This weekend, I’m going to see some old friends, a couple of which have been engulfed into the propaganda and alternate reality of the current administration. “I’m not an independent, but I voted for Trump. What? No, I’ve never voted Democrat.”

Yes, I have little tolerance for these people, and I do my best to avoid them at most opportunities. They discourage and me drain my happiness. Be that as it may, I’m going to see them because we go way back and sadly they’re great people otherwise. But we’re gonna get drunk, and one or both of them will bring up dumb shit because I’m outnumbered and they can’t help themselves.

I’d like to go into this prepared for what they’re going to parrot from Fox or the blond bimbo talking heads or other charlatans, and I refuse to watch or read that garbage myself. Perhaps the fine folks here know people like this as well, and have heard all of the current tropes they’re reciting. You would be saving me a lot of headache.

Thought and/or encouragement are appreciated.