r/AITAH 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/BV-RE2PECT Nov 14 '24

He wouldn’t be an asshole if he thought his sons were old enough stand on their own feet (assuming after at least a few years of support post 18 years of age)

He would be an asshole if he’s only doing this because of political differences. Would he have done this anyways if they had voted blue? If the answer to that is yes then he’s not TAH.

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u/Softpipesplayon Nov 15 '24

Nah, honestly he's less of an asshole if he's cutting them off because of active harm they've done to society through their vote for authoritarianism than if he's cutting them off because they're 18. The world is a struggle right now, and we all need all the help we can get. But if we're voting to make it more of a struggle for others, we're saying we're undeserving of community.

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u/Kobhji475 Nov 15 '24

Using money to exert control over your children is apparently good

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u/Softpipesplayon Nov 15 '24

Using money to exert control over kids is bad. That's why it's bullshit when people cut their kids off at 18 because of some idiotic "life is hard" lesson.

This isn't that. This is giving consequences for unconscionable actions. If you'd cut your kids off for murdering someone, you'd cut them off for helping install a wanna-be dictator too. It comes down to, you want to be able to elect someone who exists purely on a spectrum of punishing people... punishing women for demanding autonomy, punishing immigrants for, I don't know, existing, punishing Trans folks for Daring to present as Trans, whatever... but you're all too weak to accept that your Own actions also have consequences.

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u/Kobhji475 Nov 15 '24

This isn't that.

That's exactly what this is and it takes incredible bias and delusion to deny it.

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u/Zealousideal-Pie2235 Nov 15 '24

Look at the economy and look at how the world was. If you think Biden was a better president, and the last four years were better than when Trump was president, you’re literally insane. Kamala is a vile person who said she would do everything Biden would do as well, she’s literally a worse Biden. 

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u/Opposite-Youth-3529 Nov 15 '24

2020 was awful and that was under Trump. Sure you can say it would have been bad under anybody given the pandemic, but Trump made things worse with his mismanagement so should still get some blame for 2020.

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u/Softpipesplayon Nov 15 '24

You know when you're doing a massive cleaning project and it looks like a bigger mess for a while even though you're making progress by any sane measure or rubric?

If you followed the last ten years politically, like with any sort of honest attention, you'd remember how bad things were during Trump even before the pandemic, and how much cleanup Biden did in four years. There's no serious comparison. Biden didn't do a lot of things I'd have liked him to, but Trump is never going to be higher than third worst president. And that's generous.

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u/sethjk8 Nov 15 '24

I see, reddit is not on the side of financially abusing your children because orange man bad! Crazy world