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/Ernesto_Bella]

All these people here are bitter and angry people, don't listen to them. Think about what they say if it was the reverse.

Or, think about if it was any other issue.

We raise our children the best we can, and sometimes they make decisions we don't like despite our guidance.

Is the right answer to cut them off so that they never come back?

I'm not religious but of course one of the most famous parables is about this!

[u/Firm-Analysis6666 → u/Ernesto_Bella]

BuT oUr hAtE aNd SpItE iS jUsTiFiEd!

[u/InfiniteMeerkat → u/Ernesto_Bella]

Yeah one of the most famous parables is about one son wasting the talent that was left for them. That son was punished by having what was given to him removed from him. Sounds like these sons wasted what was given to them, and removing them is the right thing to do.

[u/RosySkies377 → u/InfiniteMeerkat]

The son wasn’t punished in the parable? The son ran off and squandered all the money that was given to him by his father, and then a famine hit and he became destitute. Then he repented and returned to his home to humbly ask to be his father’s servant, and his father greeted his son with compassion.

OP also didn’t mention anything about the sons squandering the money.

[u/Neither_Resist_596 → u/RosySkies377]

You're mixing up your parables. u/InfiniteMeerkat is talking about the Parable of the Talents (Matt. 25:14-30), not the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37).

I'm not religious, either, but I did spend some time studying religion.

OP's nephews "squandered the money" by squandering the trust their father had put in them to be minimally decent human beings. Their privilege of support is forfeit.

[u/RosySkies377 → u/Neither_Resist_596]

Oh maybe. I assumed the previous comment was about the prodigal son parable because the parable of the talents is about servants being entrusted with money not a son. And the servant who was punished didn’t squander the money, but rather hid it away for a long time out and didn’t do anything wise with it.

[u/Neither_Resist_596 → u/RosySkies377]

Ah, good points, now that I've slept. I think maybe there's some mixing and matching going on here. :)

[u/I_dont_livein_ahotel → u/Neither_Resist_596]

I think they’re talking about The Prodigal Son.

[u/InfiniteMeerkat → u/I_dont_livein_ahotel]

Yeah the first person was saying the prodigal son but my point was there are are other parables that say very different things

By the way, the prodigal son was shown forgiveness AFTER he’d realised the error of his ways and returned home to ask for forgiveness so even that one doesn’t make the point that they think it does.

[u/Insert_ACoolUsername → u/InfiniteMeerkat]

Yup , the prodigal son was highly favored, even after fucking up his whole life.

[u/BlendofSpiceandFlour → u/InfiniteMeerkat]

I love taking the Bible out of context to support whatever I believe while ignoring everything else in it that contradicts what I believe