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PA_jen

(1,114 posts)
Mon Aug 22, 2022, 08:01 PM Aug 2022

Lost a Friend to Stupidity- House of the Dragon SPOLIERS

Last chance if you haven't seen it yet don't read.

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Okay last chance.

House of the Dragon was on Last night. So happy I watched it. George is involved in the show and my humble opinion it was great. More brutal to my liking but Game was always more brutal.

Today I get a call from a "Friend" who indicated she is never going to watch another Show with Game of Thrones involvement because it is too liberal and have woke agenda.
I prepared myself and she went on how the Birth scene was a liberal plot design to scare woman into wanting abortions.

I let her have it. I explained that the scene was probably filmed months ago or even a year before Roe v wade was decided or leaked. I explained that the scene was a true depiction of how dangerous childbirth truly was and in fact that was how c sections had been done as a last resort that killed the mother. She also thought I was nuts that Game of Thrones and Martin's world wasn't based on the Middle Ages that there is no country ever named Westeros.

I then told this woman that the people and places are fiction but based on history. I explained that Game was based on the English Civil War.

She said England never had a civil war.

I told her shut off Faux news and actually look up history or better yet go back to school and actually learn something.

I hung up on her and I feel bad that I didn't try to be more patient.

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SWBTATTReg

(22,097 posts)
1. Smart. Saves you a lot of stress and hassle having to deal w/ the likes of someone who doesn't
Mon Aug 22, 2022, 08:09 PM
Aug 2022

really educate themselves about things before they go mouthing off.

Tetrachloride

(7,826 posts)
2. Ask her if Jesus was woke or not, and what does woke mean ?
Mon Aug 22, 2022, 08:18 PM
Aug 2022

Be careful of Family Feud, Jeopardy, Hawaii 5-0, Sidney Poitier and The Fonz.

What church does Trump attend ? what’s his favorite Bible verse ?

PA_jen

(1,114 posts)
8. because it is PA and while it is Purple it is Purple because of a lot of red
Sat Aug 27, 2022, 01:47 PM
Aug 2022

areas and some of us unfortunately live in red areas and well, you got co-workers/neighbors and some where their viewpoints on their sleeves and some can agree not to talk politics, we can have nice conversations but unfortunately that is happening less and less. I honestly didn't she was that dumb not to know of the english civil war. I will be honest and sometimes have to remind myself War of the Roses but yeah, I know it happened.

ShazzieB

(16,348 posts)
6. I can't get past her claiming that England never had a civil war.
Tue Aug 23, 2022, 06:34 PM
Aug 2022

I mean, I am just like and with a side of

WTAF.

Coventina

(27,084 posts)
7. What a dummy! England has had several civil wars.
Tue Aug 23, 2022, 06:46 PM
Aug 2022

The most famous, of course, was the one with Cromwell, but it's not the only one.

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