at wit's end with conspiracy-obsessed elderly parents

[Anonymous]

I am legitimately afraid of somehow transforming into one of these people in my old age. Weren't most of these people hippies or bra burners or free-spirited, free-love advocates at one time?

I'm a moderate person and politically active for moderate candidates, so I pay attention to politics. I'm just scared that somehow I will change in old age because I keep seeing it among people I know. And most of my family is fox news obsessed. It's frightening. These old people have no grip on reality, yet they are the ones voting.

[Anonymous]

Meh. There plenty of younger conspiracy theorists but they lean the other way. It balances out.

[Anonymous]

Lots of people don't have the families they would wish to have

[Anonymous]

Everything mentioned here is why Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and his supporters would still be for him. Sadly I think a lot of them thought that was a compliment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Everything mentioned here is why Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and his supporters would still be for him. Sadly I think a lot of them thought that was a compliment.

My dad used to read books all the time. Now he surfs the computer (mostly Breitbart) and believes in conspiracy theories. We have a severely disabled family member. When then candidate Trump mocked a disabled reporter, I thought for sure that would be the end of their support. Nope.

We need to make a class in high school mandatory for all citizens, how to question ALL news sources, how to verify facts and stories, not to believe everything you read on the computer, what makes a reliable news source....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am legitimately afraid of somehow transforming into one of these people in my old age. Weren't most of these people hippies or bra burners or free-spirited, free-love advocates at one time?

I'm a moderate person and politically active for moderate candidates, so I pay attention to politics. I'm just scared that somehow I will change in old age because I keep seeing it among people I know. And most of my family is fox news obsessed. It's frightening. These old people have no grip on reality, yet they are the ones voting.

Not my relatives. They were always racist and conservative, but tended to be quiet about it. Now they are bring manipulated by Fox news and conspiracy websites.

[Anonymous]

Yep. My mom keeps fox news on 24/7. All night on her tv, and streaming on her phone when she’s not near a tv. My grandma sends me the constant forwarded emails, too. It’s maddening. I don’t engage with it, though. Delete the emails, roll my eyes when in person and change the subject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meh. There plenty of younger conspiracy theorists but they lean the other way. It balances out.

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