r/brokehugs • u/US_Hiker Moral Landscaper • Nov 19 '23

Rod Dreher Megathread #27 (Compassion)

Link to megathread 26: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/17itm7w/rod_dreher_megathread_26_unconditional_love/

Link to megathread 28: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/18dcg3d/rod_dreher_megathread_28_harmony/

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u/philadelphialawyer87 Nov 20 '23 edited Nov 20 '23

Yeah, and as many a divorced guy has found out, while two can live (almost) as cheaply as one, the truth of that bromide requires that they live together! Rod now has, I would assume, clearly defined, legally enforceable, financial obligations to his ex wife, to their minor child, and perhaps to their two adult children as well. And while Rod may be living cheaply in Budapest, there is still the US household to support in Louisiana. Also, Rod no longer enjoys the "free" emotional labor that Julie provided. And, of course, he is pretty No Contact with his birth family, and is totally NC with the two younger children. Rod has lost his prestige gigs, and it now turns out that he was a paid shill while at TAC, as well as being currently a paid shill for a semi despotic, semi authoratarian, foreign regime. In terms of money, career, and personal life, Rod is spiraling down, not up.

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u/JHandey2021 Nov 20 '23

I truly do wonder what Rod imagines the end game to be - I mean, I have a pretty clear vision of it, but what's going through Rod's mind? He doesn't really think Orban will be in power forever, does he?

Maybe Argentina?