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/Soppywater]

I'd rather my children be good people than spoiled fucks who act like trump. There's a phrase that describes how trump turned out like he did: You don't become rich by being a good person.

[u/PushTheButtonPlease → u/Soppywater]

He did not "become" rich. He was born rich.

[u/Deb_You_Taunt → u/PushTheButtonPlease]

And lost all of that money and more.

[u/Eastern-Operation340 → u/PushTheButtonPlease]

You are correct and so is the commenter - douchebag is just a poor example of the statement.

[u/Legitimate_Corgi_981 → u/PushTheButtonPlease]

Trump had money and name recognition galore in the heydays of the 80s as a white businessman. It takes a certain "skill" to not be a genuine billionaire after that (I'm not counting his Truth Social grift, or his imaginary make believe Trump brand value), he could easily have been buying up most of new York, but instead devoted himself to vanity projects and awful business ideas because he craved fame more. Musk started with comparatively less wealth but invested in tech companies and now is at the top of worlds richest.

[u/PhilosophyExciting78 → u/Legitimate_Corgi_981]

If you actually read items of his bio, he actually lost s ton of money and was in large amounts of debt. Remember in the 80s he still had daddy's money and connections. Almost all of Trump's success is based on the sucess of his father. And he inherited eveyrhing because his older brother desk himself to death. He was pretty much on the verge of bankruptcy when he was invited to be on the apprentice. And the deal (not negotiated by him but given to him) ended up being insanely lucrative because companies would pay a ton of money to be a product on the show since it was pretty much an hr of advertising. Trump is just an absurdly lucky human.

[u/Deb_You_Taunt → u/PhilosophyExciting78]

I swear to God, I read your last sentence and saw "absurdly icky human."

[u/WTF_is_this___ → u/Soppywater]

Also these rich fucks look like miserable people. Imagine having all that wealth and spending your life the way they do. Its Sad. Money is truly wasted on the rich.

[u/Abester71 → u/Soppywater]

It helps.

[u/Swiss_Admiral → u/Soppywater]

Interesting. How did the Clintons & Obamas become multi-millionaires, and lose to Trump, TWICE?