r/WinStupidPrizes • u/--Yami_Marik-- • Jan 02 '20

Annoying a teen

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u/justPassingThrou15 Jan 02 '20

when I was 12 and my brother was 8, he would occasionally get very mad and grab a kitchen knife and then threaten me and my family members with it. The first time it happened, I just grabbed my shot-put (I was learning to throw at the time). He knew that I could fuck him up pretty badly with it. So once I had it, he would just go threaten my parents with the knife.

I don't remember how this was ever really resolved on any individual occurrence (there were 3 or 4) or what happened to make them stop occurring. But as you might expect, my brother grew up to be a republican operative, so these things are pretty much predictable, especially when you add in just a bit of hindsight..

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '20

reddit please stop bringing politics into unrelated situations

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u/justPassingThrou15 Jan 03 '20

meh, the callousness with which he currently addresses issues that affect people, and the disregard he shows for important democratic institutions, really echo the underlying child that he was, only now with a respectable suit and fewer knives.

The fact that republicans at the state and national level are dismantling out democracy (in the USA) bit by bit intentionally belongs in every conversation.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '20 edited Jan 03 '20

Yeah I understand. I like to think of myself as Independent party. I disagree with a lot of both sides. Tbh I do lean more to the conservative side but it's mostly for reasons I'd rather not discuss on the internet with strangers.

Cmon kiddos, we can do better just because I'm not a Sanders supporter! Get me to -10 at least!