I definitely agree with ignoring him. Buuuuut if you want to drive him completely crazy, film everything he does and every interaction you have. A guy like that will freak out totally. Blah blah my right to privacy blah blah don't have my consent blah blah. It will send him back to his bunker tout de suite. And you can start your own youtube channel.
This actually worked quite well. He started going on a tirade of how Canada has had it coming for years, and we're all just upset that our free ride is over. We started recording this, as he was standing right under a Canada flag and he just left
Does he buy anything from you that you can tax the crap out of?
Unfortunately not
We joked that if he wanted a beer we were going to charge the hell out of it. With this guy however, of you asked for $20, he'd give you a $100 telling you 'its the smallest bills I carry'.
Why do you interact with him at all, let alone on a daily basis? Just stop talking to him. Build the tallest fence you're legally able to build between the properties and then you won't even have to see him again.
Our cottage is between his and my cousin's - who loves the guy. They hang out all the time (my cousin basically lives here) and he always insists he 'means nothing by it, and just likes getting rises out of people'.
He never got offended about the lesbian comments, Canada bashing, etc and laughs along with this guy as if he's in on the jokes. TBH, my cousin just likes that he gets free #### from this guy and forgives everything else.
I wish we could keep him out, but a big fence is what we are trying to avoid with this guy. He truely is the kind of jackass that will build the biggest wall he can to block your view.
I would just go into hiding from him for a few days. When he asks where you were say you were in hospital*. Keep mentioning how thankful you are for socialized healthcare.
*Be grateful for how much worse it would have been if you were shot, so glad we have gun control here.
Instead of doing something passive aggressive, just work up the courage to tell him to his face that he's being a moron. After all the BS his president is doing to Canada, his support is highly offensive, particularly on Canada Day.
If you can't grow the balls, then just accept it and shut up about it.
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Kill him with kindness.
Be super nice and invite him over for BBQ or something. Take the high road. Or just ignore him. If he's the raging asshat you say he is, escalation may not be in your best interest.
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Instead of doing something passive aggressive, just work up the courage to tell him to his face that he's being a moron. After all the BS his president is doing to Canada, his support is highly offensive, particularly on Canada Day.
If you can't grow the balls, then just accept it and shut up about it.
I would love to, and agree it's probably the best option. It'll likely come to that, but everyone is worried that his jabs and jokes will turn into more aggressive attacks when he knows he has an audience.
What I'm hearing though is that I'm in a minority being this offended about a MAGA hat. Great stuff to hear, so I'll be tempering my anger towards him knowing this isn't as offensive as in taking it. I think if this keeps up tomorrow I'll say something, but right now I'll just let the ###### be a ######.
lol I wont lie, if he had been saying #### about my family and taking in a lesbian, I would have had a hard time not laying him out, and I'm far too peaceful for this kind of stuff.
I say burn down his cottages.
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Honestly it’s a bloody hat and some comments, are we all so sensitive, we can’t recognize and ignore someone that pisses us off. Why do we need to confront everyone that has different opinions whether you agree or disagree with those opinions. This need to enforce beliefs on others is getting scary. I mean it’s ruing your long weekend? That seems crazy to me. Not saying he’s right but why get so wound up about it ignore and move on.
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So its clear he's dealing with a bully, someone who enjoy's triggering libtards (can guarantee thats what he thinks.)
Going out of his way making a show of celebrating the USA on Canada day, insulting his family daily because of a same sex family member
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He hasn't gone more than day without reminding us how gross it is we welcomed a lesbian to the family.
Sorry but that is far beyond just having a different opinion, and maybe its my generation, but we grew up being told to stand up to bullies. Confronting him about his attitude, his rude comments about the dude's lesbian in the family, or really just standing up to the guy.
How he chooses to do that, up to him, but there is no way you guys think he is not intentionally trying to piss people off, trying to be up in their faces.
Has nothing to do with enforcing beliefs, its about not letting bullies get away with that kind of behavior. You can do it civil style, or however you choose, but for his lesbian family member comment alone, you don't just ignore the guy.
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