Distraught about college son who’s happy about Trump

[Anonymous]

Where did you send him to school? My kids had better history teachers so they never would have rebelled by becoming fascists.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, can you take a coloring book to your safe space?

Seriously!

She would but her husband is cowering in her safe space where she consigned him when Harris lost the election.

Typical MAGA hate....you all don't like when democrats say anything but spew garbage all over the place. Keep America "great" with your treasonous rapist.

No need for your hatred in America. Please leave us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If Democrats can't see why they've lost so much of the working class, the middle class, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, black men, and young people, I don't know want to say. Anyone that's been paying any attention to politics over the past four years can see that the primary message of progressives is We Don't Like You. And people internalize that. Democrats expect young white men in particular to simply stand back and be allies to the the trans community, to BLM, to Gaza protesters, to DEI hiring and so on. And when anyone voices any kind of mild opposition to progressive priorities - like closing schools for a year and a half during Covid or "restorative justice" - Democrats will automatically ostracize and cancel them - like OP is doing with her own child. Progressives these days are like Maoist Red Guards. They will burn everything down, including their own families, over any kind of dissent from their rigid ideology. It's pathetic. And Democrats will continue to lose everywhere because they are legitimately awful people these days. As OP demonstrates with her own kid.

Meh. I live in a red state and I see MAGA proudly acting like aholes all the time. They are super proud of their sh—-ty behavior and feel emboldened about it. I don’t really have sympathy for them being called out on it.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t panic. The male brain is not fully formed until around the age of 25, so in some ways he’s still a child. He’ll grow out of it if he’s somewhat intelligent. He doesn’t have to be too bright, just a little above average and he’ll get there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again - not a troll. Just a sad mom struggling to reconcile the way we raised our son with the political direction he’s taken.

There is a chance that you are wrong and he is right.

[Anonymous]

Given how college boys thinks it is now acceptable to tell girls "your body, my choice,' I would be upset too.

It is absolutely beyond politics.

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Anonymous wrote:Biden is a trainwreck, and the end to his potential to inflict damage to the country and the world can't come soon enough. Be thankful that your son was able to escape your bubble and now has a healthy perspective.

Signed,
A college professor.

No you aren’t. Go away. You trolls are really pathetic and transparent.

Meh, he's probably an adjunct

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Anonymous wrote:OP, can you take a coloring book to your safe space?

Seriously!

She would but her husband is cowering in her safe space where she consigned him when Harris lost the election.

Typical MAGA hate....you all don't like when democrats say anything but spew garbage all over the place. Keep America "great" with your treasonous rapist.

No need for your hatred in America. Please leave us.

DP. Typical MAGA hate. Tells us to leave, then gets upset when we do. They can't live without owning the libs, they would be starved of oxygen without us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of males 18-30 voted or Trump. Look at the Army Navy Game today, those are his people.

Look at a restaurant kitchen, construction site, small business, and black barbershops. Those are Trump's people, too.

And I hope they get everything they voted for. Got my popcorn ready.

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Anonymous wrote:We are solid Democrats with progressive values. Upper middle class white family. Distraught and embarrassed that our college-age son is now a Republican. Too ashamed to tell people we know in real life. Heartsick that we raised a child who is happy about Trump being elected. He says a big reason is campus DEI and wokeness, which he feels has gone too far. Anyone else in this situation? How are you handling it? Any advice?

OP have you given any thought to his perspective? As the parent of two white males I can see exactly why he’s pissed off about DEI and wokeness.

My oldest is a junior in high school and has received hundreds of emails from college and fully 1/3 of them are inviting him to receptions for diverse candidates…how the F is he supposed to interpret that?

Same son attends a private school with good diversity…he’s one of the top students. Last year he applied for a student position in the math department and got rejected because “while you are highly qualified, our department only considers diverse candidates.” All 4 of the candidates selected were Chinese. How the F is he supposed to interpret that?

The liberals don’t want white males anymore.

Liberals are marxists now.

Everyone is oppressor or oppressed.
And by their reckoning, white males are the apex oppressor.

And to even things out, white males have to be oppressed.

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Anonymous wrote:We are solid Democrats with progressive values. Upper middle class white family. Distraught and embarrassed that our college-age son is now a Republican. Too ashamed to tell people we know in real life. Heartsick that we raised a child who is happy about Trump being elected. He says a big reason is campus DEI and wokeness, which he feels has gone too far. Anyone else in this situation? How are you handling it? Any advice?

no advice, op but, I would be very disappointed. I would ask him to not discuss politics when around you and unfortunately I wouldn't want to be around him much.. Considering he has zero sympathy for women in this country and how are rights have been eroded

Oh look. A single, childless cat lady has joined the conversation.

First of all, this is not an insult that you think it is and second I am MARRIED WITH children. We also have cats. Cats are much better than you, vance or donne

DP.

Then you are a horrible mother.

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Anonymous wrote:My ex-wife started cussing our daughter because she supports trump and she cried for several hours. Horrible thing to do to a child, no matter what side you support.

Good. She gets a taste of MAGA. MAGA is all about lib tears and owning the libs.

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Anonymous wrote:We are solid Democrats with progressive values. Upper middle class white family. Distraught and embarrassed that our college-age son is now a Republican. Too ashamed to tell people we know in real life. Heartsick that we raised a child who is happy about Trump being elected. He says a big reason is campus DEI and wokeness, which he feels has gone too far. Anyone else in this situation? How are you handling it? Any advice?

no advice, op but, I would be very disappointed. I would ask him to not discuss politics when around you and unfortunately I wouldn't want to be around him much.. Considering he has zero sympathy for women in this country and how are rights have been eroded

Oh look. A single, childless cat lady has joined the conversation.

First of all, this is not an insult that you think it is and second I am MARRIED WITH children. We also have cats. Cats are much better than you, vance or donne

PP again. I don't believe you for a second. No mother would make a statement about wanting to spend less time with her son who is away at college, just because of how he voted in the election.

Moms are on guard against maga... Even if it's their own maga. Mega is a bad influence on our sons and a bad influence on our daughters.

I don't have a son but, you better believe it that I wouldn't want to spend time with him if he voted for donnie.

simply a horrible mother.

I doubt you are a mother

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Anonymous wrote:We are solid Democrats with progressive values. Upper middle class white family. Distraught and embarrassed that our college-age son is now a Republican. Too ashamed to tell people we know in real life. Heartsick that we raised a child who is happy about Trump being elected. He says a big reason is campus DEI and wokeness, which he feels has gone too far. Anyone else in this situation? How are you handling it? Any advice?

no advice, op but, I would be very disappointed. I would ask him to not discuss politics when around you and unfortunately I wouldn't want to be around him much.. Considering he has zero sympathy for women in this country and how are rights have been eroded

Oh look. A single, childless cat lady has joined the conversation.

Look here at MAGA. They can dish it, but dems are not allowed to. Do you get it now? Dems are supposed to cower to MAGA, but MAGA claims we are the unreasonable ones.

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Anonymous wrote:We are solid Democrats with progressive values. Upper middle class white family. Distraught and embarrassed that our college-age son is now a Republican. Too ashamed to tell people we know in real life. Heartsick that we raised a child who is happy about Trump being elected. He says a big reason is campus DEI and wokeness, which he feels has gone too far. Anyone else in this situation? How are you handling it? Any advice?

Is your son honest? Kind? Respectful to others? Is he smart and intellectually curious?
Is he in good health physically and mentally?
If you answered "yes" to all, you have nothing to worry about.
If you answered "no" to any, worry about those, not his politics.

I don't agree voting for trump says something about your kindness and respect-most MAGA are not kind, tolerant, and/or respectful. I think OP has reason to feel disappointed and worried.

No, absolutely not true. OP and this entire thread is why I have lost all faith in Democrats.
What the previous poster said (in bold) is what is 100% true.

I am also UMC white family. I voted for Harris but my son voted for GOP policies and values. He is honest and respectful to others. He is smart and intellectually curious. Physically and mentally healthy. I am proud of my son and respect his political choices.

My DD's boyfriend also voted for Trump - he is also honest and respectful to others. He is smart and intellectually curious. Physically and mentally healthy.

I am very disappointed in OP and anyone supporting OP. The more I see this type of attitude towards family members, especially your own son, the more I lose faith in Democrats and really regret my vote for Harris. I think I'll vote red in 2028.

Yeah, and they probably go around campus screaming "your body, my choice." You're absolutely clueless, PP. Get online and see what these "honest" and "respectful" kids are really up to.