On my last day of work I was delivering auto parts to a group I knew and several of them were telling Biden jokes. As I approached them they cried out laughingly "you're democrat, right"? These boys were gonna have a little fun.

As I joined their group I said plainly that I am really a Progressive. When they asked what that meant I told them and one guy claimed it was Communism. I laughed and said that all of us need a sane and level playing field with no exceptions of race, national origin, and fairness to all. A few agreed as I went into it and said again they could get an idea of this by looking into Bernie Sanders from Vermont. He has been re-elected by that state repeatedly and calls himself a Democratic Socialist.

Several of these guys are getting serious now and one told me he actually has a Libertarian membership card in his pocket. I remarked that I do also but voting for them in big elections don't work. They can win some smaller elections though. As I left I told them I will not openly vote for anyone with criminal indictments or anyone wanting to tear down our system of government. We need Social Security and other programs that have worked for us in the past.

I left proud of myself for that ten minutes of talking. I was proud of the fact that neither myself nor them had mentioned Biden or Trump at all. I work around Republicans and Trumpers all day long. There are a few Republicans locally that I vote for. Nationally there are none.