I recently moved back to Australia, due to personal reasons, having lived in Texas for 6 years.
Almost every conversation I have now is, “You lived in America, did you leave because of Trump?”.
I’d be fine with it if it they were just joking or trolling, but they’re being dead serious. They then proceed to give their opinions on how he is a “racist, rapist, felon” etc.
I’m pretty good at just ignoring it, but I have some close friends who voted Trump so when they start attacking all Trump supporters as being racist or uneducated I do feel the need to say something back on their behalf.
Everyone here is just shitlib/npc types, but it’s a tough thing to have to keep answering without sounding full MAGA.
Does anyone have any tips, or fun ways I can respond?
Side note: the media’s coverage of Trump in Australia makes CNN look like Fox News.
My dog loves my daughter, but he’s constantly competing for my attention with her. He often does it by laying over my leg and licking my knee obsessively. It’s oddly quite soothing.
A Highschool acquaintance recently lost his sweet dog suddenly. He was so upset. He asked if I could paint a portrait of his fur baby. (I dabble in pet portraits). I hope he likes it! This is ‘Maggie’. 8x10 watercolor. Original photo and my interpretation. Of course seeing your finished artwork posted is cringey as I see I could have tweaked some areas. Oh well. Overall, I am pleased.