Had a neighbor the other day say," I'm so sick of all these ______ rioting." I just said,"Yeah, its a good thing there is no racism for them to deal with huh?"
He said, "Oh, youre one of "those".
"What do you mean "those"? People who admit there are problems, and arent racist?"
"Most of them deserved it" and walked away
"have a nice day!"
Don't think we will talk about it, or to each other, ever again. Generally a nice guy, and I had no idea. New Yorker originally. Racists are everywhere, and they should just admit it, instead of hiding behind shit.
There is a guy down the road that flies a confederate flag in his garage, and still has his trump sign out. We have always been fairly friendly, and I actually helped him when a neighbor dog ran into his house and was trying to kill his cats. Talked to him the other day and I couldn't help myself. "I see you're a fan of losers too" He just looked at me, and I followed with, "I'm a fan of the Bears and UNLV, and you're a fan of the confederacy, and trump" He laughed through a "fuck you", and took it pretty well. We have beers every so often, so he knows I will make jokes about everything, but I could tell it hit a nerve. Fuck it.