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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInteresting conversation overheard in the barber shop
Went to get a haircut this morning. Old fashioned place not a salon.
5 other people in the office barbers included, all trump supporters as are most of the white males of my age group in Lake County. . The first thing I heard was one of the barbers explaining how the virus is and engineered disease made by combining SARS with the cold virus. I thought, here they go.
Then one of the said Trump is really screwing this up even though I support him. The guy who said it is a roofing contractor and an Airborne veteran if the stickers on his truck are to believed. I was shocked when they all agreed with him. My barber said I voted for him but if he does not get a handle on this he wont be re-elected. I had said nothing the whole time because I generally do not engage in these types of scenarios. But my barber asked what I thought. All I said was that this is the first real crisis he did not create himself and you cannot bully or out tweet a virus. No one disagreed.
Now, they are all real concerned about the theme parks closing which would kill their businesses since we live in the Orlando area. Our economy is under tremendous threat.
Anyway, at least some of them have started questioning. I expected they all will end up voting for him but even if 5 percent of his base sits it out he is in trouble.
Thought I would share since it is the first time in 3 years I have heard any of his supporters questioning him at all.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)fucked.
Wounded Bear
(58,618 posts)He probably can't afford to lose 1% of his support. I don't see how he increased his base of support.
mwb970
(11,356 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,618 posts)FIFY
Wounded Bear
(58,618 posts)and maybe on into the summer. People will hunker down.
japple
(9,818 posts)home? I certainly hope so. I also hope everyone has invested in Monopoly games, books, hobby and craft stuff, in addition to the CDC recommendations for at home care.
flying_wahini
(6,583 posts)tavernier
(12,374 posts)This morning dozens of college aged kids, white as vanilla ice cream, jogging through the park where I walk, heading for the beach. By Friday they will be lobster red, peeling and hung over.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Nothing has changed regarding college kids and spring break. I had to work during mine to be able to pay my bills, but I have a ton of friends with crazy stories about Ft. Lauderdale in the early 70's.
tavernier
(12,374 posts)Husbands oldest daughter, now in her 50s.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)I have a girlfriend from college who has one of those, I don't think her daughter has a clue about how she came about. Her mom has become this ultra conservative church lady. She sure wasn't that in the day.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)But I'm sure he is worth it.
A lot of years ago I was in a group of women and one was scared to death her troubled teen daughter was going to end up pregnant. She expressed that it would be the worst possible thing that could possibly happen. I suggested to her that it would hardly be the worst thing. She couldn't see my point.
Today I'm watching my unplanned 15 month old granddaughter. My son always said he wasn't going to have kids. He sure does adore her, and so do I.
efhmc
(14,725 posts)LAS14
(13,777 posts)malaise
(268,844 posts)Take that to the bank
elleng
(130,820 posts)No one disagreed.'
coti
(4,612 posts)He handled the situation very well.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Short, easy to remember, and simple enough to be understood by even the most loyal Trumpists. Once they internalize it, it gets even more damaging to Trump: Yeah, he creates the crises that he "solves." And no, you can't just wave away natural phenomena like viruses, hurricanes, and earthquakes by bellowing "fake news!"
Leghorn21
(13,523 posts)a little light is shining in the gloom...a teeny tiny bit thanks for posting
coti
(4,612 posts)damage their morale enough that they don't ALL have enough reason to get out and vote. Getting a small percentage of them to stay home would finish the Traitor.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)The Lord does work in mysterious ways. Even HE is fed up with the orange ass, and wanting this nightmare to end.
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)On other places on my head. Im getting older and the wife draws the line at cutting wild hairs on my ear!
These is normally not much political talk but this virus has all of Central Florida on edge. As long as a business is not being used to promote trump I dont care about their politics. If the stick a trump sticker on the door or anywhere I am out.
TomSlick
(11,096 posts)I'll go to my barber. I can cope with the right-wing talking points.
I'd rather not look like Larry, Moe, or Curly.
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maxsolomon
(33,265 posts)Lots of men think it's vain to ask for those to be cleaned up, and that's just dumb. They're the most important part of the service.
Nose hairs, you'll have to do yourself.
Your barber believes CT horseshit.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)He may believe CT stuff but gives a hell of a cut. And he is hardly alone. That talking point is being pushed by right wing media.
Now they are all calling it the Wuhan virus. Got to blame someone and China is his perfect foil.
maxsolomon
(33,265 posts)It wasn't made in a Lab. It was "made" in a Wuhan Wet Market by idiots eating exotic meats (Pangolin, Civet) to "balance their Chi" (AKA get a boner), which allowed it to cross over into humans from bats. Like using Rhino Horn powder, which has nearly wiped Rhino off the face of the Earth.
It isn't necessary to make it a Red Chinese plot. The truth is infuriating enough.
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)The answer is that this is how narcissists behave, and this is why they are too dangerous to hold the jobs in leadership.
BComplex
(8,029 posts)My 80 year old aunt never voted for a democrat in her life, but voted for Hillary over trump...she hates trump, too. There will be a lot of others, and very few, if any, who voted Hillary or stayed home who will vote for trump next november.
The russians will be hacking machines across the country, like they did in 2016 in Florida and Texas, but there will have to be some serious hacking to get over his unpopularity.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Nothing here in Orange County yet
But youre right. If all the theme parks close, thats hundreds of thousands of direct employees who will suffer economically and that will filter out to area businesses too
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)aggiesal
(8,908 posts)they make enough to pay their workers to stay home and not spread the virus.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Starting next year no Disney employee will make less than $15.00 an hour and most make more than that now. And they have decent healthcare benefits that meet all the ACA requirements. They are unionized. Although they will still be hurting.
Its the vastly larger group that work for smaller attractions and hotels who literally dont have even one day of margin in their financial life.
This could get bad fast. I see nothing to prevent us from having to follow Italys lead to control this.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,111 posts)almost sounds like undercover reporting ... do any of them have hair like Trump?
yaesu
(8,020 posts)lastlib
(23,191 posts)These people gave up logic for Lent five years ago, and never took it up again. (Some go back even further.)
marble falls
(57,055 posts)there are Republicans I know who would vote for Joe or Bernie but otherwise vote a straight GOP ticket.
We really got to get the Senate.
johnthewoodworker
(694 posts)Hillary had it right when she described them as deplorable. They will cry fake news and democratic obstructionism.
We will see.
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)wait until they are standing over a ballot and need to choose between a "D" and an "R". They can hate Trump, want to punch his lights out, whatever - NONE of them regret not voting for Hillary.
Farmer-Rick
(10,150 posts)His wife has some very serous health issues. If she gets the coronavirus it maybe more than her weak body can take.
He's been staying home with her a lot lately. He comes over to talk now and then.
Chemisse
(30,806 posts)This is the first big issue that everyone is paying close attention to and has the potential to hit us where it hurts. Nobody is tuning this out. This could really change the dynamics in November.
Skittles
(153,138 posts)only cares when something affects him or his
chia
(2,244 posts)will be an eye-opening, mind-blowing experience for those accustomed to societal privilege. Maybe a few will have a come-to-sanity moment.
samnsara
(17,613 posts)uponit7771
(90,323 posts)gordianot
(15,236 posts)My Barber really liked Bill Clinton (there was more money and people tipped better in those days). Although a life long Republican he is a closet Democrat and hates Trump. He asked me (as resident retired teacher) to define fiction. I knew what he was referencing the work of fiction that laid out a scenario of a manufactured virus in 2020. I stated I did not think it was a grand conspiracy just a coincidence. My next observation Whatever it is the response is a mess. I was shocked by the agreement and vitriol against Trump whose name I never evoked. Yes, something is brewing at the barbershop cut old mens hair their mouths loosen up.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)pissed at The Maggot about SS/Medicare. Saying they won't vote for him again if he tries his proposed cuts. We'll see.
LaMouffette
(2,020 posts)Seems like poetic justice that Trump's viral presidency, which has infected our nation like an STD, will be taken down by an actual virus.
Whiskeytide
(4,461 posts)totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)Until this virus scare goes way I think I will avoid places like barber shops.
Baitball Blogger
(46,697 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)But I did grow up in S Louisiana and we had a fish camp near the gulf.
Baitball Blogger
(46,697 posts)The usual order of things.
mentalsolstice
(4,460 posts)Im a FL native, and it has always been my dream to come back home. We moved to Santa Rosa Beach from Birmingham. I cant believe how crazy things are down here as far as politics goes. The trumpets here are totally whacked. It makes Bham look like a liberal mecca in comparison (actually Bham is in a moderate blue congressional district).
Oh well, we enjoy the sea breezes from our back deck, going a mile down to the beach for sunsets and bushwackers at our favorite bar. Hopefully, FL will see the light of day and swing back blue in November. Now if only karma has her way and takes care of gas mask gaetz!
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)About 2 hours east of you.
Jarqui
(10,122 posts)handled this so badly, that'll change a bunch of votes
lambchopp59
(2,809 posts)But I was at work the last one I saw which made me marvel... but I bit my tongue. Suffice that such ilk probably has long alienated much of their own family as well.
If local barber shops here where I'm contracted for work were good at their craft... I would patronize. But after about a half dozen cuts that were horrible (I have wavy thick hair that requires extensive work to look good)
I found the mexican beauty shop where the ladies take their time, color my whole hair, beard and everything... and most assuredly never a Trumper in sight.
Gosto de ouvi-los falar e decifrar o pouco de espanhol que eu também sei. Não sei por que acho o português mais fácil, mas ainda consigo pegar a maior parte do tempo.
Glad to hear some are seeing the light through the Fox Noise Fog Machine.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)all that anti-democrat crap posted. He knows I'm heading to Florida. mentions the virus, I said that the administration is way behind the 8-ball, he had weeks to put together a plan but none. He agreed saying we don't have a vaccine for this like the flu.
People will die because Trump wouldn't make contact with China and when it becomes clearer just how unprepared we are.