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IronLionZion

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22. And if the wife asks if she can come over with your family for shelter
Mon Apr 10, 2017, 01:00 PM
Apr 2017

you tell her that you don't hate her or any of the people outside your house. You just love the people inside your house. And the best way to make your house great again, is to make sure the people inside the house all look the same and that can't be changed by someone outside coming in unless they also look like the people inside the house. So you tell her to go F herself and stay out.

Then you remember that there are people born inside your house who don't fit your idea of who belongs in your house but they've been living there long before your family moved in. This frustrates you, and you feel threatened, so you stand your ground, give diseased blankets to one of them, shoot the other one dead, and proclaim that all lives matter. You're such a good person for not seeing color. They should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps even though it is physically impossible to do so.

Then after the dude beats his wife to death, and you see him beating the kids so hard they bleed and have serious injuries, pat yourself on the back because you stopped those dangerous kids from ever stepping foot in your house. After all, kids who have been beat up might grow up to be beaters and you just can't take that chance. F the kids.

Meanwhile, every single one of the dude's neighbors thinks you're an asshole and you have no idea why they hate you so much. They must be jealous of your sweet diesel truck that you use to roll coal on those stupid liberals protesting on the sidewalk.

I get it. Good analogy. randome Apr 2017 #1
Yes, excellent analogy iluvtennis Apr 2017 #12
Agreed bleedingulcers Apr 2017 #16
welcome to du niyad Apr 2017 #24
Welcome to DU bleedingulcers! calimary Apr 2017 #34
People know you are very brave and have done the right thing - and there's only so much you can do. dalton99a Apr 2017 #2
But it's okay.... Rorey Apr 2017 #13
You'll be probably even get a Nobel Peace Prize for bombing, er, kicking the trash cans. yardwork Apr 2017 #28
And then.... Rorey Apr 2017 #3
And actually.... Rorey Apr 2017 #4
Pretty much. nt Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #6
Yep, the guy's kids asked to come over and sit on your porch a spell OriginalGeek Apr 2017 #11
This is particularly galling True Dough Apr 2017 #20
yeah, no matter how much he practices OriginalGeek Apr 2017 #25
So true! yardwork Apr 2017 #29
Could you clarify something? Orrex Apr 2017 #5
One of your many side biz is importing garbage cans from China & selling to local hware store. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #14
Then I can't see any possible down side. Orrex Apr 2017 #15
I would have run over and intervened, guillaumeb Apr 2017 #7
Which foot? Baconator Apr 2017 #8
I cannot remember. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #9
But can you still play golf? nt Rorey Apr 2017 #10
Every weekend. A miraculous recovery. eom guillaumeb Apr 2017 #21
Get thee to the greatest page!! ffr Apr 2017 #17
This thread has arrived there! True Dough Apr 2017 #19
Very apt analogy. ananda Apr 2017 #18
And if the wife asks if she can come over with your family for shelter IronLionZion Apr 2017 #22
you nailed it!! niyad Apr 2017 #23
Well done! chia Apr 2017 #26
Welcome to DU, chia! calimary Apr 2017 #35
Thank you, glad to be here. :) chia Apr 2017 #37
Very apt. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2017 #27
There's an important nuance here to put in. zentrum Apr 2017 #30
So the news gets around and the community calls a meeting... LakeArenal Apr 2017 #31
Who else is glad the recycle bins remained unharmed?? Morris64 Apr 2017 #32
Welcome to DU, Morris64! calimary Apr 2017 #36
Thank you Morris64 Apr 2017 #38
that about sums it up. lunatica Apr 2017 #33
Who is the police is this analogy? oberliner Apr 2017 #39
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