Is this a friend, askye? In super stressful times like now I cannot see how having long drawn out convos with anyone but close friends or family can be good for you. You work and home life are already stressed enough.

you shouldn't judge an individual because of a group that they are a part of

If group membership is voluntary and based on a shared set of beliefs and actions? Sure you can!

then went on to say the Civil War wasn't about slavery

For example, I judge individuals belonging to this group to be pretty fucking racist!

Sorry you had to deal with that, askye.

Really, askye, the question about the origins of the Civil War has been answered, and it was answered by the Confederacy itself. The documents they wrote justifying secession stated that they were seceding in order to continue selling and treating human beings like objects.

That's not an argument I would want to continue, and I think you would be justified in not engaging with him on these things anymore, because I don't think he's arguing in good faith. And as msbelle says, you have enough going on.

I think you met a super troll.

Encouraging development on one of our 'Trump is just okay with me because he won't take my weaponry like those libtards will' relatives. DH often gets into debates with his cousin D. D's niece is the 11 year old that told DH he had no right to have a flag on the front of our house. When he mentioned this to D his response was, "Seriously dude, I love our debates, but I unfriended that wacko and her mother years ago. No good can come from any discussion with her." So, you know, still crazy, but at least recognizes the even more crazy.

I think you met a super troll.

Smells like troll to me. Even trolls can be nice. Especially if they want to draw you into their "controversial" conversations.

Plans to open to the public are ongoing here. Even though our cases doubled this week. Not that we have a lot, but with protests happening, bars open and summer tourists headed North, we are not peaking yet.

We're sort of opening up, although things are slowed down because of protests, curfew and street closures. The other evening I was thinking "I'd kill for a haircut" ... and then it occurred to me that, no, actually, I wouldn't, since that was a real possibility. I'll live with my messy hair until I can get a haircut without endangering anyone. Although, with the increasing humidity, it's going wild.

In the end, we'll all end up looking like Christopher Lloyd.

Wow, Philadelphia took down the statue of Frank Rizzo! I lived in Philly under his time as mayor, and he was a really awful person. Way to go, Philly!

I remember when I was in college, he was (I think) chief of police; mayor later. And his brother was the head of the fire department. I was so happy to see that the statue came down.