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My 70+ parents are the same but the other way—obsessed with all things Donald Trump and getting angry about him. Hours and hours lost to a politician they despi

My 70+ parents are the same but the other way—obsessed with all things Donald Trump and getting angry about him. Hours and hours lost to a politician they despise. (edited for clarity)

mathlover2 4y ago
Sorry to hear that.
- dylan604 4y ago
  It could be the opposite of what you're thinking and that they are not actually Trump fans, but getting angry about still having to deal with Trump. This describes a lot of the older folks that I know.
  - pneumic 4y ago
    Yeah, that's what I meant, wish I was clearer.
- pneumic 4y ago
  Sorry, what I mean is that they are obsessed with hating Trump. Countless hours devoted to hanging on to and getting worked up over every bit of information about a guy they despise.
freedomben 4y ago
Extreme risk of getting off-topic, but I've been really wondering what Trump fans think of Trump's announcement of candidacy in 2024 and it's nearly impossible to ask people nowadays. Are your parents generally positive or negative on it? Did they like DeSantis last week and now think he needs to stay in Florida?
- mitchdoogle 4y ago
  I can't imagine trump fans being anything except positive about him running again. Why would they even be negative?
- pneumic 4y ago
  Sorry, what I mean is that they are obsessed with hating Trump.
- MaxfordAndSons 4y ago
  I think GP meant their parent's are anti-Trump. Mine are as well, but ironically, during Trumps rise and presidency, I noticed them starting to act quite like mirror images of (what I imagine to be) their Fox watching right wing peers - driven to nightly flights of righteous indignation by MSNBC or CNN, increasingly conspiracy minded and less concerned with non-political news/life.
  - pneumic 4y ago
    Exactly matches my experience.
bakugo 4y ago
I like how you had to clarify that your parents hate Trump because other commenters immediately assumed they liked him, even though 90% of attention Trump gets is from people who dedicate most of their headspace to hating him.
nemo44x 4y ago
Same. I try and talk with them about finding better ways to spend their remaining days. I guess it just feels good or something.

My 70+ parents are the same but the other way—obsessed with all things Donald Trump and getting angry about him. Hours and hours lost to a politician they despise. (edited for clarity)

mathlover2 4y ago

Sorry to hear that.

dylan604 4y ago
It could be the opposite of what you're thinking and that they are not actually Trump fans, but getting angry about still having to deal with Trump. This describes a lot of the older folks that I know.
- pneumic 4y ago
  Yeah, that's what I meant, wish I was clearer.
pneumic 4y ago
Sorry, what I mean is that they are obsessed with hating Trump. Countless hours devoted to hanging on to and getting worked up over every bit of information about a guy they despise.

freedomben 4y ago

Extreme risk of getting off-topic, but I've been really wondering what Trump fans think of Trump's announcement of candidacy in 2024 and it's nearly impossible to ask people nowadays. Are your parents generally positive or negative on it? Did they like DeSantis last week and now think he needs to stay in Florida?

mitchdoogle 4y ago
I can't imagine trump fans being anything except positive about him running again. Why would they even be negative?
pneumic 4y ago
Sorry, what I mean is that they are obsessed with hating Trump.
MaxfordAndSons 4y ago
I think GP meant their parent's are anti-Trump. Mine are as well, but ironically, during Trumps rise and presidency, I noticed them starting to act quite like mirror images of (what I imagine to be) their Fox watching right wing peers - driven to nightly flights of righteous indignation by MSNBC or CNN, increasingly conspiracy minded and less concerned with non-political news/life.
- pneumic 4y ago
  Exactly matches my experience.

bakugo 4y ago

I like how you had to clarify that your parents hate Trump because other commenters immediately assumed they liked him, even though 90% of attention Trump gets is from people who dedicate most of their headspace to hating him.

nemo44x 4y ago

Same. I try and talk with them about finding better ways to spend their remaining days. I guess it just feels good or something.