Woman living in Norway, married a Norwegian... She has been battling cancer for 2 years. 0 in healthcare costs. And 0 in University costs for her 3 children. She won't move back to the US even though here entire family is in the US. Norway is a complete anomaly on the world scene. They are oil rich with a very low population. They have virtually no defense cost because they sit under the umbrella of NATO. WWII with out their high spending allies would have ended very badly for them.
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OK, which one of those superior countries are you moving to?
I dont know.. one of the 14 other countries with more freedom then the US?
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OK, which one of those superior countries are you moving to?
I dont know.. one of the 14 other countries with more freedom then the US? World traveler? lmao
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