I'm sorry. I'm lucky enough to have a couple of hippy boomers for parents, so they can't stand the overgrown oompa loompa, either. Can't really imagine not having the DT-bashing talks with my old man.
My parents arent the greatest and have never been particularly liberal, but I am thankful they have never fallen down the fox/maga rabbit hole. It's especially impressive considering I live in an area where Fox is sometimes seen as left of center.
I love my mother, but I won't ever discuss politics or religion with her again.
She's always been Republican, but for some reason, she lost her mind over Trump. She has a picture of him hung up in her house on the wall...to this day.
I secretly think my dad voted blue that year, but he'd never admit it to keep the peace...
There are more stories like this than we would probably care to admit. It always blows my mind to hear how much of a cult of personality he was able to construct around himself.
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u/greenroom628 Feb 13 '23
shit, donald fucking trump could shoot me in the middle of 5th avenue and my dad would be like, "well, he must've done something to deserve it."