Liberal Man Turns 65, Decides He’s Old Enough Now To Become An Angry, Racist Republican

Dash MacIntyre
3 min readAug 2, 2022
(Photo by yerling villalobos on Unsplash)

Local Atlanta man Al Portman just turned 65 years old today, and has committed himself to no longer being a compassionate liberal.

“They always say that people start off as bleeding heart liberals and become heartless conservatives as they age, and, now that I’m 65, I suppose it’s my turn to keep up this timeless tradition,” said Portman. “I figured it’s time for me to start being publicly angry at minorities, feminists, Muslims, Millennials, the volume of my neighbors’ music, diner waitresses, the endless new craft beer flavors, and all the novel technology that comes out from now until I die.”

To enact his lifestyle change, Portman plans to change his voting party affiliation and scrub his Facebook page of various posts he has published in recent years supporting issues like universal healthcare, $15 minimum wage increases, climate change action, Palestinian statehood, and gay marriage.

“It’s going to be a big change for my family,” Portman said, “And my kids don’t support it, but I’m sure those libtards will understand when they’re older. Right now I’m memorizing some airtight talking points I learned from an ultra-conservative talk radio host about how individual climate scientists are profiting more from the Chinese global warming hoax than…

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Dash MacIntyre
Dash MacIntyre

Written by Dash MacIntyre

Comedian, political satirist, and poet. Created The Halfway Post. Check out my comedy book Satire In The Trump Years, and my poetry book Cabaret No Stare.

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