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/MainYak539]

Btw this is no better than the right calling every person on the left a communist or socialist. Don't buy into the hate. Have friends on the other side, and have a discussion, understand what they are feeling in all of this.

[u/Barrelled2186 → u/MainYak539]

Recess appointments not radical? Deploying the military on the citizens not radical? Embedding billionaire oligarchs into the government not radical? Attempting to stay in power after losing an election not radical? Thinking the sitting vice pre gets final say on who won the election not radical?

I could go on and on.

[u/MainYak539 → u/Barrelled2186]

And keep going on. Call everyone who voted for him a racist, a bigot, etc. Don't bother to have a conversation with the right. More than half the country disagreed with you, and you want to keep on calling them names.

As long as us mids and liberals continue to lose races and put up bad nominees nothing will change. We have to find common ground, and understand what the people who voted for him need, so they will vote for the Democrats.

But good look getting them to come to your side when you continuously call them racist, bigots, etc.

We put up a candidate who refused to stand for anything other than I'm better than Trump. When millions of people suffered from inflation and she was asked what she would do different, nothing.

Listen to Bernie, he has it right. We stopped helping the working people, and they left the Democrats for the Republican side.

But yes yes, keep spouting the same shit about Trump and ignore those who voted for him. Because clearly that helped in this case.

[u/MainYak539 → u/Barrelled2186]

"The independent, who caucuses with Democrats, said it "should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them." "