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pat_k

(14,696 posts)
40. Only thing I have to add is that my participation in Braver Angels workshops has helped a hell of a lot.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 11:43 PM
22 hrs ago
http://braverangels.org/where-do-i-begin/

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How dreadful for you to lose your best friend, my dear JustKay. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #1
I'm sorry 😞 MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #2
I'm sorry - it is a loss and there is mourning. badhair77 Yesterday #3
She bought his racism Dlpger61 Yesterday #4
I am so sorry. LoisB Yesterday #5
Damn, sometimes losing the best friend you EVER had is worse then losing a family member. a kennedy Yesterday #6
My father was a narcissist but Lifeafter70 Yesterday #7
Hugs. Joinfortmill Yesterday #17
I am so sorry for your loss. FM123 Yesterday #8
I've been there. Best friend since first grade went full-blown MAGA. Midnight Writer Yesterday #9
Holy cow. Scary Joinfortmill Yesterday #19
💐 blm Yesterday #10
Wisdom is a protection of wisdom. Be wise. cachukis Yesterday #11
Pox News is a very powerful The Wizard Yesterday #12
I agree that Faux Noise is the worst ... FakeNoose Yesterday #15
Or a neurologist.... OhioBack2Blue 23 hrs ago #28
Excellent writing... Escape Yesterday #13
I've actually considered doing so. JustKay 23 hrs ago #31
IMO, It very well may give you closure. Raine1967 6 hrs ago #53
a friend of mine was being turned . AllaN01Bear Yesterday #14
It rather feels like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" PatSeg 12 hrs ago #43
I've made the same comparison barbtries 2 hrs ago #60
Hugs to you. Must be so shocking to you. Joinfortmill Yesterday #16
I know it may sound crazy, but there is still a chance she may come to her senses. Fil1957 Yesterday #18
I would like that, but JustKay 23 hrs ago #32
I suspect she started watching Fox News. pat_k Yesterday #20
This was an interesting article, thank you. JustKay 23 hrs ago #33
Radical-right brainwashing is a social problem tearing apart communities and families and we need to figure out... pat_k 22 hrs ago #37
I know that logic doesnt work. SleeplessinSoCal 23 hrs ago #21
OP has seen personality reconstruction first hand. Aussie105 23 hrs ago #22
Oh I've never cared for Fox News! And I boycott their shows. JustKay 23 hrs ago #34
Phew! What a journey. oasis 23 hrs ago #23
So sad, the loss of a friend. Dan 23 hrs ago #24
Yes. JustKay 23 hrs ago #35
I'm so sorry for your loss. evolves 23 hrs ago #25
Remember the person you knew. Aussie105 23 hrs ago #27
It isn't a "political divide" -- the mulitibillion-dollar brainwashing in a social plague we must confront. pat_k 22 hrs ago #38
We all have friends like that. Initech 23 hrs ago #26
Proud to be the 100th rec! calimary 23 hrs ago #29
Wait till she turns you in for new crimes. OhioBack2Blue 23 hrs ago #30
I hear you! A very real possibility! JustKay 23 hrs ago #36
Only thing I have to add is that my participation in Braver Angels workshops has helped a hell of a lot. pat_k 22 hrs ago #40
Thanks for that! Anyone looking to build bridges -- as I want to do -- will want to check it out lostnfound 15 hrs ago #42
A key lesson is to stop trying to change someone's mind. pat_k 1 hr ago #63
I'm so sorry. I've been "there" or maybe nearby. Could Ilsa 22 hrs ago #39
Many women do that in a marriage. llmart 2 hrs ago #61
So sorry to hear this! Dear friends are a treasure. electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #41
I avoid old friends and family mdbl 11 hrs ago #44
I'm sorry for your loss. ❤️‍🩹 live love laugh 10 hrs ago #45
Many of us have someone in our lives that we've had to let go ... SarcasticSatyr 10 hrs ago #46
My former BFF of 36 years was apolitical when we met and we never discussed politics. OMGWTF 9 hrs ago #47
Sorry Coolgoober 9 hrs ago #48
Fox News and the rest of the right wing media brings this about. They all end up with the same unshakeable belief Martin68 9 hrs ago #49
I lost two long time women friends the same way kimbutgar 9 hrs ago #50
We have all lost friends and family because of Trump. pfitz59 8 hrs ago #51
The Republican Party practices what is sometimes called 'Gefūhlepolitik'. dedl67 7 hrs ago #52
My sister CTriverYankee 5 hrs ago #54
my brother didn't like oompah, til he won. he's a dittohead. not alex jones bad. pansypoo53219 4 hrs ago #55
She's a chameleon. JohnnyRingo 3 hrs ago #56
Dr. Bandy Lee talks about malignant narcissism being contagious MadameButterfly 3 hrs ago #57
This is a good case against mail-in ballots. JustABozoOnThisBus 2 hrs ago #58
I'm sorry you lost your friend. barbtries 2 hrs ago #59
It's heartbreaking to lose a friend to political insanity dlk 2 hrs ago #62
That happened to me too. ananda 1 hr ago #64
You made the correct decision The Grand Illuminist 1 hr ago #65
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