I have a friend I'm struggling with right now who just went full mask off over the Trump assassin event.
He was usually a "I don't like politics or politicians" type of guy but he also didn't comment on stuff or cry about things he didn't like. He was definitely left leaning because he is an effeminate little Asian guy that has probably touched a weiner before even tho he has a girlfriend.
This assassination attempt has him completely unhinged however. He's calling Trump a pedophile repeatedly and is claiming he deserved to be executed and wishes the guy hadn't missed and someone should try again yadda yadda.
I would hate to cut the guy out as we've been friends for years and he honestly didn't have TDS before this. He had a general disdain for any and all politicians without bias which was good enough for me. But this new sudden derangement is weird and I'm getting sick of his outbursts.
Sorry, I didn't really have anything relevant to tie in to the Crooks kid beyond venting about my friend. Felt good to type it out.
Maybe you can meet him in the middle to get his guard down? Despising all politicians by default is fairly based. From that you can find out if he's just uninformed, a low IQ NPC, or evil.
Where does he get his news from? Why does he think that about Trump? Does he think Biden is a pedophile? If not he's obviously in some kind of left-wing echo chamber. Does he use reddit, or worse, only listen to establishment news? Does he wish the shooter had succeeded and then gone after Biden? Does he consider the consequences of this political violence? Both from the spiritual and the revenge angles. Does he welcome a potential civil war? Speaking of spirituality, what are his morals in general? Does his family go to church? When does he think killing is wrong? Does he believe in bullshit marxist oppressor-oppressee dynamics? ("it's always bad to hurt the poor - it's always ok to murder wealthy elites and their pawns") What does he think of guns? What kind of government does he think we should have? Do all his beliefs agree with liberal orthodoxy?
I know you were just venting not asking for advice and you probably don't care about the guy that much. I just don't think it's possible to be an "apolitical" friend with him anymore. You might be able to save the friendship though if you can get him to be a little more rational. Otherwise for all you know he could be a psycho and you are in danger yourself.
I have a friend I'm struggling with right now who just went full mask off over the Trump assassin event.
He was usually a "I don't like politics or politicians" type of guy but he also didn't comment on stuff or cry about things he didn't like. He was definitely left leaning because he is an effeminate little Asian guy that has probably touched a weiner before even tho he has a girlfriend.
This assassination attempt has him completely unhinged however. He's calling Trump a pedophile repeatedly and is claiming he deserved to be executed and wishes the guy hadn't missed and someone should try again yadda yadda.
I would hate to cut the guy out as we've been friends for years and he honestly didn't have TDS before this. He had a general disdain for any and all politicians without bias which was good enough for me. But this new sudden derangement is weird and I'm getting sick of his outbursts.
Sorry, I didn't really have anything relevant to tie in to the Crooks kid beyond venting about my friend. Felt good to type it out.
Maybe you can meet him in the middle to get his guard down? Despising all politicians by default is fairly based. From that you can find out if he's just uninformed, a low IQ NPC, or evil.
Where does he get his news from? Why does he think that about Trump? Does he think Biden is a pedophile? If not he's obviously in some kind of left-wing echo chamber. Does he use reddit, or worse, only listen to establishment news? Does he wish the shooter had succeeded and then gone after Biden? Does he consider the consequences of this political violence? Both from the spiritual and the revenge angles. Does he welcome a potential civil war? Speaking of spirituality, what are his morals in general? Does his family go to church? When does he think killing is wrong? Does he believe in bullshit marxist oppressor-oppressee dynamics? ("it's always bad to hurt the poor - it's always ok to murder wealthy elites and their pawns") What does he think of guns? What kind of government does he think we should have? Do all his beliefs agree with liberal orthodoxy?
I know you were just venting not asking for advice and you probably don't care about the guy that much. I just don't think it's possible to be an "apolitical" friend with him anymore. You might be able to save the friendship though if you can get him to be a little more rational. Otherwise for all you know he could be a psycho and you are in danger yourself.