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Do you have any family members with really weird politics? (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For instance, I have an aunt who is definitely MAGA, and is flirting with Q-Anon ideas. However, she has pretty good views on the environment and animal rights. For instance, after travelling to Ecuador, she donates to some Ecuadorian land trust run by locals. However, if you start talking to her about the border or gender, she goes full Orbán.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

My brother would probably be the closest. He used to listen to Alex Jones all the time. I'm not sure what made him change his mind, but he stopped listening/watching his show. He's still hung onto some of the stuff he's heard from him though. He watches Jimmy Dore, Kyle Kulinsky, and John Oliver a lot now. And during the last presidential elections he was into Bernie and Yang. Now it feels like he's shifting further right again. Honestly not that weird, I guess, just kind of that American lack of political understanding outside of the framework that is presented to us.