So a worker in my supermarket proclaimed himself proudly as a Republican as he stocked shelves.

[CTyankee]

I remarked to him on the lack of frozen foods in the supermarket these days and our conversation went south real quick. A guy probably in his late 30s, been there for a long time, maybe took my questions to him personally. And somehow he managed to interject that he was a Republican. I was really surprised and showed it. I think he got a little annoyed with me because I said, "You're so lucky, we're in a blue state with the lowest number of Covid infections of any state." (except RI, I think) And, we have a Dem Governor.

Then he said derisively "Are you going to vote for Biden, a guy that raped 4 women?"

I was stunned and really angry all of a sudden and said "He did no such thing but Trump assaulted several women! Have your forgotten about "grab 'em by the you know what? And where did you read that?" He laughed!

Now I was real mad. The guy just thought this was fun.

"Well, then, why don't you just go and live in a red state and see how you manage without your union?"

I'm in that store a lot and I will make his life a little less comfortable from now on. I am so done with people who vote against their own best interests.

[Nevilledog]

1. trump supporters are just disgusting people.

It's as simple as that.

[sandensea]

2. Talking to a Chumpkin is the proverbial throwing daisies at a pig

As the saying goes, you waste your daisies and annoy the pig.

[CTyankee]

5. I can understand wealthy people being repubs, but not working guys who have a union fighting

for them. They don't mind getting all those union benefits and then they go vote Republican!

I'm getting mad all over again...

[sandensea]

12. Yeah, we have Faux News and Hate Radio to thank for that.

That slimy lizard Lewis Powell knew what he was doing.

That said, you seem to have handled it great. You got your point across, and he couldn't get the last word in (only laugh - a de facto admission of defeat in any argument).

Not easy to manage.

[plimsoll]

23. Sounds like a troll.

He may vote against his own interests, but he got what he needed, an pwning the libs moment. Now you're mad, and he's still laughing.

[spudspud]

44. Because they see themselves as "temporarily inconvenienced potential future millionaires."

As far as they're concerned, any day now, they're gonna hit it big. Gotta make sure they support laws that help millionaires now, so things are good for them when they make it. You know. Any day now. In the meantime they'll take all the benefits liberals want to provide them, then turn around and denounce us as commies/socialists.

[johnnyfins]

51. Yep. He'll get his Mar A Lardo membership soon

:/

[LizBeth]

3. I would have had a conversation with the manager. I guess be accused as a Karen. I would have

let the manager know I didn't walk into the store to get lectured about Biden raping 4 women from some young man that doesn't know shit. Regardless a Democrat or a Republican, he stepped over the line as an employee. I use the same stores and always get to know employees and management and not with just complaining, but because I am appreciative of the help I receive. But this one, I would give the management an heads up. Not end of the world, or fire the dude, but have a conversation because I do not want to hear that shit when I walk in to do my shopping.

The employee should know that.

[Beakybird]

4. Very good point. And not too late.

[LizBeth]

7. No. It isn't too late. Like I said, it would be more a conversation and going to the same places,

I would be totally comfortable just seeing a manager next time I walked in and really address it as a mere, heads up. But I would bluntly use the phase saying Biden RAPED 4 women. Because that was bold. It wasn't just a difference of opinion.

[CTyankee]

8. See, I care for the guy. I appreciate his work, stocking shelves during a bad time. He might have

gotten tired of hearing customers commenting on the lack of stuff on the shelves. I wasn't really complaining but I can understand how he could take it that way.

I will consider what you have said. But I truly want the guy to understand that I wasn't in any way unhappy with him, just frustrated with the situation.

However, the suggstion that Biden raped anybody is so over the top he needs to be talked to. And I think I will do it, nicely but firmly. And I will suggest that what he said was quite incendiary and could get him into trouble (and the union he's in will defend him!). A word to the wise, I will tell him.

[LizBeth]

10. I hear what you are saying. I bond with store employees too, lol. The shelves have been

more empty than what we are use to. I tell myself, I am being a tad spoiled, but yes, an off hand comment that really has nothing to do with the employee.

[intheflow]

56. Unless it was a Black employee, you wouldn't be called Karen.

And even then, still called for here because why the fuck is this employee foisting his political opinions on random customers?

[LizBeth]

58. You are wrong. The Karen meme toward black people came out AFTER it was used for any middle age

privilege white woman speaking out that customer service employees thought was outrageous. Actually it started on a reddit board by a man pissed off at his XGF. Any middle age woman that says anything about anything can be defined as a Karen. The reality is using it for the vile racist women undercuts the real atrocity of using privilege to hurt black people with white privilege.

[kcr]

61. Wrong

It's merely about complaining. It started with the complain-to-the-manager meme. It's often used for racists, but not always. For example, someone here got called "Karen" for complaining about all the fireworks in her neighborhood.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Don't let him pick your fruit for you!

[CTyankee]

9. Naw, I'm no Karen. I'm an old lady, a strong Democrat, and at my age (80) I don't listen to shit

like that and just take it.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. That's why we all love ya!

[luvtheGWN]

22. Good on you, CT!

[Dan]

31. What surprises me

Is that he would even say anything like that to you. I guess, even when I disagreed with an elderly person, there would have been no occasion that I would have said something to offend them or cause them discomfort. No offense intended.

[CTyankee]

32. and a long time customer. It makes me think that he's just pissed he's in such a liberal city with

all these Yale people who think they're so smart...etc...

I'm not in any way affiliated with Yale, btw...

[SMC22307]

39. Sounds straight outta "Good Will Hunting,"

only Yale not MIT!

[CTyankee]

65. Because he's drunk the Koolaid and I think he's been told to say this to female Dems.

this is an old tactic. Attack the offense on something you've been criticized for i.e. sexually assaulting a woman. Only exaggerate it X 4: "Joe Biden raped 4 women."

I did make it very clear that he had always been pleasant and helpful in the past. Maybe, just maybe, he realized somewhere in his tiny brain that it was his political bent that got him into trouble. But I don't think so.

the real triumph will be will he sees me in the food store right after Joe wins in November.

[intheflow]

57. A Karen is a white woman calling the cops or management on BIPOC for no reason.

I assume this dude is white. And even if he was black, spouting ignorant political opinions to a customer while on the clock... I don't think it warrants firing, but management really should know this. I'm sure the union would agree.

[marybourg]

64. Good for you! I'm from NY. and I don't take no crap neither.

[keroro gunsou]

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[Odoreida]

13. It's really a "so what" as long as he does the work.

It's not like he's in a position of power or influence.

[SpaceNeedle]

14. He is stupid and driven by his privileged testosterone

The day of reckoning is near.

[warmfeet]

15. I have always been done with repiggies.

tRumpers are the worst of the worst. I will not even talk to them. I would not cross the street to piss on them if they were on fire.

[DSandra]

63. Trumpers are either idiots or traitors

The worse thing than being a stupid moron voting for Trump is knowingly voting for someone who was not anywhere qualified for the job (nor the moral standards) to have such a consequential role in the future of this country, not to mention when that person also has ties to a historical enemy of this country..

[Demobrat]

16. You could consider going on yelp

and describing the experience and how uncomfortable it made you. Up to you if you identify the employee or not.

[Ahpook]

17. I'm certain they don't care or believe

any of the BS these propaganda outlets sling. If they did, they wouldn't have voted Trump. I'm not quite sure what their programming is, but it definitely is not the well being of this country or themselves.

A grocery store clerk or anyone else in that tax bracket or slightly higher has NO business voting for someone like Trump... ever. I have no idea what it will take to drill it in their stupid head that he doesn't give a fuck about them. I'd be willing to bet he thinks of them as scum. He has no respect for them! They are lower class than him and dumb ass lay-downs.

And their arrogance pisses me off! That stupid laugh that most of them have thinking they are in the cool kids club. I can assure them they are NOT!

[yaesu]

18. we had the same in my local store, fox news brainwashed idiots working for pennies while

protecting billionaires. I stay away from them, like to support local owned but will quit if the can't keep the tRumpsters inline.

[Garion_55]

19. Only 4? I thought he raped 10.

I might have to rethink my vote for him now I was sure he raped a lot more than that. But yeah I'll be voting for the rapist and the hopefully at some point we can get a tape of him bragging about it and it gets released to his base cuz that will fire them up to vote for him.



You have to flip the conversation on these fuckers and make Biden a hundred times worse than even Trump and you're still going to support him. I'm not sure these dumbasses will know how to react.

[CTyankee]

24. "and in the meantime, your DEMOCRATIC governor, Ned Lamont, has succeeded in making us

the SAFEST state (along with RI) in the union with respect to the coronovirus)."

[flying rabbit]

20. My experience is that you can't convince them of anything...

... but don't let them think they pissed you off. They consider that a win. YMMV

[LiberalBrooke]

46. Yes, their goal is to "own the libs". Do not give that satisfaction.

Laughing at them is a better tactic next time.

[smirkymonkey]

21. Good for you, CTyankee!

I'm glad you took him to task. He might think twice before being such a cocky d-bag when discussing politics with a customer again, knowing that they are probably more informed than he is.

[CTyankee]

28. Yep. We're in New Haven, CT, an extremely liberal city. I think he knew he was being obnoxious.

[seamonkey58]

49. Sounds just like a guy who worked ar a supermarket here in Michigan.

He kept annoying customers as a cashier, so they moved him to stock.

[Warpy]

25. Practice my line

"Where did you hear a dumb thing like that?"

They can't get defensive when you're blaming someone else for stupidity, it totally wrong foots them. I use it to make a clean getaway. You might use it to try to get through to them, be my guest, but there's usually not much there to get through to.

It's either that or be wide eyed an innocent as you start asking "I didn't hear that! Who did he rape?" and follow it up with a barrage of other questions that will soon have him realize he's really being had.

[RhodeIslandOne]

26. So many people with jobs hanging by a thread who worship this idiot and that party.

Mind boggling.

[mdbl]

27. I have a couple of right wing co-workers with smarmy know-it-all attitudes like your grocery store

dude and they don't know shit. They must be products of rightwing hate radio, OAN and Fux News. There is no other explanation.

[SunSeeker]

29. He didn't just vote against his interests, he voted against ALL working people's interests.

He voted a psychopath into office who crashed our economy and killed 130,000 Americans, and it's far from over.

[CTyankee]

30. It's sick and the fact that he believes that Biden raped 4 women (why 4? where did that come

from?) I have to wonder about the source. And the fact that he just had a sick half smile on his face when I countered with Trump's "grab 'em by the p**** remark makes me think he's got some problems...

[SunSeeker]

33. If you asked any of these assholes to substantiate their claims, they can't.

They're just parroting what they hear on right wing radio or Fox. They don't care what bad things Trump has done because Trump has accomplished why the really voted him in: to validate their bigotry.

[Joinfortmill]

34. 👍

[Mars and Minerva]

35. When people crow about Trump or denigrate Biden, I usually laugh at them, shake my head and....

wonder aloud how people survive these days without a college diploma. That usually gets them sputtering!

[sharedvalues]

42. Laugh at them, yes. "Oh, you poor pathetic sucker"

“ you believe Republican billionaires when they lie to you. You believe Rupert Murdoch. Enjoy paying back that tax cut you gave him. Sucker.”

[Rebl2]

36. Think I

would tell the manager I don’t come to the store to be lectured by one of your employees all about his political beliefs. Then I would say I won’t name who it is, but would say remind your employees not to talk politics to customers. If the manager says can’t do anything about that, then say you have lost a customer.

[BlueIdaho]

37. Talk to his boss.

Tell him you don’t agree with his employees trying to pick fights with the customers and that you’re going to complain to corporate headquarters the about shit attitudes at that store.

[sharedvalues]

41. What? We need more political discussion in public not less

Plus CtYankee is in the right. Just shame the worker. It’s easy.

[BlueIdaho]

60. Shaming the worker won't get him fired.

If this isn’t the first complaint - it very well might get them canned.

[MLAA]

38. You go! Go CT Yankee!

[sharedvalues]

40. I have a suggestion for you

Call him a sucker.
Talk about Fox — and why Fox lies to him (to get his vote for tax cuts for Murdoch). Tell him rightwing billionaires sit in private and call him “useful idiot”.

Talking to a 30 year old Republican man is all about projecting strength and telling him about how rightwing billionaires are lying to him.

He’ll get mad and maybe yell at you. Just laugh and walk away, “poor sucker, enjoy paying back that tax cut.” I’ll bet you $10 that in a few weeks when you’re back he’ll have softened his views.

[A HERETIC I AM]

43. I have an idea.....Just be nice to him from now on.

Just let it go.

Just be nice.

Forget about that conversation, move past it and just be nice to him.

Rise above it all.


Be the better person, and just....



be.....


Nice.

[CTyankee]

53. I am always nice to people. I was brought up that way. Usually, I get smiles. He looked mad

at the start of the conversation, like I was criticizing him for the lack of stock on the shelves. I guess he needed a target that day and I was it.

[fescuerescue]

45. Everybody here has such exciting Supermarkets

Mine is kinda boring.

[CTyankee]

54. Usually, mine is boring, too.

[appalachiablue]

47. For some of these people I really think think they

have little else going on in their lives. The admin. seems to have provided them with a new sense of 'power' and common purpose (own the libs and their agenda). They don't understand how they're being used and ripped off and will dismiss anything you try to tell them. Their thinking is surrendered to hate media. Loyalty and devotion to the end. Fanatic crazy as we've seen previously in history.

Widespread propaganda for decades, racism, and division work and it's tragic, lethal.

[seamonkey58]

48. Is this in Michigan?

At the Meijer on Coolidge in Royal Oak? If so, was he a heavy set, red haired guy named Kevin? He used to be a cashier but he kept annoying customers with his Republican shit, so they moved him to stock. Real moron.

[Major Nikon]

50. Found the OAN loon

[CTyankee]

55. Yup. That's it.

[Talitha]

52. Deplorables.... yeah, Hillary nailed it.

[sellitman]

59. I would of asked him to email you proof of the rapes.

Tell him you are interested in a serious tone. Act shocked. Make him pony up. Hold the mother fuckers feet to the fire.

Call his bluff or make him admit he made it up.

[lpbk2713]

62. Most businesses won't allow discussions about religion or politics.

Even among employees, let alone the customers.

Tell the manager you were offended by his behavior.

[CTyankee]

68. I did and it was handled and he is going to apologize to me next time he sees me in the store.

[lpbk2713]

69. Glad it worked out that way.

That guy was way out of line.

[CTyankee]

70. I have no doubt that he was instructed to do this. It is the old "accuse your enemies of worse

than what you have done" or something...

[keroro gunsou]

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