Voting as you like to respct your values is good and American.

Trying to coerce other people into voting against their values is UNDEMOCRATIC.

I am a yellow dog democratic, liberal enough to be considered socialist by most.

However, I support everyone's right to vote THIER OWN personsal conscious. Forcing people to vote how you want is facist.

So few people really support true democrary. Most only want to support it when it suports their side. the test of a real American is one who values every person's right to vote as they want.

"Don't cut them off because you don't like how they vote! That's just petty! They've got the right to their own value system, even if it doesn't make any sense to you.

Your obligation to help them comes from the fact that they are your parents, not because they are perfect people who agree with you in every respect. Your money isn't connected to their vote, it's connected to your filial duty, which, unfortunately, you still owe them, even if they like to sit out on the front porch taking potshots at liberals.

deal with the real issue here- you are sending your parents more money than you feel like you can afford, and your siblings aren't chipping in. Do the hard thing, and get your family together to talk about your parents situation. Everyone needs to be on-board and helping, so you don't feel so taken advantage of."

yeah, like ARchie Bunker (and others before him) used to say:

"I disagree with what you're saying, but I'll defend your right to say it with my last dying breath."

We just don't have many Americans who view Democracy that way anymore. Somehow the Constituion got lost in the fight of us v. them. People would rather win than be right.

"Pops, I'm going to take away the money you use for your high blood pressure unless you vote against your American values and vote the way I say".

(btw, those calling me a right wing troll are way off base. I think clicking on my previous letters would show I consistantly support freedom of choice, feminist values and deomcracty. But our FREEDOM to VOTE overrides EVERYTHING. Our freedom to hold our own opinions overrides my own personal views. I may be a trollette, but I'm no republican.)

of course not: I AM A DEMOCRAT!!! dyed in the wool yellow dog democrat! But I am mature enough and respectful enough to know that voting is American. Voting for republicans is American and voting for democrats is American. Voting for socialist is American. If you can't see beyond yourself enough to admit that we ALL have values that we hold as American--even though those values can be quite different--YOU are the unAmerican one.

Go back and read what the Constituion says about the right to our own beliefs. It is American to support everyone's right to have different beliefs. And it is American to support someone's rights to have beiefs that are markedly different from one's own. Otherwise, you're no better than Musillini (however it's spelled)

Who cares what he has, that's his life.

You have a need to control, criticize and push him down to make yourself feel better. Go get some counseling and let your brother's life be his. You're deflecting your unhappiness on your brother and blaming him. Who cares if he refills his water bottle (a lot of us do that at work cuz the water fountain tastes off and it can get expensive buying a 6 pack of water every morning). It's not about the water bottle, white socks, or any other uncool thing he dares commit around you. It's about your issues and why you feed off hating your brother.

and now think maybe brother doesn't visit his parents often cuz his mom is hypercritical like his sister. Imagine thanksgiving with those two harping on your inappropriate socks, your insulting plaid shirt...

He's seperated himself from the haters for his own mental happiness, more power to him.

If you did that to me, I'd scream a lot more than "aaargh"! Are you going to carry my water bottle for me? No? Then shut up and let me chose which dang pocket I put my own water bottle in. What a sick control freak you are. Do you really think it's your right to tell people which pocket to put their personal belongings in? And twist it around to imply you're providing a public service by telling him where to put his water bottle. I wouldn't blame him if he told you WHERE YOU COULD PUT THAT WATER BOTTLE!

"Whether the brother has Asperger's or not, there's NOthing wrong with him. "Get professional help FOR YOUR CONTROL ISSUES."

The fact that she blew the shorts and water bottle issues WAY out of proportion makes me know she's done the same with the parents issues. She's an exagerater, a liar, a manipulator, so her info on his relationship with his parents is not to be trusted.

He doesn't send cards; he wears wearing shorts, T-shirts, white socks, tennis shoes, and a canvas hat (which were bought at a discount store, how declasse!). He uses the environmentally-recommended method of not trashing multiple water bottles every day. He has bad table manners. He doesn’t like to be nagged by his jealous sister (he was mom and Dad’s favorite as kids). He doesn’t call his parents. He argues with his wife.

But nothing here suggests he has a mental illness!

*mihgt* = *might*

The man in the letter is a successful wealthy PhD, he doens't NEED a diagnosis or SSDI for god's sake. SSDI is for people who CAN'T work or support themselves. this man is a successful wealthy PhD who could afford to pay for his house outright.