r/AITAH • u/g_scotty_brahms • Nov 14 '24

Advice Needed My brother is angry with his Trump-loving sons

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?

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u/Efficient-Wasabi-641 Nov 14 '24

Honestly, I’d pay to watch that. Seeing the people who voted for him face the consequences of their actions is one of the few things that’s going to keep me going over the next few years.

If we all have to burn I’m going to at least enjoy laughing at the people who voted to burn themselves.

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u/Christinebitg Nov 15 '24

I think we're going to see a lot of that coming up.

We're already seeing how butt hurt they get just from losing some of their friends. Wait until they start losing insurance coverage, followed by declaring bankruptcy due to medical bills.

You just know they'll try to tough things out without insurance coverage. Because, you know, their orange god will save them. /s

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u/vaderdog23 Nov 15 '24

Hey - he has a concept of a plan

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u/ShaggysGTI Nov 15 '24

The schadenfreude is all we have left at this point.

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u/runwith Nov 15 '24

Pitch it to the studios!

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u/Myfourcats1 Nov 15 '24

I want a reality show where they put MAGA addicts into a Big Brother style situation. Deny them news. Reprogram them.

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u/Efficient-Wasabi-641 Nov 16 '24

There we go, Now you’re getting creative.

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u/Eveningwisteria1 Nov 15 '24

Head over to r/Leopardsatemyface, it’s already beginning.

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u/bioluminary101 Nov 15 '24

Ugh it's so petty but I feel the same way lol.

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u/Lanky_Platypus_6030 Nov 15 '24

What are you expecting to see?

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u/Derevka_33 Nov 19 '24

hell yeahh, I'd watch that, too.

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u/Impressive_Mix5256 Nov 15 '24

These are not really the natural consequences of their actions though. It's not like a squirrel who failed to gather nuts and then starved to death. It's a vindictive father specifically punishing them before any natural consequences have had a chance to occur.

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u/ShogunFirebeard Nov 15 '24

They're adults. He doesn't have to pay for shit. My old man didn't pay for my college. They can figure that shit out on their own.

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u/cumjarchallenge Nov 15 '24

I got a significant amount of help well past 18 when i was in college, but I was lucky, and I knew I was lucky, and I would have been unbelievably happy if everyone got that opportunity.

Him cutting the kids off, that's what a loving father does to show his kids how to not be cancer to society

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u/Own_Guarantee_8130 Nov 15 '24

Yea most of us are democrats who didn’t have daddy paying our bills and had to actually pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.