Honestly don’t know what to say to my Trumper parents; brother likely losing job

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Anonymous wrote:Were these mass firings part of Trump’s advertised platform?

Yes. Elon actually said during the campaign that there would be a lot of pain in the beginning as a result of the dismantling of the government.

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Anonymous wrote:Were these mass firings part of Trump’s advertised platform?

Yes. Elon actually said during the campaign that there would be a lot of pain in the beginning as a result of the dismantling of the government.

Remember when an interviewer corrected Harris and claimed Trump had disavowed Project 2025. She warned us repeatedly.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly if you haven’t confronted them about the fact that they voted for this and caused it, you are a better person than me.

OP here. I have confronted them. My dad and I have had two big fights over it. But honestly I don’t want our family to be divided in part because I know that is what Donald Trump and MAGA *want.* I know they want us to stop talking, understanding, caring for and respecting each other. I’ve made the case many times that this is not about Democrat vs. Republican, that this is about Trump/MAGA, which I consider to be a different entity from the Republican Party. But anyway, we’ve fought, and it doesn’t feel good. It doesn’t fix anything. It doesn’t make either of us change our minds.

I don’t want to fight more, especially since my aunt—my Dad’s only sibling—died very recently, and I know that life is very short. But he and my mom know I’m angry and hold them accountable. I just don’t want all this to take over the limited time we have left.

You don’t have to fight every time it comes up. A quick, “yes, I know you’re worried about Brother. Call your representatives and senators to express your concern. Are you coming to grandkids dance recital this weekend? We can’t wait to see you!”

This is terrible advice. Kids shouldn't be interacting with Trumpers. My youngest is 7 and already considers supporting Trump to be an unforgivable offense.

Cut off the Trumpers entirely until they move away or die.

Please don’t listen to this idiot. Good luck shielding your child (all children?) from half the country. I despise Trump, but your stance is ridiculous.

As parents, we have a duty and responsibility from protecting our children from people who would harm them. These grandparents are definitely harmful to the children's well-being. They care not for the parents livelihood and safety. And half the country did not vote for this dumpster fire led by President Elon

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Anonymous wrote:“But I didn’t think the leopards would eat MY face,” wail the people who voted for the Leopard Face Eating Party.

Zero sympathy for them.

Absolutely but unfortunately these old boomers are probably fine and the leopards are eating OP brother 's face and there is no indication the brother/fed voted for the leopard.

That’s just it. They’re fine sitting on their recliners watching it all unfold on FOX. It’s a show for them and they’re cheering on their hero. My MAGA parents are thrilled with what’s going on. We’re living it, they’re loving it.

Tell your MAGA parents that Elon is poking around social security and Medicare now. The leopard is coming for them soon. Will they still be cheering. Tell them and watch their reactions. Priceless.

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Your brother is lucky to have you.

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I cut off my Trump loving aunt a few years before she died and I have absolutely no regrets. She made her choice.

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Anonymous wrote:“But I didn’t think the leopards would eat MY face,” wail the people who voted for the Leopard Face Eating Party.

Zero sympathy for them.

Absolutely but unfortunately these old boomers are probably fine and the leopards are eating OP brother 's face and there is no indication the brother/fed voted for the leopard.

That’s just it. They’re fine sitting on their recliners watching it all unfold on FOX. It’s a show for them and they’re cheering on their hero. My MAGA parents are thrilled with what’s going on. We’re living it, they’re loving it.

Tell your MAGA parents that Elon is poking around social security and Medicare now. The leopard is coming for them soon. Will they still be cheering. Tell them and watch their reactions. Priceless.

Not the OP or the PP, but I said this to my parents a few days ago and they both laughed and said they’d just lay there and die at home then. This is entertainment for them. They don’t care.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, your parents voted for what they perceived to be the good of the country.

They are now worried it may lead to their son's job loss because he was doing work that paid well, but the taxpayers really do not need it.
Many people / families are in the same boat.
Many of the federal jobs are not really necessary unfortunately.
It's hard for me to dis-respect the people who voted against their own self-interest.

I would try to make contingency plans with them about supporting him financially while he looks for other work or makes plan to move out of the region.

You have no idea what the son’s job is — yet you’ve concluded, based on zero information, that “the taxpayers really do not need it “. That’s interesting, to say the least.

I’m curious. How do you feel about the millions of dollars that the taxpayers are already spending for Trump to play golf at his properties? Given your concerns about taxpayer’s needs, would you suggest that he play at military bases instead—like many previous presidents did?

I don't have any input on where Trump should golf.

Our family is in the same boat, with one of us working for a government affiliated corpotation We did not vote for Trump, but have many friends that did, many of whom are feds / contractors or have feds in the family. Voting one's self-interest is not necessarily a strong indicator of having a moral fiber. It really it not.

However, there is a practical question on how your brother will support his family and his career trajectory. If your parents are normal people, they should be thinking about how to support their family member.

They voted for Trump in 2024, so by definition they are not "normal people". If they had the ability to care about others, they wouldnt' have voted as such

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Anonymous wrote:At least your parents seem concerned. My (Fed) coworker’s MAGA parents keep sending him articles about DOGE telling him that Muskrat is doing God’s work. He has blocked them now for his own sanity.

People like that and op should tell their parents to please pay as much of their lost salary as they can manage for taking it away in the first place. They won't understand until it hits their own pockets.

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My friend's parents are totally off the deep end and are convinced the rapture is imminent. They're also hard core MAGA types. My friend is really worried they might do something bad, they keep constantly talking about the end being near.

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Tell these parents they CAN do something. Get on five calls, join indivisible or a centrist republican organization. Tell them to show you and your brother that they care by taking action.

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Anonymous wrote:“But I didn’t think the leopards would eat MY face,” wail the people who voted for the Leopard Face Eating Party.

Zero sympathy for them.

Absolutely but unfortunately these old boomers are probably fine and the leopards are eating OP brother 's face and there is no indication the brother/fed voted for the leopard.

That’s just it. They’re fine sitting on their recliners watching it all unfold on FOX. It’s a show for them and they’re cheering on their hero. My MAGA parents are thrilled with what’s going on. We’re living it, they’re loving it.

Tell your MAGA parents that Elon is poking around social security and Medicare now. The leopard is coming for them soon. Will they still be cheering. Tell them and watch their reactions. Priceless.

Not the OP or the PP, but I said this to my parents a few days ago and they both laughed and said they’d just lay there and die at home then. This is entertainment for them. They don’t care.

“Ok, mom, let’s make sure we get the right paperwork in place so your wishes are honored after you can no longer speak for yourself.”

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Anonymous wrote:My friend's parents are totally off the deep end and are convinced the rapture is imminent. They're also hard core MAGA types. My friend is really worried they might do something bad, they keep constantly talking about the end being near.

Yikes. I think a call to social services may be in order. If the parents are a threat to themselves or to others, they may need to be committed or declared legally incompetent.

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Anonymous wrote:Were these mass firings part of Trump’s advertised platform?

Yes. Elon actually said during the campaign that there would be a lot of pain in the beginning as a result of the dismantling of the government.

That’s the word I’m combing past media snd other campaign communications for- dismantling. I don’t think anyone in their right mind wanted the government dismantled. FFS

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A relative finally had it with her in-laws MAGA-ness and moved the family to Canada, almost as far as she could get. She’s the breadwinner, her DH is sahd to 3 kids. Found a good job and apparently won’t be traveling back to visit. The lack of compassion for others has stunned her and me and my DH(his family are the MAGA’s).

It astounds me that people voted R and then can’t believe their nice neighbor is deported, or a friend who’s a fed loses their job.