The bride didn't want Uncle Dave stinking up the place with his conservative opinions, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't kick in with a wedding gift: "A Leftwing Family Shows Its True Colors"
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The bride didn't want Uncle Dave stinking up the place with his conservative opinions, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't kick in with a wedding gift: "A Leftwing Family Shows Its True Colors"
When I read this, I couldn't help wondering if this was one of those fake stories they keep telling us about. But the world has gone so crazy, it's entirely likely it's true.
ReplyDeleteUncle Dave is smart to disappear from that family zeitgeist. Taking his money with him.
Yeah, maybe. How many letters in the advice columns are legit, and how many are trolling? Serious question, because it's long been a favorite pastime for bored college students to write outrageous letters, just to see if they get into the paper.
ReplyDeleteSo maybe this is a real letter, or maybe it's a troll. For one thing, it reads just like a right wing parody of a left winger's concerns. For another thing, those right wing parodies ring true because they generally capture actual left wing concerns. And a family splitting because of politics is old news now, from way before the 2016 election. We've seen this kind of thing going back at least to Dubya's election, so by now it's nothing remarkable.
Although I will note that it's always the tolerant inclusive loving progressive side shutting out the hated right wingers. Always. No doubt it happens from the other direction at times, but can anybody recall it being aired so publicly? That's because leftist ideology is always performative. It is never enough to hold the proper beliefs, one must broadcast it. Hence, the proliferation of "In this house we believe..." yard signs.
So anyway, maybe this s real. Maybe not. But we can rest assured that if this particular incident didn't happen as reported, hundreds if not thousands of similar ones are happening every day.
It may not be true, but it's definitely "truthy". Leftists are becoming increasingly hysterical and narcissistic, so they're getting difficult to parody. That's why the Babylon Bee isn't so much a satire site anymore as it is an early warning system.
ReplyDeleteBtw, I love my country and my culture (overall), but I have long been convinced that Americans generally are among the tackiest people in the world when it comes to weddings and associated activities. I've seen enough pink swallow-tail coats and gigantic mauve clip-on bow ties, and low-cut, 19th-century saloon-girl bridal gowns to last me a lifetime. And the wedding I attended where the bride and groom took turns singing the most absolutely sappy love songs to each other during the ceremony drove me outside for several unscheduled smoke breaks. I readily admit, however, that wedding ceremonies may be just as ghastly in other countries. I haven't traveled enough to know, and such foreign travel as I have undertaken did not involve attending weddings.
And don't get me started on gift lists. I know couples who never ate anything except straight out of a bag create lists featuring extremely costly china and sterling silverware.
ReplyDeleteCould be one of those Dan Rather style 'fake, but accurate' stories.
ReplyDeleteDave followed etiquette.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of whether you attend, it is etiquette to send a wedding present if you're invited.
If you're not invited: You hold the same status as the other Seven Billion people in the world & are not required to either acknowledge the wedding or send a gift.
Steve: Sounds exactly right.
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