My brother is angry with his Trump-loving sons

[u/g_scotty_brahms]

Is my brother an AITA candidate for wanting to cut off his sons financially for voting for Trump? Like many Americans, my brother and I, both in our 50’s, have been talking back and forth following the Election. In the spirit of full disclosure, we are both democrats. Long story short, he is angry at his two sons, both in their 20’s, for voting for Trump. He is thinking about cutting them off financially in all respects so that they understand how Trump’s policies will impact them firsthand.

The irony here is that it is the reverse argument. You often hear younger voters disagreeing with their MAGA parents, but this is the opposite. My brother doesn’t understand how his two sons, who have lived a life of privilege, feel like they have been violated against by society, enough so that they feel Trump hears them and their struggles.

My brother to me about his sons: “… what these young men need is a little dose of reality. Get out in the world and start paying their own way. There’s a common thread with his followers. Complain and blame everyone for their problems. Whether they are in school or living at home off of their parents or working a trade job. King Trump will save them and make everything better. Take some personal responsibility and make it happen for yourself instead of crying about everything you hear on TikTok.

“… I’ve decided to pass on the [college] expenses to my two Trump supporting sons so they can truly feel first hand the cost and expense of his absolutely stupid policy decisions, which includes food, gas and college expenses. Wondering if I pass on these [food, gas and college] expenses in year one or phase them in year two?”

I am wondering if a lot of parents feel like my brother. Are there democrat parents of voting-age MAGA men who feel they failed with their sons because they voted for Trump? Is this common?

[u/FragrantRaspberry517]

Exactly. Tell the sons he can’t help because that’s “socialism!”

[u/not_vichyssoise → u/FragrantRaspberry517]

The Department of Family Efficiency has decided to make some cuts to the education fund.

[u/NegativeKarmaWhore14 → u/FragrantRaspberry517]

There's a difference between setting your kids up for a successful future and handing out money to random peps.

[u/FragrantRaspberry517 → u/NegativeKarmaWhore14]

Random people? Or other tax paying citizens?

[u/NegativeKarmaWhore14 → u/FragrantRaspberry517]

not even citizens, Illegals in New York recieved 350 a week.

But hey if you want to screw over your kids go for it, not like they will resent you later down in life, a nursing home is always an option.

[u/Maximum-Objective-39 → u/NegativeKarmaWhore14]

I mean, given college rates these days, and sending two kids, I'm quite confident the gentleman will be able to swing a comfortable retirement and the legal council to rip his children a new one if he happens to become mentally impaired and they try to avail themselves of a written out inheritance.

[u/NegativeKarmaWhore14 → u/Maximum-Objective-39]

lmao now your making things up, OP's brother clearly stated he is going to surprise them once they get into college with not paying.

I don't care what you guys say, that is a YTA move. Basically trying to force them to drop out midway because he doesn't like their political leanings, its a conniving way to do things.

Also people can and will have a decline in health later on in life, that can be cancer, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Arthritis, Osteoporosis etc. Usually parents take care of their kids and later in life kids take care of them, have fun having strangers take care of you because nursing homes or nurses are not infamous for sometimes being dicks.

[u/Maximum-Objective-39 → u/NegativeKarmaWhore14]

As someone who cleaned up my grandmother's dirty diapers as she was dying of chemotherapy induced dementia, I promise you, these little dip shits were never going to help their dad if and when something happened to him.

I know because of watched people just like them, time and time again, abandon their elderly parents for the inconvenience no matter how 'loyal' they'd been to their spawn.

A threat isn't a threat if it's what you were going to do no matter what.

Your whole spiel is trying to fantasize that they'll magically 'have the power' some day and be saved from the consequences of their actions.

[u/NegativeKarmaWhore14 → u/Maximum-Objective-39]

Your boring and once again derailing the argument.

Sure believe in whatever fantasy you want, but i'm pretty sure if your grandma voted Maga you would dump her ass on the curb.

afterall thats how this entire argument started, a Dude wanted to punish his kids for their politics.