summer 2016 i played flag football w/ some randoms in indy
after games they'd usually want go out drinking in which i'd normally turn down but the time i did, i realized that this league that i participated in, all had collective thinking
the dude that played qb for my team was like 34, had 4 kids w/ 3-4 different women and decided he wanted to talk politics while drinking. i follow the code of not discussing politics or religion while drinking until this dude and some of the teammates started talking about being ardent socialists. the 3 dudes that claimed they were socialists were in the navy or w/e. then they really pushed at me, "so what are you some ben carson lover or trumpanite"
i mean they really pushed me to a level of discomfort instead of being like thats cool w/e. they were joking around, calling me a republican, and trumpster and shit in the middle of a college bar
finally, i ruined the evening for a lot of ppl by stopping this dude mid sentence, "i'm not a republican, i don't fly any flag, i don't really care about elections, i'm a gun owner w/ 2000 rounds and the only party i give a shit about is the one w/ my last name"
shocked faces
i furthered, "your ardent socialism while being in the US navy is valiant and i commend your service,," in the most sarcastic tone i could muster
we continued to played pool for the rest of the evening, politics were no longer on the table
bernie bros are soft