@ GW....told your maid story to Mrs Pute and she clobbered me with the dust mop.......enough said!!!
Grayfox had a more subtle but equally effective technique for expressing her disdain based on the, "and you can't live without them" part (or live with them cut off.)
me? my great great grampa left Portugal lock stock and barrel early 1800’s because there was a revolution going on , War of Two Brothers , Liberals vs Conservative , but way different definitions than what we are witnessing today , and he was on the side that lost
how much courage did it take to pack up and leave his home country? well , not much if there were people pointing weapons at him eh
To his good fortune, it sounds like your gg grumps escaped to America with his life brother Big. Looking back at my ancestry, I note mine got here ranging from first class to indentured servants, but they all came for a better life.
I want to move for a better life as well, so seeking an alternative country would involve finding one that wasn't having troubled times of its own, in addition to a reasonable standard of living, good weather, and health care, while speaking a language I understand. To my eternal shame and discredit, learning a new one at age 77 would be problematic, as would leaving all my friends and local contacts. Probably easier in my remaining time to hunker down and be an example of the change I seek.
If one scrolls Facebook they will note the things that are being said and shared on both party sides that are infantile, clearly untrue, and meant for harmful effect vis a vis resolution of any differences in perception.
It has developed into a form of public masturbation, because no one really believes it, but it just feels good blasting it out there, ignoring how it obdurate the opposing sides determination, especially their view of the perpetrators integrity and intelligence.
It is also clear that we have outside agitators stirring up and adding to the chaos and schism between the liberal and conservative elements of our society. Do we really think foreign and domestic elements interfere with our elections, but not our public unrest?
I'm pleased we aren't burdened with the same issues on this site, because frankly I have friends in all corners of the debate, regardless of whether I agree with them or not, and some of their Facebook posts have caused my perception of their maturity and intelligence to suffer.
