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People whose parents have become fascist, how are you dealing with it? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by pep@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have 2 GOP parents, one that voted Trump originally and one that did not. Over the last 9 years, I have watched them both travel down the MAGA pipeline to become visibly fascist. The parents who taught me racism was wrong and to have empathy for others, have become openly hostile about immigrants, Muslims, and even parrot the Nazi "great replacement" theory.

Part and parcel with this, they refuse to have any discussions about the facts -- like immigrants not stealing and eating people's pets. They won't hear it, they won't even engage in the conversation...they just get angry and loud the second they hear anything that doesn't fit into the Fox News narrative. Can you relate? How are you dealing with it in your relationships with your parents?

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[–] Agosagror@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Don't argue with them. Don't give them facts or anything else.

Ask them questions, Let them explain themselves, they'll see it as trying to convert you or explain MAGA to you.

In the process of that, by asking the right question at the right time, they will slowly over the course of multiple years change their mind.

Eventually they'll ask you about your viewpoint and you'll know youve made it the half way point

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Good luck. Logic didn't get them where they are, probably won't get them out.

I cut all magas out of my life and tell them why.