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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG OP I feel for you.  The biggest concern I would have is that your kids are exposed to this on TV and radio constantly.  This is going to do some damage to their worldview and not sure how you can effectively counter this.  Can you put some boundaries on any discussion with your kids and how to control what they are exposed to?

I also wonder if your husband is depressed and maybe a reason for his beliefs?[/quote]

OP here - He usually holes himself up and listens alone, so that is not a concern. We kind of have a truce on this. He knows I can't stand right-wing radio and I don't make him listen to NPR.

I am not entirely sure what happened for him to really go down the rabbit hole, but have a theory. Not going to really go into this in detail, but[b] it's work-related and a constant source of anger/resentment/unhappiness.[/b] We've talked about counseling, but I think that would really be the end. There's a lot of pent up stuff we probably should have addressed long ago. I'm trying to ride it out and see if we can reconnect in the future.

If Trump wins again I am swearing off following politics entirely for my mental health. I am not some super-liberal, but the last four years have been a head snap.[/quote]
Gosh, I feel like maybe I know you.  I certainly know a couple like this, especially the bolded, and yes, the husband voted for Trump.  The stress at work made him even more right wing.  It seems like many male Trumpsters have  "angry white man" syndrome, be the anger from work or something else.

I agree with PP.. politics is one thing (spouse and I have some different views on politics), but Trump transcends politics.   We both despise Trump. I would love to go back to the days of my spouse and I discussing and debating about policies, but for now, we just share "omg did you hear what Trump did/said today... " stories.

Do you have kids?  If not, or if they are much older, like close to leaving for college, if I were in your shoes, I might think about separating.    I would have lost all respect for my spouse by now, and there is no way to salvage that.  A marriage without any respect for the other person is doom to fail.[/quote]

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