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TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
Tue May 2, 2017, 01:38 PM May 2017

I need your help writing this.

I am going to put it on Facebook, and I want it to be pretty good before I do.

If someone you love, maybe a parent, is a public figure and makes really ignorant statements, wouldn't you want to protect them from further embarrassment? I would think if you loved them, you would want to protect them from more public humiliation? Is it not a loving act to help someone who clearly has mental and emotional issues?

Can someone help me shorten it? I considered starting Dear Ivanka, but probably not. I think he might listen to her, is there anyone else? I really do not care about his embarrassment and humiliation, I am just looking for a way to stop him.

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Vinca

(50,269 posts)
1. I think starting with "Dear Ivanka" is a good move.She seems to be the only person who isn't afraid
Tue May 2, 2017, 01:46 PM
May 2017

to confront him . . . not that it does much good. Maybe making the point that history books will report his presidency until the end of time and he won't want to find himself depicted as a loony tune, wannabe dictator. Sadly, unless the people around him start proceedings to oust him under the 25th amendment, his narcissistic personality disorder combined with what seems to be senile dementia or maybe even Alzheimer's is going to keep him where he is.

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
5. I was hoping to be a little less direct than that.
Tue May 2, 2017, 01:48 PM
May 2017

I do not want to argue with so many people on FB.

90-percent

(6,829 posts)
10. sad times
Tue May 2, 2017, 01:55 PM
May 2017

when telling the truth produces automatic arguments from 35% of your FB friends.

Be true to yourself. Snerts gonna ruskie-bot

-90% Jimmy

come to think of it, I just posted this DU post on my FB wall yesterday.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029001664

Got to stand for what you believe, and I believe we are a year or another terrorist attack from becoming a totalitarian fascist police state. If you think the USA is repeating the history of Germany in 1933

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
2. But even if Daddy "T", shall we say, is crazy, if he is making the family very rich,
Tue May 2, 2017, 01:46 PM
May 2017

the greedy family members will probably be fine with daddy "T"'s conduct.

NOTE: "T" should not be automatically be considered to stand for Trump.

ksoze

(2,068 posts)
8. Ivanka is not reading your FB posts
Tue May 2, 2017, 01:51 PM
May 2017

Ivanka won't and can't read it and it will either alienate your FB friends who tire of endless political babble or open you to cyber bullying from those who disagree. Better to send it to your friends via email.

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
11. It is tempting to write without any names
Tue May 2, 2017, 01:58 PM
May 2017

and then make those who assume I am talking about Trump admit he is ignorant and mentally ill. but I won't.

I agree that avoiding cyber bullying is the best choice.

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