My wife is an ER nurse and had a Trump supporter to care for last night

[randr]

A man came in with issues with his daughter. He started up a political rap about Trump and was taken aback when my wife stated her support for Bernie. The daughter had been nodding in agreement with dad until then. She came agreed with my wife and said she actually thought Bernie the best of all. At this point the man humbles himself enough to admit he feels the same and worries that Bernie would not be able to beat Trump. After further conversation with wife and daughter he left a reborn man in support of Bernie.

[roguevalley]

1. I'm glad for everyone. your wife is an angel

[randr]

2. I definitely agree with you--thanx

[4ricksren]

3. yank out republicans' media feeding tubes, LOL!... nt

[Skwmom]

4. Bernie is the only one who can beat Trump. The Clintons have a semi full of baggage.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

5. You and your wife should share this video with everyone you know...

vimeo.com/163178551

[Hiraeth]

6. that is worth all 27 minutes. thanks for posting it.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

7. Kind of puts it all together, doesn't it? Hillary is Empire. It's that simple. I thought we...

...were against empire.

[Hiraeth]

9. I know I am against Evil Empires built from Greed and Amoral Ambition.eom

[Hortensis]

8. Commitment to ideals, worthy goals, knowledge, all

missing in one pathetic story. All I can say to people like this is, "Please don't vote."

[ecstatic]

10. I would want to be in agreement with my child's caretaker as well, if

the topic were ever introduced in the ER, of all places. Why in the world was she discussing politics in the ER? If the patient brings it up, that's fine, but as a medical professional, there's no need to state your own views (unless you agree, but even then, still not the right place or time). That's extremely inappropriate. And it's wishful thinking to believe that that guy, an avid trump supporter, will be solidly in Bernie's corner going forward.

[PeaceNikki]

11. This is EXACTLY what I was thinking, too.

[beedle]

12. "Go Trump" ----

is that what you're saying?

[ecstatic]

13. Really? That's your takeaway? SMH. nt

[beedle]

14. Well either that or you're just against people talking about Bernie

When is it a good time to discuss politics? Which places are forbidden?

Jesus, if there's an issue of any importance in the election at all it's health care ... so let's not mention politics in a institution affected by political health care decisions.

Why are Hillary supports so damn keen on not talking about issues anywhere.

You always have some excuse .... too sexist, not the right place, too finger waggy, too much opposition, .... how do you people get out from under your bed in the morning?

[PeaceNikki]

15. Personally, unless you are working for a campaign, getting into political discussions at work ever

seems really fucking stupid.

It's stupid to start or engage in a conversation with your coworkers, bosses, customers, patients, whatever.

It's just fucking stupid.

[beedle]

17. Right ... that's for the great establishment advice

[PeaceNikki]

18. No, it's fucking stupid regardless of who your candidate is.

[beedle]

19. I get it ... elections are too important to waste them talking about the issues.

we all get it .... wise words from direct from Establishment headquarters.

[PeaceNikki]

20. What's eye-rolling crazy is thinking that it's ok to engage with coworkers or customers.

Ever.

Politics and religion should be left out of the workplace - regardless of how passionate you are about your favorite.

[beedle]

22. Eye-rolling right back at you.

[randr]

27. I don't know where you live but here in Western Colorado

you can not avoid political discussions anywhere. People are engaged and want to know what other people are thinking. It is the topic in conversations at the grocery store, restaurants, bars, working places, and casual contacts on the street. Most people start with "can you believe what is going on?". I have dealing with people of all political persuasions everyday. I value friendship above someones political leaning and most people in our community fell the same.
My wife would never start a political conversation at work but when drawn in she is not one to withhold her opinion. Her working staff and employers values her and each others freedom to do so as well.
I am not a church attender but from what I am told politics are openly discussed there as well.
I would feel that without open discussion of our thoughts and concerns we would be living in some sort of Kafkaesque reality.

[ecstatic]

23. If I were in the ER with family and the election came up

and we were all for either Clinton or Sanders, I would not want the nurse or doctor (who has my loved one's life in his/her hands) to interject and tell us that Ted Cruz is the superior choice. If that ever happened, we would probably smile, nod, and be as polite as possible because it would be stupid to argue with the person delivering care to our loved ones.

It's very unlikely that anyone in my family would bring the election up in the ER in the first place, but if it ever came up, due to the TV being on, etc., it would be a private conversation and we damn sure wouldn't expect the nurse or doctor to weigh in with an opposing opinion.

[PeaceNikki]

26. Exactly. It's tacky.

[randr]

28. My wife did not weigh in with an opposing opinion

She was asked who she was supporting and politely responded without dissing the other person or telling anyone she had the superior opinion in the case.
There really is a way to have open polite political conversation without offending others.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

16. my father's close friend (until a week ago)

is a huge Trump fan. At a gathering, I tried to find out why. I was sincerely questioning him, not attacking, until he erupted and screamed at all present.

Eventually, we got him calmed down, and he provided some telling answers.

To sum it up in one word - FEAR. They fear the scientific progress. They fear how Wall has destroyed us, and yet we bailed them out. THey fear the unknown. They fear global climate change, so are more willing to reject it than to take concrete, rational steps to solve it. They fear for their jobs, their retirement, their kids' financial futures.

You see other facets of this stoked fear, especially among the morons who make Conservative Christianity. The bullshit "religious freedom" statutes are a direct response to having fears stoked and tended to by a few disgusting asshole billionaires and their lackeys.

[snooper2]

21. cool story!

[Dreamer Tatum]

24. CSB nt

[bigwillq]

25. The nurse/doctor should be worried about taking care of a patient

not discussing politics. I'm sure the dude was a pain in the butt, ignoring said dude probably would have been the best option.

[hereforthevoting]

29. I take it you aren't in caregiving

Ignoring is not an option unlike at DU.