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[dulcia]

This immigration ban sh*t might just end my relationship. I don't want to argue about it anymore but HOW CAN YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?! F*ck the military for drilling that hatred into your mind, f*ck DT for dividing the two of us over something so ingrained into me. I live with your PTSD, you can live with my heritage.

 

[Mashed Potatoes]

I hate it too, I am so sorry this is affecting you. I was reading it is in place for 120 days but I hope something can be done way before then. It isn't right and I'm praying that this can be resolved. I'm glad you have a place to vent but I pray your relationship can withstand <3

 

[RecedingMoonlight]

My heart goes out for you :( As a Canadian, I feel pain and empathy for everyone who was affected by this. I find it truly heartbreaking and while I don't want to speak politics here, I do wish that this order was never considered in the first place. Walls and barriers only create more hate. I'm glad that my Prime Minister offered refugees shelter in Canada due to this ban.

 

[BloomInWinter]

This ban sickens me. I've been protesting and doing what I can to apply pressure to my local legislators. This is NOT ok. It's perverse and an abomination. The people responsible for putting our cruel regime into power will have a lot of karma to answer for, I believe.

I'm so sorry for all you are being made to deal with. I have loved ones who are now apart due to this with no sign that they will be together again anytime soon. Jobs will be lost. For WHAT?

I'm afraid of what is to come. I am from the midwest and I stand with my Muslim brothers and sisters against this hatred and cruelty.

 

[TheMinsterman]

Sounds like boundaries are being crossed TT, respect runs two ways.

 

[Deleted member 541]

The whole thing makes me sick. IMO, all this does, is incite hatred and gives the terrorist just one more reason to hate us, and to fuel their hatred for everything (that some people) feel that we stand for.

Tolerance needs to start in pre-kindergarten and be taught throughout a child entire education.

 

[Sweetpea76]

Does it not even register on his radar that this is your heritage???

I'd be heated too.

 

[dulcia]

A heated discussion that ended void of name calling or personal insults, @TheMinsterman. Which is progress compared to a month or two ago, thankfully. I can understand where he is coming from as an OIF/OEF vet, but it is still extremely frustrating. @Sweetpea76, I honestly don't think it registers. He's never really been exposed to "that side of me" much, so I think he is having trouble even seeing it as real/legitimate.

 

[Friday]

Hallelujah.

Paranoia + Black&White Thinking + Politics = Hey Asshole! Wake the f*ck up! You're talking about ME here. Maybe have my back??? Maaaaaybe some motherf*cking unit cohesion? Or how about "just walk into this". :banghead:

When all you can see is shit? Your head's up your ass.

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ETA. Clearly I didn't manage not to descend into name calling. :sorry: :bag: :facepalm:So I'd definitely rank that as improvement. :tup:

 

[anonymous]

I'm wary of venturing in so I'm taking the coward's route and posting anonymously.

My vet and I were watching a singing contest TV show. Every time this one young man performed my vet would start to scowl. Then the muttering started. "F*cking Nationality A!". I kept pointing out that the young man was not Nationality A - his heritage was Nationality B. I couldn't understand why he had taken such a dislike to the guy. Eventually after a few weeks he muttered "Well he f*cking looks like an Nationality A". I said "He isn't." And my vet replied "Well he looks just like a Nationality A I killed. Do you have any f*cking idea how much you have to hate someone to kill them?"

I really feel for you @tiredtexan - but I have no idea how your vet can resolve his feeling for you and his feelings for your heritage.

 

[dulcia]

I agree, but he knew what he was getting into with me. He knew what I was, who I came from. And I knew what he was and where he's been. Difference is? I can be respectful for his sake, despite having my parent called a terrorist. Sure, PTSD sucks, killing Iraqis sucks, but that is WAY crossing the line for anyone, PTSD or not.

We had another conversation about it. Just kind of wandered into it. He said something slanderous, I said I would not continue the conversation, so he said something even worse. It's not fair. We don't have to agree, but we have to be respectful. That's the least anyone deserves, especially partners.

 

[dulcia]

I probably just outed myself with that last comment but I don't know if I even care about that anymore.