How Fox News and Right-Wing Media Brainwashed This Dad and Destroyed a Family | Opinions | NowThis

[@phillipg1331]

Morals of the story: think for your self, detest hatred, stay educated.

[@Kapitainleutnant]

Moral of the story: LOUDLY expose the monsters, and don't let them collect media hostages.

[@Stinoco]

If you think for yourself, you’re a right wing supporter. The right supports individuality, the left supports community thought

[@Person-ng5hp]

@@Stinoco are you on narcotics or anesthesia?

[@englishsteve1465]

@@Stinoco Here's an idea ! watch the video again. No, seriously, whaddya got to loooose huh ? Go on......

[@damienholland8103]

@@Stinoco The right does NOT support individual thought. When I stated I was against invading Iraq I was called a terrorist supporter by right-wingers for not towing the Bush Jr. government line. Anyone who disagreed was a "commie lib".

[@minumeyli]

It just goes to show that hate is taught, not something you’re born with.

[@Tartaggz]

True but I think that goes with anything that isn’t necessary for survival. This is why I would also argue that philanthropic actions are also taught

[@yourlocalramen1660]

@Squiggummer Figgammus You're name reflects your intelligence.

[@anonymousanonymous3112]

@@yourlocalramen1660 says the person who can't tell the difference between you're and your lmao how ironic

[@canadey97]

Womp Womp I think the fact Pepe is his profile picture says everything we need to know about him lmao

[@notsoawesomeone]

@Squiggummer Figgammus Fox News is entirely propaganda.

[@Naptural85]

Very VERY sad. So many wasted years filled with hate in his heart. I’m happy she got her dad, and healthy family dynamic back, just wish these dangerous, hate-filled opinion “media” sites didn’t exist.

[@angelaalvarez3448]

I agree with you, opinions shouldn’t be paraded as truth. I just want to state that this video is also an opinion (as cited in the upper right hand corner), and to some this channel may be a hate-filled opinion “media” site.

[@janispanizza9932]

They have to destroy Fox if they can since Fox does not go along with their agenda. It's pure brainwashing. Muddy the Waters. At least til now that Fox was bought by the same owners who own the rest of mainstream media, so it's pretty much a monopoly. The people are the ones fighting back. 24 states and counting in Supreme Court suing re the voter fraud, 48 states suing facebook. Joe Biden didn't win a thing. Lin Wood set the precedent winning millions for Nick Sandmann.

[@JonathanGarcia-pq5hg]

@@janispanizza9932 joe biden won by a landslide according to the logic of your president when he won in 2016 what a loser

[@juliebercow7952]

I love how the assumption is only fox news is terribly partisan, revealing the underlying partisanship of this video. Only republicans can be hateful, right? Every mainstream network is terrible (though I quite like Tucker Carlson every so often). Personally, people like Jimmy Dore, Kyle Kulinski and Ben Shapiro are far better, substantiate their points and don't say stupid things every five seconds!

[@janispanizza9932]

@@JonathanGarcia-pq5hg at least 8 states have dueling electors.and there's more. Overwhelming evidence of fraud while the media acts as if Biden won, since before they were finished counting.

[@joemama-ej7kw]

It’s terrifying how controlling media can control someone’s demeanor like that

[@christinaskittle]

I have a family member like this :( no one can even talk to him. He just yells at us when we try. He’s afraid to leave the house because of the communists who are apparently going to kill us all any day now. He drinks chlorine dioxide and thinks it cures all known illnesses. He tested positive for colon cancer and won’t get help. He’s so angry, he screams in my face when I won’t take his “alternative medicine”. I’m genuinely worried sometimes he’s going to snap because he is always talking about how he’s stockpiling guns and will have to fight and kill everyone who comes after our freedom

[@nightman6349]

Fox News did to our parents what they thought video games would do to us. -some one I stole this quote from.

[@letschat6861]

I never thought Bill O'reilly would have been a great babysitter though...

[@adampopeens2728]

Yes, but it is still possible that both things are true

[@anneahlert2997]

I will be stealing it further!

[@anneahlert2997]

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[@troubledsole9104]

@Alberto Casiano The sniff test should be hatred toward others, even indirectly, such as dog whistles and pushing policies that hurt those who have no political power or representation.

[@liberalsocialist9723]

When they were teaching me about propaganda at school showing how Hitler used posters comparing cockroaches to Jews I was like "how can anyone ever fall for something like this" than I realized that people actually believe in fox news and breitbart...

[@liberalsocialist9723]

@American Fuel TV Sry I don't get my definitions from a comedian like you.

[@AXILA666]

@@liberalsocialist9723 apply this same skepticism toward socialism and you'll find yourself coming full circle to libertarianism where we only rely on ourselves and not social constructs like the "liberal" version or socialism or "conservative" version of freedom and crony capitalism. Republican Voters are very brainwashed, but the Democratic voters are not far behind. Why did you vote for hillary? because we cant have trump. Why did you vote for trump? because we cant have hillary.

[@liberalsocialist9723]

@@AXILA666 Do you believe that Hillary is worse than Trump?

[@daisydaswani689]

Please look at what defines a fascist state yall....we're inching closer and closer....theres a reason the doomsday clock is 2 mins to midnight after trumps election....he cant be trusted with nukes

[@tp6848]

Not so strange, low IQ vulnerable people believe CNN and MSNBC

[@appresley4071]

Children are always being told to be careful with what you watch on the TV or view on the internet. Who is going to tell the adults..

[@maazkalim]

geronts* There! FTFY 😑

[@kerime.7861]

Reason

[@zacharywhite211]

It's true. But make no mistake. This is a problem on both sides of the aisle. Fox News is as bad as CNN on their own end. Breitbart is. As bad a Huffington post. Etc.

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

Ooooofffffffg

[@pastelshadows6594]

The young?

[@drilonkennedy-gorne2049]

This is why critical thinking and media literacy are so, so, so important! I learned both sometime in early middle school. There's no excuse why anyone can't learn right now.

[@janexerikus8021]

WELL, since the media is proffesional at lying, I would say that critical thinking is more important more than ever. The lying media today, no better than Joseph Goebbels! "Tell the people a lie a thousand times, and it will become the truth"

[@YOPGaming]

Some people don’t want to learn I guess. It’s easier to hate people. And it’s much easier to con someone than convince them they’ve been connedz

[@theclanguagedeveloper5309]

I know you have posted 2 years ago, but your statement have only grown stronger as time goes by. I think one thing that can be said is to make sure everyone disconnect from Mass Media as much as possible. As the saying goes, "If you don't watch the news, you're uninformed, but if you watched the news, then you're misinformed."

[@drilonkennedy-gorne2049]

@theclanguagedeveloper5309 absolutely 💯 it sounds like you might enjoy the book Stolen Focus by Johann Hari, if you haven't already read it. It talks about this among other things and has been so radically insightful that I tell people: if you must only read one book for the rest of your life, let it be Stolen Focus. I'd love to know what you think of it!!

[@Devin7Eleven]

It’s ironic you mention critical thinking and media literacy when this entire channel is a far left brainwashing source that has relied on misinformation and emotional manipulation to enrage its viewers and readers. This entire channel’s purpose is to brainwash and manipulate their audience to have a distorted, hateful view of the opposition and not critically examine their beliefs or their own. People who solely rely on this channel are severely uneducated and brainwashed.

[@lordadamz6036]

Just to clarify, this video isn't about politics, it's about the dangers of propaganda. And presently in the US, there is way more propaganda coming from the right-wing media.

[@Buffypoodle]

Lord Adamz Just from Fox?

[@lordadamz6036]

@@Buffypoodle No not just Fox News, but from memory I wouldn't be able to tell you the other ones, mainly because I live in Canada. But that's also why it's a bit easier for me to recognize propaganda when I see it, as being not concerned with US politics, we are less biased and a bit more objective towards it. It's also not only TV, it's media groups, radio shows, newspapers, some websites... What is important isn't to make a list of all the media groups to avoid, it is to develop critical thinking in order for you to recognise them. Let's suppose in a few years Fox becomes a more reliable source of information but because you were told to blacklist them, you are missing on important stuff, and instead you fall prey to left-wing propaganda. Your situation isn't better.

[@laurabarnes3993]

Can you give me some examples of these instances of propoganda?

[@OldieBones]

@@laurabarnes3993 That's easy: There's the usual Fox News propaganda from Carlson, Ingraham, and Hannity. Then there's One America News, Breitbart, the Blaze, Drudge Report, InfoWars, Zero Hedge, Real News Update, and many more. I can tell when a family member or friend starts getting into right-wing media, they literally get dumber every day until they're posting the same hatred and lies as the rest.

[@nneuhaus84]

Dude what are you talking about? The left has droves of people running around in Ninja outfits beating journalists, Jews, and people who hold up American flags.

[@silverblood9456]

"Fox news did to our parents what they said videogames would do to us."

[@mikeoveli1028]

That is the absolute truth.

[@jex7hi3h54]

CNN is absolute truth.. 🤣

[@jex7hi3h54]

@@degamispoudegamis wahh!! 😭😭😭

[@blazoraptor3392]

@@jex7hi3h54 more tears... More!!!

[@J_gome2026]

@@blazoraptor3392 is this some kinda kink or-

[@Voodo0Cat]

Not my quote: Fox news has done to our parents what they were afraid Xbox would do to us

[@darrenrussell3695]

Keep them cooped up all day instead of playing outside?!

[@takeyourdamnmeds]

@@darrenrussell3695 with compelling lies, yeah

[@davidarango4679]

I say that very same thing about CNN and the rest of the MSM. How about that?

[@levhdv2117]

David Arango you would be right

[@Khan-wt3lb]

Your not playing Xbox it's gonna make U violent and immoral thats what I got told 😂😂😂😂

[@as-guardianangel9360]

I ama young male, and have always sided with right wing media, as well as having large support for Christian nationalists. I didn't really grow up in a "religious" nor "heavily conservative" household however we were just a normal Christian conservative family. Within the past 5-7 years it's gotten more prominent in my family that they were 100% for trump, and over all didn't like anyone that wasn't a conservative. As a young guy most of my friends were more liberal acting, which in my brain was a bad word however I wasn't a big conservative, but I sure lived and thought that way. I went to the Nordics for the first time because that is my favorite part of the world, and after being there I felt freer than I've ever felt, not only that but safe especially being I'm a homosexual. After coming back my views have changed. I have left the Republican party and although I don't like the Democratic party here in the US, I have a very liberal mindset now. I've come to realize how hateful and controlling the conservatives are, and especially now days using things like god and the bible to control what others do and how they feel. I'm glad I was able to escape that mindset, as well as fleeing religion. I have been the happiest I've ever been, almost as if I am open and free. I hope to escape this country as long as these conservative people keep getting chances to be leaders.

[@simpleplanfan011]

I’ve always noticed the presenters on that channel always seem so angry and combative during their segments and it carries over to their audience. They promote hatred as “patriotism” and so many people fall for it.

[@calldfwp2230]

That's what I like about the news on british terrestrial TV channels, they are always calm and reasonably non-biased.

[@drkek976]

@@calldfwp2230 depends on if you watch good morning Britain with Piers Morgan, think that's probably the closest equivelent to fox news in the UK.

[@DrVVVinK]

@@calldfwp2230 in the USA I sometimes watch news on BBC AMERICA, snd I can tell the difference.

[@nathanlevesque7812]

"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious" -Some old dead guy

[@e22ddie46]

Yep. I was watching tomi lauren (a wannabe young fox host) "debating" politics with a democratic news type. She was literally, with every comment, attacking. Even when asked about her dog and favorite foods to try to humanize them. She turned it into a commentary on liberals being vegan and virtue signaling how her dog is a rescue and whether his was too.

[@rwm4768]

When I was in my teenage years, we almost always watched Fox News. I don't think I ever fully bought into the more divisive elements, but I'll admit I did fear the Left was going to turn the country into a socialist dictatorship. Then I went off to college and met a lot of people with differing viewpoints. At the same time, I rarely had time to sit and watch the news, which probably helped me break free from the spell. When I returned home after college, we were not doing well financially, so we got rid of cable. My mom and I both discovered how much happier we felt about things without watching Fox News. By the time we got cable back, Fox had gone so much farther to the right that it disgusted us. Then, like many people my age, I couldn't find a job in my field after graduation. While I went back through school for my engineering degree, I worked in retail, and that really opened my eyes about the kind of society we're living in. Right-wing media presents the idea that people who work minimum wage jobs like retail are either teenagers or just too lazy to get a real job. But I saw many people like me, struggling to find a job after college. I saw retired people who couldn't live on social security alone. I saw extremely hardworking people who'd been dealt a bad hand by life. With families to support, they couldn't afford to get an education on the off chance it might lend them a better job, and they were stuck in retail. Then I saw the way people, mostly people on the political right, treat retail workers. To a lot of them, it's like we aren't even human. I saw so much hatred and anger, and now I wonder how many of these people were fed a steady diet of Fox News. I'm happy to say that I'm out of retail now and working in engineering, but I will never forget the lessons I learned there and all the other lessons I've learned over time. When given a choice between hatred and empathy, I will always choose empathy. I pray that more people can break free from their hatred and distrust of anyone who thinks, acts, or looks different. This really hits close to home because I have some family members that are on the dark path of right-wing media. It pains me to see otherwise decent people falling into patterns of bigotry and hatred and selfishness.

[@jessicaharkley5286]

Thank you for sharing your story

[@elifoley_06]

Keep in mind left wing media can do the same, it’s best to collect accurate information and make your mind up

[@Hakumo84]

Don't worry my friend. Peaceful protestors will change this country into the happy country that we all need. Just watch.

[@mazerati4855]

You've lived a life of experience, good for you, making up your own mind based on what you've seen, not what you're told.

[@chap5674]

Loved this comment thank you for this

[@baronbrixworthy]

Just as children can be raised by the television; so too, can elders.

[@tricky778]

And our current crop of media seems to be doing that heavily. When I say "our" of course I can't measure who is in that plurality - today we have smart TVs and personalised media accounts so we can never tell how much content we get that others get differently - I have perceived that there are two BBC News', for example, one that was reasonable and one that is absurd. I can easily pretend that I know all about the limit on how much content can be received at my screens but I know I know too little to convince myself and I think I know a lot more about it than most people - that's the really scary thing - and I'm becoming convinced that most people are being trained by the media to think they know it all and that it all adds up to sweetness and light - enough people that it's hard to find free-thinkers who are not already abused into madness.

[@maazkalim]

Yep! It sickens me how only.. ...The young get the attention and hence: All the stigma.

[@ibeemeeintp3033]

Bob marley wisely sang the phrase " Once a man and Twice a child....." That phrase among many others of his stuck with me for decades since I've heard it.

[@davidarango4679]

So what age bracket does that leave you in?

[@zwatkins4417]

I'm the 1000 like

[@muralmarshall5044]

It is SCARY how much this is exactly what happened to my dad.

[@tylerstone2545]

I'm sitting here sobbing... This is my experience too, and I've never been able to put words to it. Thank you. I feel alone in my family. Everyone is hooked to Fox News 24/7. I'm constantly overwhelmed with Facebook messages from family members -whom I love deeply- that call me "libtard" or "brainwashed" even over the smallest thing. I work at a church as an organist and youth director, but am constantly berated over "loosing my moral compass" or being a bad Christian. I'm appalled that my family has forgotten that disagreement does not equal someone being morally superior or inferior. But I'm equally frustrated that my morals could be questioned while my parents and grandparents laud the perverse language and actions of candidates like Donald Trump. It's incredibly sad. I feel I've lost my connection to what was good in family - it's gone. The raised me to be a noble and moral person and abandoned me to judge them with the morality they gave me. I almost rather have been ignorant so that I don't have to watch them corrupt. It's a sad world.

[@brianwalsh1401]

I feel for you as we all need connection to others but not at the cost of being true to ourselves. I would encourage you to connect with loving people of what ever political persuasion. Care what others think about us and we will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu

[@videt7459]

Seconding Brian Walsh. Family isn't determined by blood, it's determined by love. You can find a new family, who share your values.

[@Chrriekay907]

I've always felt a bit abandoned by my family, but we were all able to get along. Now its always difficult

[@DianaHernandez-jg9vs]

I am so sorry to hear that. Hopefully you’re able to mend some bridges with your family. If not, it’s ok to distance oneself from toxic family. I’ve had to do it. Stay strong and continue to be a good, kind person

[@gregjackson5763]

Hello dear how are you doing

[@macrumpton]

One of the rare happy endings in these scenarios.

[@mearl3977]

My grandpal is hopelessly addicted to fox news. He voted for Trump and told me he has never actually heard one of Trump's "speeches"...

[@clickreportifyouareacrybab5942]

Imagine believing the 2 party system is real.

[@squamish4244]

I wonder what will happen now that Trump is attacking Fox News.

[@agapitoliria]

@@clickreportifyouareacrybab5942 You're stuck with it for now... Better choose the less non-democratic option if you eventually want to get out.

[@MrCph2200]

Yes and then there are the 99 % other stories of people getting more and more extreme 😱

[@Andrew-qb3oq]

There are many of these Dads and families.

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

They built civilization.

[@Andrew-qb3oq]

@@g.e.o.r.g.e... You typed a complete sentence in English. Good for you! Too bad it wasn't relevant.

[@sethbritton6970]

@@g.e.o.r.g.e... No, they don't.

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

@@sethbritton6970 I'm waiting for Andrew to criticize your grammar or lack of reading comprehension.

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

@Mxyzptlk -25% didn't he blow up Babylon because they were a bunch of hedonistic leftists?

[@robinpeterson9940]

This my experience with my mom. She has always been an angry person and in fact game from a long line of angry relatives. My father eventually left and I was on my own. I am a survivor having married a wonderful man that helped me to look at the world very differently. I have a kind and loving relationship with both my husband and daughter. I have given up on my mother. I still talk to her but have very limited communication. She lives through Face Book and Fox news and sadly so do many of my relatives. The holidays are especially sad for me because we don't get together with them anymore. They used to wonderful times and I will hold those memories dearly. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@emmacassady4518]

My grandma 100%. She only watches Fox News and literally doesn’t understand what facts are anymore

[@MetaKnight964]

That would be lwnjs like you.

[@WeAreSoPredictable]

@@MetaKnight964 That was truly profound. You really pwned Emma Cassady there. Next time, maybe you could at least get it right and type _"LWNJs like you."_ Better yet, maybe you could actually make an intelligent point, rather than living up to Internet stereotypes. Life is much more enjoyable, honest, and intellectually fulfilling for those of us who live somewhere between the two tribalistic, cult-like extremes of the far-left and far-right.

[@mcnasty4691]

Yupp ik itsmind blowingg

[@presidential8818]

I love CNN too! oh wait...

[@plip_plop]

WeAreSoPredictable The thing is Democrats and Republicans aren’t even polar opposites. If take a look at a political spectrum, you’ll see how close they really are.

[@Dentspeed]

I fell into that trap too. I’m so happy my eyes were opened. trump and the hypocrisy of the republicans was part of what opened my eyes.

[@lewismurphy3499]

I’m happy for you! Do you mind sharing what it specifically was that finally made you change your mind?

[@davidarango4679]

Can you be so kind as to say what was the hypocrisy your talking about?

[@Dentspeed]

Initially the thing that turned the tide was the hypocrisy of constantly hammering Obama for playing golf. He promised to stay in the White House and work. He spent more of our tax dollars in his first two years than Obama did in 8. In addition the money goes into HIS BUSINESS! Obama mostly played at military bases. There are plenty of examples of hypocrisy. Here’s another: he has railed against “chain migration.” Recently Melania’s parents got citizenship through CHAIN MIGRATION! The hypocrisy of the evangelicals supporting trump is off the charts as well.

[@andrewtackett8351]

So you fell for the lies of Liberal news and blamed Fox? Sucks for you!

[@davidarango4679]

@@Dentspeed I guess you didn't pay attention to the out of control spending of the Obozo administration. He spent how much on his Obozocare, then there was the raising if the debt ceiling. Not once but twice, and the list goes on. You are as wrong as two left shoes sir.

[@kimk2635]

They destroyed my father too, he became short tempered, racist & hateful until nobody could be with him.

[@keyyyuta1896]

tbh if your family can't handle having different political opinions on something i think that becomes your own personal problem. Not the politics or the media. Plenty of families can still get along even though its members have wildly and completely different political opinions

[@lilzenkaiboost5700]

keyyyu ta this is true, eventually that cloud of ignorance will fade away as blinding reality sets in

[@fairy5668]

@@keyyyuta1896 A lot of the time people don't know how to have a normal and friendly discussion though.

[@TR4zest]

@@keyyyuta1896 Short temper, racism and hatefulness are not political opinions, TBH. With this level of incomprehension, life must be a struggle.

[@nicholasbaril3059]

@@keyyyuta1896 that was a very ignorant statement. Did you watch the video?

[@joshs.6426]

Just goes to show how important thinking for yourself is. In an age where everyone wants to tell us how we should think this truly is a crucial skill.

[@googleuser9383]

I really hope you don't watch CNN. It would break the hypocrite scale.

[@Harper.-yj9ow]

Are you liberal?

[@elnorface]

Critical thinking should be taught in schools.

[@user-yb8vr2ip2t]

​@@elnorfaceIt is. It's called COLLEGE. Righties don't know because they're dumb dropouts.

[@crumblinggcookie]

Prime example of how morality and Intelligence are co dependant. One may not even exist without the other.

[@xFTLc]

He started watching that at an older age. Imagine the 5 year olds that are hearing that on a daily basis.

[@anthonycannon811]

@Oscar Bastidas 😂😂😂

[@TheSimonScowl]

@Oscar Bastidas A.k.a.: 'terrorists'.

[@letschat6861]

Same outcome if the 5 year old was watching CNN or MSNBC

[@mikehuckleberry3828]

@Oscar Bastidas Republicans for Biden 🇺🇸

[@seressor]

Bruh I was one of those 5 year olds. A whole decade ago but I don’t remember that much bashing of Obama and stuff when I watched it. I was just intrigued to become the weatherman but now I can see that they’ve changed drastically. They seem to be getting information from Facebook and using that as their sources.

[@mrbadguysan]

I think the problem with her dad, and with the older american dude, is that they don't have a coherent ideology. That's how someone could be so easily manipulated into such drastically different viewpoints.

[@TallulahBelle3276]

mrbadguysan , not necessarily. My family was shocked at the things my Mom was parroting from Fox. She’s been a lifetime liberal and about ten years ago she started watching Fox with her new husband. They did home dialysis for his kidney failure n both watched Fox News on loop. She slowly turned into a right wing nut. What we didn’t realize at the time was that she was in the early stages of dementia. I’m now her full time caregiver. We have to stop her from sending #44 1/2 money. She’s blissfully unaware though. My sisters n I look at each other in utter disbelief at the woman she’s become. It’s hard to deal with her Fox News take on the world especially because we know who she is deep down. We know she raised us to love people. I know we’re not the only family effected in this way. 💝🌍💝

[@charlesscruffy5214]

Hilarious,..The youth of today are brainwashed by their bias Liberal education and Media that is 80% Liberal bias except FOX,,,yet you think you are the truth...LOL..You Libs are the Brownshirts of today with your thinking, yet you think it is the Repubs, LOL

[@jcagaming1721]

Charles Scruffy you are a lost cause

[@shells500tutubo]

@@charlesscruffy5214 "The facts have a liberal bias." Stephen Colbert

[@charlesscruffy5214]

@@jcagaming1721 No, I actual think for myself, not like most Liberals.

[@TommyLikeTom]

"Bloviate" is such a great word. It means to talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way.

[@ananda3363]

That’s the exact same thing I said while watching this. Didn’t even know that word existed.

[@harmonyexists2834]

I'm adding this word to my vocabulary. My clue word will be "bloated", since bloviate means to speak in an inflated way. Combine the two, and it's bloatiate. 😆 Or, how about a poem. The right wing agenda is bloated at best. They bloviate facts as they see them, and inflation comes next. 😆😆😆

[@MysticWolfe1]

What's so sad is that this is exactly what's happening with my mom. She's angry, bitter, and consumed by Fox News, "doctors" spouting conspiracy theories, and "News" articles filled with wildly inaccurate and dangerous information. She sends me this stuff all the time and no matter the approach I take, there is no swaying her. The more unlikely, and frankly crazy, something is, the more she is latched onto it. About 6 months ago, for the first time ever, she hung up the phone on me because I would not concede to some absolutely crazy ideology she was spouting. It's sad and one day it will take her from me because I will not prescribe to a life of hatred and ignorance. No political or religious identification is worth losing my humanity over.

[@jesbinjohn4006]

Facts don't care about feelings. Plus, every aspect of life is now consumed by liberalism

[@Brian-Enel]

People will become more concervative when they are get older.

[@MysticWolfe1]

@@Brian-Enel That's odd because as I get older, my world view widens and the thought of being so resolute in my world view that I can't see the world through someone else's eyes is unfathomable to me. As I'm getting older, I've broken away from conservatism. It's almost like the brainwashing "loving Christians" have lost their cult like hold on me.

[@Erinba]

This is happening with my mum. She is becoming a shell of herself - she was always so open now she is hateful - are you able to say - is she still like this?

[@MysticWolfe1]

@@Erinba sadly, she is deeper in that thinking than she was before. Now it's got a "Jesus" spin to it with skewed perceptions of Christianity. I just don't get it. We have good conversations so long as we stick to the weather and what are plans for the weekend.

[@Gardengallivant]

This is intriguing, that this man experienced a reversal with the removal of the hate bias. His education and ability to accept data that refuted the previous propaganda indicates he was not emotionally attached to the hate. This is hopeful.

[@picainches]

You’re right, this is hopeful. I use to only listen to news talk radio, and Fox News. I hated so much, everyone. I never tried to sympathize with anyone else. Then when I started working for home care I started to realize how horrible private insurance is, that’s when I started watching the daily show and John Oliver. I’ll tell you what, I’m so much happier, I’m more understanding because I try to put myself in other peoples’ shoes more.

[@maneatingbunny1]

@@picainches good on you

[@kendrastrange18]

My papaw went through that, however he had only changed to being fiscally republican for George Bush. Didnt care much for him, wasnt conservative in any other way, never got hateful, but it was still surprising. After Bush he went back to being left leaning. I think as a WWII vet he wanted to try something different, hoping we would have another great leader, and just messed up. This is far more extreme, and gives hope for others to recover. It is a cult truly.

[@LordWolfOR]

@BrandiniGenie 0812 better usually than any news right or left while it may lean left it isn't the news it's better... makes you laugh

[@raeannalcorta6093]

BrandiniGenie 0812 there really are no true news sources. SO.

[@STANDRDUSER]

Why do I feel like there’s more stories much crazier than this?

[@fromthehaven94]

People holding tiki torches screaming "Jews will not replace us!" without a second thought. All at a rally involving the removal of a symbol of treason- a Confederate statue.

[@RuRu-sw9zh]

Because there are.

[@dinolandra]

Mine is. I posted it in the comments here.

[@odonnellcaleb]

Or like...how far right extremists became the biggest terrorist group in the United States while complaining about how dangerous immigrants are.

[@quicksylver5684]

Your right,and they're all from liberals.

[@allen7585]

This hit home to me. Trump literally embodies everything my parents taught me to never be like as an adult and human being. But right-wing media told them he’s God-like and now they excuse the very things he says and does that would’ve earned me a slap from my mother for being a horrible person and “I didn’t raise you that way!”

[@funichigo]

Don't kid yourself trump didn't actually change anything about the Republican party he just exposed you people for the Hippocrates you really are

[@funichigo]

@Memento Mori Google Text-to-Speech sucks

[@wynnryder77]

that's exactly why I could never be a Trump supporter.

[@sab-nm9di]

Trump and God-like dont belong on the same sentence

[@michaelhighlights1614]

obviously your mother didnt rise you to be a succesful biznesman and president, but why would i belive this stupid paradocument? it could be reversed about CNN brainwashing demo into repu and with equal number of proofs or examples (0) why am i suposed to belive anyone? i would just aprove daddy for going conservative because at least he is electric enginer unlike his fame seeking daughter

[@atharvchavan544]

America feels like a parody

[@marshallculver190]

I think all the time about how different our country could be without fox news. That one simple change would improve things drastically.

[@quahmingjun7246]

@whyputaname2 both sides are actually equally bias and both have their extreme sides when it comes opinions

[@nunyvanstta135]

whyputaname2, the left-wing and liberal media are even worse, brainwashing millennials and our younger generation. You wouldn't understand, as you're probably one of them 😴

[@Marchant2]

@@nunyvanstta135 That’s always the answer with you Right Wingers. Fox is saving you from being brainwashed by the alleged left-wing media. The problem is, the news is not “left-wing”. It’s only that to you because you’ve been convicted of that. It’s just the news, and I don’t know anyone who watches the news and then goes off on some conspiracy rant with everyone else.

[@plip_plop]

It would be nice if we had unbiased news :)

[@sandra-jones]

@@quahmingjun7246 one side is not filled with hate.

[@ILoveYou-bv7mf]

Ow, the mom did a wonderful job of unsubscribing him from all those lies.

[@candycandygirl7433]

I want to do this to my Mum too, she is being brainwashed by Facebook and all the right wing media.... I dunno what to do, I’ve tried to talk to her about it but she got angry. She is always so nervous and negative...I explained to her what’s on her Facebook and I showed many many fact-checked facts yet she won’t listen to me....

[@candycandygirl7433]

Ay S. Independent can brainwash you as well. Politics in general does

[@danielwright9990]

And subscribing him to more lies that don't have even a hint of truth?

[@LandoBando-pj5ox]

@@danielwright9990 youv been around the comment section

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

My sister is brainwashed by left wing media

[@notcherbidness501]

It ruined my mom and dad, too. They went from loving Catholics to right wing nut job haters

[@timothy9596]

Same thing here. My parents pretend to be good catholics every Sunday for an hour but after that, go right back to their hatred of anyone not white. There's only one channel that stays on all day and night and that's faux 'news'. Needless to say, I don't go over there unless I absolutely have to.

[@Fulllife3.2]

TJ The irony is that Fox News is mostly ran by evangelicals who hate Catholics.

[@okimawilcox1550]

I’ve had to unfollow so many Catholic you tubers because of their gushing praise of Trump and Melania. It sets a root of bitterness in them. The more traditional the Catholic, the angrier and meaner they become.

[@SkribbleNL]

@@okimawilcox1550 While Trump is so not Christian or within their values. Even if you would only look at his love life i'd think Christians would dislike the type of man he has been.

[@jingchan100]

I hope they don’t miss you, you sound like a moron.

[@markbrown1609]

I have noticed my family and friends are more argumentive and very opinionated. I get drowned out all the time with basic conversations. They are glued to opinion news,

[@fivebrosstopmos]

Takes two to tango. Look at yourself in the mirror.

[@nicovangelder2090]

Great to hear that the brainwashing didn't held and dad became himself again. That is comforting.

[@kathleenmitchell1582]

For the long version, watch Jen's documentary about her dad "The Brainwashing of My Father". Its very good.

[@FlagshipHistory]

Its funny because this video itself is brainwashing propoganda. Her father was never brainwashed. He simply changed his views. This is the problem with liberals. To them if you have different views theres something wrong with you.

[@damienholland8103]

@@FlagshipHistory Having 'different views' is not necessarily the same as absorbing everything a news stations tells you.

[@richyyLR]

@Every man lol brainwashed to be tolerante. How scary.🙄

[@Dragon-Scratch]

I’m glad she spoke out about this because she’s not alone. My father ended up the same way, the difference was he always was racist and narcissistic but never at a vocal level. Then he started meeting ppl that were his parents age, all right wingers and some very much conspiracy theorists/white supremacists. Immediately he changed for the worst, is very openly racist against anyone non white (he’s not white), has a large collection of conspiracy books, only watches Fox and America First, has become obsessed with guns, and so on. I try to avoid talking to him anymore because everytime I would visit he would parrot vile words he heard on the news but get extremely angry when I asked if he fact checked or watched other outlets to get the whole picture.

[@xZzirrSicK]

Lord have mercy. Hope your father recovers.

[@davidarango4679]

So what would be your solution, censorship? Why do leftists get so triggered when presented with a differentiating point of view? Freedom of speech, press and expression belongs to everyone. It's not Burger King, having it your way.

[@gkgeco7062]

@@davidarango4679 just forcing media of both formations to check the news would be enough.

[@forksssss8483]

David Arango different view points? The man is racist

[@thereaction18]

@@davidarango4679 The left are the ones who are brainwashed.

[@Dannyvirk]

I started listening to right wing talk back in an effort to try and understand what is motivating these people. What I found was you can't have a conversation with alot of people from the far right without it rapidly deteriorating into them becoming extremely emotional and resort to name calling. They either can't name the source of where they get their information from, or it's from completely biased sources. I found it started to aggravate me mentally and effect other parts of my life. I stopped and within two days I felt mentally the best i had been since I started listening them, I didn't realize how toxic it was.

[@ibha-xh6nn]

I used to listen to right wing show and several right wing youtube channel. I stop following them not because of their toxicity but simply because I outgrown them. After several years that right wing rhetoric is really getting old and I just move on because I have other interest. Now, I follow various show about science, hobbies, and traveling. I'm currently learning about coffees and how to select and process them.

[@wanderingrogue3039]

@@ibha-xh6nn thats how it should be shouldnt it. People doing what they love and supoorting the little guy. Kudos to you :)

[@danaililiev1404]

You described liberals perfectly. The most common reason for ppl to go to the right is that they noticed they were the only ones willing to talk

[@Dannyvirk]

@@danaililiev1404 yeah, it's a pity about the whole rights, 'Muh Freedom' is more important than anything else, everybody needs a gun, COVID is fake news, 5 million american's with COVID is fake news. Greed is good, Tax cuts solve everything, thing.

[@imvuaddict6353]

That's the exact same thing they say about the left. It depends on WHO you meet. Let's not over generalize.

[@AbigaleKirsten]

This is the first time I’ve seen something said about right-wing media, often everyone publicly hated on the left. Refreshing

[@hsthatzo8063]

Probably the first time you've seen it because most right wing media is censored. Wakey wakey

[@Belugamale8738]

To be honest, Right wing tends to be more sensitive & softer than those liberals & what call "woke" people. I Only came to realise it until I stopped listening to conservative talks & filling my head with extremist ideas. They don't tell you the truth, They tell you what they believe as the "Truth" Also, if They were as afraid of climate change, Global warming, Oppression of minorities instead of feminism, Lgbtq, Religion, & Esp Trans people. We would be living in a different world. Glad, I unwired my brain of this nonsense also, Don't forget their Sacred motto when Something goes wrong: "Oh, Divorce rates has Became rampant, Healthcare became too expensive, People are dying due to Overdose on drugs, Child abuse is becoming normalized, Now let's stick to traditional Norms & Roles, That has long been Outdated & is no longer Nesscessary in our society, & Let's force couple in a bad marriage to stay married, Shame Trans & Lgbtq people, force children to be obedient & Not having them question anything even if it's controversial, Instead of Making efforts to actually progress our society"

[@LastManFilmsUS]

This is what happened to my dad, but my parents divorced because of it and I havent seen him in 4 years.

[@vanilla7266]

I'm very sorry that happened to you...

[@wilburdilburtsonesquire4919]

I'm so sorry:(

[@aris516]

Im very sorry to hear..

[@BazekBlu]

Ignorance is bliss

[@deeznuts8659]

I'm sorry that happned ;C

[@unimpressedsquidward3059]

Moral: Stay away from extreme wing news, listen to both sides about a matter and make conclusions from your own interpretation of that.

[@calvinmcneil9824]

The thing is that the extremists on both sides need each other in order to get supporters

[@moreroidsmoreboys]

That’s why I’m a centrist

[@isthistwitterbruh]

Sound advice, and sadly uncommon sense these days. Her father seemed like an impressionable sheep person imo

[@mudfightmaster4275]

@@moreroidsmoreboys based, since we know that right or left wing has its good and bad, theres no good side

[@moreroidsmoreboys]

@@mudfightmaster4275 agreed

[@marblegarden8456]

It is also apparent to us non-Americans that right-wing media/propaganda is the greatest threat to your nation. We can see how it is tearing you apart and preventing progress. It's also harming the global community as a result.

[@wokeeye6441]

What should we do? Revolt?

[@snuffeldjuret]

it is all media though, they are all contributing to it. FOX news are just better at it.

[@jackiec498]

Really? That's the biggest threat? How does no one else see the insanity of all this?

[@ValensBellator]

I’m curious, what country are you from? Looking across the the world I’d say this is a global problem, not merely a US one.

[@AdamsBeastChannel]

I wouldn’t say that all right wing media is a problem. I’d say those such as FOX news are a problem. However, there is also left wing media such as CNN which are a problem. Both sides have media that is good and bad.

[@SandSeven]

Being manipulated in either direction without the ability to think for yourself seems to the problem here IMHO.

[@lellyparker]

These days we have a word for this. Her dad was "radicalized" by a hate group.

[@takeyourdamnmeds]

@john smith her dad was "radicalized" by fox news, your most viewed news station

[@birdz_]

john smith he’d have been radicalised by the ‘fa’ not ‘antifa’. Not sure you can call Fox News anti facist

[@beaismyth6164]

john smith and republicans are racists 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@absentminded7230]

@john smith how is marginalising hate speech fascist? Do you know what word even means? 1

[@Taylormade4all]

@john smith Even if the free speech is about the killing of black people right John?

[@plannedobsolescence2167]

Anger, like most emotions, is contagious.

[@plannedobsolescence2167]

@Oscar Bastidas Who told you that? I've heard it before but it's not based on any research or statistics. Anger does drive some ppl, but usually not in a constructive way. Don't believe what you're told just because you like the sound of it. There are few more destructive emotions to an individual, except maybe jealousy. Research some basic phycology and biology to learn some of negative effects anger has on a person's physical and mental health. It's a fascinating subject if it interests you. Also you'll find out what causes anger. Apart from an imbalance in brain chemistry, it generally derives from emotional pain.

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

@Oscar Bastidas Anger is the enemy of reason - which is exactly why these right-wingers keep their adherents continually in a state of anger and hostility. As this video demonstrates, reason cannot pierce a person so armoured.

[@breadyegg]

@Oscar Bastidas That's my secret, Cap, I'm always angry. I mean, I can't hold down a job because of it and my family left me and as one of many, many other angry people society is divided and torn apart and full of hate and fear. But it makes me 'strong' so that's okay.

[@kdm1733]

It takes so much more energy to stay angry.

[@nicholasbaril3059]

@Oscar Bastidas ya ya, i saw that movie too kiddo

[@bellsTheorem1138]

This is my whole family. Fox is like a cult.

[@17vmrivas]

Good thing you're woke .

[@denzelhorton3280]

Fox News is not as bad as CNN. Both have their downfalls imo but CNN hasn't given some democratic candidates like Yang and Tulsi a chance. They essentially hand pick those that they like. They control what people see and therefore who gets the nomination. They're not fair and are quite corrupt imo

[@bellsTheorem1138]

@@AyeBeeG as many sources as possible including conservative leaning. Fox is trash though.

[@russianbot5554]

I feel this way about people that watch CNN or FOX! Get on my level

[@Matt-fl8uy]

@@denzelhorton3280 Fox News is far worse than CNN. CNN doesn't tell people that they are the only arbiter of truth and that all potentially conflicting sources of information are "fake news" while Fox News does. You might not like the CNN gives more airtime to some candidates than others, but Fox News has created a toxic world view and intentionally tries to anger those who watch it to keep them addicted to the emotional drug.

[@Residentevil1.5]

My family has always been very conservative but it’s gotten to an unbearable point in the last few years. I’ve stayed away from politics for the most part until recently. I’m a leftist (not a liberal) but I try to be careful because I think everyone has the ability to fall for conspiracy theories and propaganda. I wish there was a community for people with loved ones who have extremist ideologies.

[@owliealim745]

This people elected Trump, that's when i knew they all collectively lost their marbles....

[@dustigenes]

@Blokka Nokka But they didn't start out that way, well most of them didn't, that's why it's hard to take. I grew up in the tale end of the hippy era and believed when we aged out it would change the world for the better. Instead they are changing it for the worse. It's like they don't remember.

[@dont1026]

Lmao, please tell me more

[@DS-fh6ey]

Well the people didn't exactly elected Trump, Hillary actually won with more than 3,000,000 million votes. It was the Electoral College that actually choose him over her. Who makes up the Electoral College?

[@TEMUJINARTS]

@@DS-fh6ey ya I'm sure that person know that. Symbolic speach. RELAX

[@chrisk6668]

Lol, the same people who haven't elected a lifelong politician in 12 years. But put trump voters into the little box you made for them in your head. Someone else will be president in 4 and a half years anyway.

[@Breathless2012]

Happening to my father now. He used to be so different. So kind and understanding. Now he’s so full of hate and spite. It makes me sad knowing that I lost the father that raised me. He will never be the same again.

[@noh-1386]

Facing my dad's potential passing from cancer and it's the same thing. Thankfully mine isn't terrified and angry but he still expresses "concern" for "the direction the country is going" and it's so frustrating that he won't listen to me when I say CAPITALISM, DAD, IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF CAPITALISM. he was raised in that shining 50s era and was promised all this BS that they never delivered on. it's sad, but I remember people like you have it so much worse and I still have to be grateful. so many have lost such important family over this. my heart goes out to you. we'll get through this.

[@lexqt1556]

It’s so hard when our family, especially our parents, can turn blind because of this so called “news” they continue to watch. We love our parents tremendously and it’s so difficult to get them out of this mindset that is so bad for them:(

[@werebilbyj4449]

Yep..happening to my father also. I keep telling him to stop buying the Murdoch Paper which is all we have access to here in our town for a news paper however he keeps buying, keeps getting angry about the garbage they spout in it. I live in Australia and Rupert Murdoch owns a majority of our news paper outlets, especially here in Queensland. This is why the Liberals (our republican equivalent) are in power. People are not thinking for themselves.

[@jbarb9987]

@@noh-1386 I am under the impression that captalism is the better option over socialism, because of socialism failures in history. I do want to keep an open mind though. Is there any source or person you would recommend, that makes a good case against capitalism that i might check out?

[@noellex9740]

@@jbarb9987 Check out Michael Parenti! He's an American speaker and historian.

[@MannyRamirez310]

This is why I watch both left and right media to get an idea of what everyone is talking about.

[@matthewarnold4557]

If you want conservative veiw points read the economists.

[@ammerudgrenda]

Yep, that the only way to get balanced.

[@thecommentsuperhero8578]

That's the only way to really get a mind of your own. Keep it up.

[@Th3_Real_Sloth]

If you seen both sides you will go republican bro, specially if you know the racist history of democrats.

[@yurichtube1162]

Best thing to do, bro. Party loyalty is stupid. It should be good vs bad, not left vs right or progressive vs conservative.

[@michaelRay2576]

I wish I could Forward this to my conservative friend of decades but he wouldn't process it well . Thanks 👍🏾👍😃

[@dackmont]

Aging-related cognitive decline might be a factor in some of these cases.

[@TimmyTheTinman]

Which is why Conservatives go after old people more than another demographic. Their easy to manipulate.

[@jamieflener5410]

And watching Fox News doesn't help any.

[@xiqueira]

Sounds like the angry stage of cognitive issues gets them at the same time they are being courted by hate media.

[@Linda98671]

Richard Grandmont It sounds like more then a Fox News change.. That is pretty drastic behavior for a dedicated to liberalism man. Maybe he had a brain glitch for a bit...I hope the family is all smoothed out now... I don't blame lame news for personality changes, though...

[@wordzmyth]

@@xiqueira Yes heart and arterial disease often affects brain function and causes rages. My peaceful Dad punching an ambulance officer after his heart attack. The early stages of dementia like my Dad they lose their inhibitions and become angry and judgemental.

[@jonathannuamah3296]

Gone are the days where the Media was to stay informed. Now it's tearing society apart.

[@Chamelionroses]

There always was some misinformation and prejudices...however much faster today to get misinformation out. Not many know media literacy skills and care to use critical thinking that takes work as if doing a school report.

[@alfredo6000]

@@samuelcooke2678 ehhh, I would set CNN aside when it comes to certain news, they are somewhat biased, but you have a point, theres plenty of media and you can always watch a bit of everything

[@michaelhighlights1614]

you are right about NowThis News

[@mayoshawdy8309]

Yeah seriously like what happened to unbiased media

[@elana4006]

@@samuelcooke2678 Is this satire? Sorry if not, sometimes it's kinda hard to tell.

[@daneenshelton6115]

Sounds like my parents. Destroying our relationship

[@purplefire2834]

Yeah same

[@squamish4244]

My friend's parents are Trumpists and I feel so bad for him.

[@-Diamond-Dave-]

Yep, sounds just like My father.

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

I remember the evil Bob Grant: a fast-talking bombastic POS.

[@steverogers6825]

My family pretty much ignores one of my uncles since he still supports the wannabe dictator.

[@sebastianronquillo9633]

i’m so happy he reverted back,everyone has a right to cut out hateful people from their lives,including family,i’m glad he went back to being his old self and happy his daughter visited him again

[@jamesk5541]

Lmao Liberals man I'm telling yah lmaoooooo. "Right wing media brainwashed my dad!!!!!! " Not called brainwashing it's called People have there own opinions. If people did Facts on both of the spectrum there wouldn't be "Brainwashing". I'm a moderate but dumb people like her makes me turn more right.

[@mefit1]

Thomas the Tiger II Engine It’s brainwashing

[@mainely8007]

@@jamesk5541 you are brainwashed. Get help.

[@b3at2]

Thomas the Tiger II Engine you sound rabid.

[@carsonvolk1617]

@@jamesk5541 To be fair, this woman's dad was clearly easily influenced. Watches Fox, listens to Limbaugh and goes on far-right conspiracy sites: right-winged spins and misinformation. Watches whatever network they programmed the remote to and read more left-leaning news: likes Obama, thinks he's a good guy. Just goes to show how important it is to consume political media from across the political spectrum

[@rakninja]

this happened to my dad, only he's still caught in the web.

[@toughtittypdiddy4634]

Fb is doing that to a lot of the older generations

[@Defender_messenger]

Same

[@joenoffsinger6376]

I saw someone else’ comment an have a suggestion that may help. Have your dad watch old propaganda or from other countries. He may see the common thread and may get deprogrammed. Bless you.

[@ElizabethGS]

@@toughtittypdiddy4634 I have a strong facebook presence, yet, my husband and I would technically fall into 'the older generation' and cannot fathom how even a couple of members of our own extended family believe or listen to that nonsensical garbage? I do see a common thread: those who somehow feel that other people's lives are 'their' business to interfere with (instead of focusing on their own), and who were brought up in strict religious families where women's opinions didn't count (I was too but rebelled early). It seems a lot about 'control'. A lot of these women can't abide seeing other women living freely and comfortably while making their own political decisions, not 'obeying' the orders and restrictions they themselves live by --they like the 'daddy is the boss' ideas promoted by fux nooz, rw radio and drumpf. Their husbands and fathers are only too happy to feed into this: women as chattel, barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen, mostly unheard. The singular worst image I've seen (among so many) was of two women wearing signs with arrows pointing to their genitals boldly proclaiming that 'trump' 'can grab this p****y'. I still shudder since that hits home for me as a survivor. How could anyone on this earth be so utterly ignorant and stupid? These were the type of women the orange wanna-be king/dictator wouldn't notice in a crowd of 3 and in fact despises all of those who claim to 'love' him, yet they still have no idea whatsoever about who he truly is under his sprayed-on 'tan' and orange makeup, or what is going on in this authoritarian white-power based regime bound and determined to follow the playbooks of the worst in history: both adolf and benito. I know many in the 30-50 age group who are likewise 'brainwashed' by the cult of dolt45, so don't assume it's only the older generation. I connect on fb with hundreds who think like me instead. WE were those who marched for Civil and Women's rights. We didn't change into stepford people to follow mcconnell and the orange turnip. Most of us are all still here and we are a formidable voting bloc.

[@user-yb6tk1ru6x]

Why is it always dads? Is it something to do with testosterone, the male ego or mid life crisis? So frustrating! 😒

[@DRM0087]

Can’t tell you the amount of ppl ik who have developed a more angered attitude bc of right-wing media

[@SHx589]

Jonah Pentecost yup. Same people wearing different colored shirts. Tribal idiots who think they’re nuanced.

[@takeyourdamnmeds]

@Jonah Pentecost the difference being the left have legitimate reasons to be angry

[@MaxTax_]

@Jonah Pentecost I’m pretty sure the “right” does have valid points, it’s just that some of them, not all, seem to tend to believe in things more emotionally, use weak logic, and exaggerate valid points, (well some of the “left” is the same tho, people in general actually). I think that’s why OP thinks that, they probably do have valid (and invalid) arguments or reasons to be angry like some of the left, but perhaps since some of them are really hateful and highlighted throughout everywhere in almost all forms of media, they end up giving off the impression and association that everyone in the right are angry for no real reason to the left. Which is also probably the same impression some of the left gives to some of the right as some of the left can be repulsive, and respond aggressively back. Which I think kinda ends up as a vicious cycle, no one learns from each other and everyone stays the same in the end.

[@nerdstrangler4804]

@Jonah Pentecost I can elaborate. Right wing politics are faith based. That is why its known as the religious right. I have alot of ideas, but my head is kind of a mess I don't know which ones to share. The left is as dumb as the right, but the left primarily listens to scientists and economists... whereas the right listens to fat white history majors on fox news.

[@Adick1994]

I had to block some long time friends...it's sad but necessary for MY mental health.

[@deepfriedchocobo]

@Zeek Banistor How do you even hold your head up-right with that big brain of yours?!

[@cyansloth1763]

@Zeek Banistor it's an issue with toxic emotional conversation. Not listening to differing views.

[@richyyLR]

@@cyansloth1763 it's hard to listen to the other side when they cry fake news at legit facts they just don't like. How can one have a reasonable conversation with willful idiots? YOU CAN'T!!

[@lynnberry169]

@Zeek Banistor tried to watch some right wing programming just to try to figure out what their narrative was. I lasted about 15 minutes it was horrible, racist, angery ranting about none existent plots.

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@lynnberry169 have you heard of "the principle of charity"?

[@leighnadams5176]

this was my story too. My Dad was an amazing man, very smart. Rush and Fox took over the house from 91 to 02. He went so far off the rails that at the end, he had a gun safe full of weapons and a sincere belief that people were out to get him. In the last year of his life, diagnosed with a brain tumor, Fox News went away, so did Rush....they were no longer important. His paranoia and anger receded and I got my Dad back. He passed in peace.

[@jcash1576]

“Dad was so smart when he thought just like me!” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@iszaratti8648]

“You have attracted people who are determined that ideology is more important than facts”.Ted Koppel to Hannity .

[@brianwalsh1401]

Trying to speak reason with these brainwashed people is fruitless. They think were the brainwashed. If you still like trump after all of this I think there is something wrong with you. Thank god there are some reasonable republicans speaking out against him because they know how dangerous he is.

[@goofygoober6211]

@@brianwalsh1401 it’s so ironic because trumpets and other brain-washed republicans loooveee to call themselves lions who don’t follow the crowd filled with ‘mindless little sheep,’ and yet all the lies that they spew out without credible evidence to support their claims are the epitome of following their cult leader around like he’s God and believing every word that comes out of his mouth regardless of if there’s truth to it or not. they like to call liberals sheep, when in reality they are actually the true 🐑.

[@juliebercow7952]

@@brianwalsh1401 @Carina I understand why you would say the die hard Trump idiots are brainwashed, they are, but why is that exclusive to the right? So many liberals kiss the ground Biden or Obama walk on, without offering them criticism or thinking critically. There's plenty of brainwashing on both sides.

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@juliebercow7952 I think there are always people who won't use their critical thinking skills when it comes to whatever but trump followers are in a league by themselves. To so rabidly follow such a sick narcissistic person who has convinced them that the election was "rigged" so he he can become totalitarian in chief is absolutely mind boggling. Healthy democracy requires critical thinkers or it will be destroyed.

[@strongbone9471]

@@juliebercow7952 dude you do realize most left leaning people don't like Obama nor Biden right?

[@brandonchristopher9657]

Sadly this is very similar to my father...im not saying he was hateful but he went from left to right...not far right but right wing...i think there's a correlation to old age and conservative media...my dad was Jewish...married a black woman...had interracial kids...lived in southern California...spoke fluent Spanish...had his younger assistant turned doctor was from a family that was immigrants...very liberal until hewas bedridden and watched Fox news 24hrs a day...even then he wasn't completely right wing but he went from left to center right pretty quickly...i still loved my father and even though he had this change he was still a positive person who loved everyone...but i think that media really harden him more and so that's all i have to say about it.

[@StoryModeAJ]

Thanks for sharing man! 👌🏾

[@brandonchristopher9657]

@@StoryModeAJ thanks for being a nice person on the internet🙏👍

[@landofthelivingskies3318]

This is what propaganda news does. It turns one bitter and angry. Fox news and far right media should be held accountable for what they do. By the way its the same mindset of being in a cult.

[@bobby9147]

Corrine Vermette what about cnn and far left medias?

[@jamescox6895]

@@bobby9147 you honestly cant compare Fox News to something like CNN. The blatant and flst out lies on fox news can be staggering. But that's not to say CNN has the same thing. It's just not as bad

[@caiocm2350]

I think the actual sad story about this is how people don't think for themselves, rather they are a loudspeaker for what they hear.

[@lampy4485]

Precisely. By chance he listen to right winged news and become right winged. Then he was unsubscribed from right wing and subscribed to left wing news and became left wing. This is an example of “NPC’s” or “non player character” and they appear to be a large chunk of the population. They interact with the world but don’t have the brain function which enables them to think for themselves in a logical way. Ideology is what drives them. This started off sad and ended sad.

[@Apinetree123]

@@lampy4485 one of the only good comments here

[@chocolategranola6796]

Now that's deep. One of the smartest comments ive read in a while

[@matthewtyndale9122]

Happens on both sides it's absolutely crazy that's why I'm an equalist

[@Venus.Y]

@@lampy4485 agreed. I chose to be right wing after deciding that the world around me was toxic especially liberalism

[@lucasandlily9857]

I work with the senior population even the sweetest, nicest elderly people watch Fox News. Unfortunately most of them believe everything Fox News reports. I have to say a lot of my dementia patients love Donald Trump.

[@PHlophe]

birds of the same feather flock together, really

[@thedailyhose9775]

Coelophysis that is just not true - another lie Fox News and other biased news sources spit. You have been brainwashed as well.

[@josiesarered]

Coelophysis oh honey... you’re Fox News zombie...

[@or1750]

There is some truth about this. I worked with the senior community and majority of them do exhibit these angry and harsh tone feeling with race, equality and anything in between. Whether its Dementia or Alzheimer's I don't know.

[@minxywaters1767]

They have a lot in common with him

[@blackham7]

It's honestly best not to affiliate with any political parties. And be your own individual. Make your own informed decisions about x y and z. Political Parties encourage group thought.

[@tamoriryo]

I'm not American, but yeah I agree. It's so much better to just mind your own business and keep quiet about who you're supporting. My country usually have this secrecy rule not to reveal our choices but for some reason a LOT of people broke it so, shame. But thankfully a handful of sane people kept their secret.

[@jimgallagher5902]

Good comment. The only problem with this is the two parties have mostly said our way or the highway.

[@jimgallagher5902]

Sorry, but unless you never plan to vote, or don't mind what the winning party wants, you NEED TO VOTE.

[@sweatshirtguy3424]

What if you’re not the brightest bulb and you’re brought up in a racist environment

[@jimgallagher5902]

@@sweatshirtguy3424 Your comment makes no sense. Pls. try again.

[@danielzunigagutierrez6300]

You're not alone. I lost my family to a religious cult.

[@ChicanoPhD]

Catholicism? The most successful cult in history.

[@austinroccaro2219]

I feel you...

[@danielzunigagutierrez6300]

I was born catholic, all right, but I married a Christian/born catholic that was brain washed into giving my money to them. So I said: she it, no. I ain't going to put up with Bible bangers taking my well earned money; you chose religion, I chose freedom from religión. As easy as that. If anyone wants an answer as how to acheive freedom from religión without feeling guilt about it, I'm here to offer scientificaly proveen help.

[@PR-nq4dt]

@@danielzunigagutierrez6300 the catholic church doesn't require or force you to give money, you can give only if you want to. Giving to a church is way better than giving it to the government!!!

[@sleepyjessie]

@behind you liberal propaganda telling people to go have one night stands? What the heck are you talking about?

[@alexmiles40]

I've lost friends and my favorite cousin to Trump. So hateful, so mean. Can't wait until Trump and his cult BS is over.

[@rosepetitfrere6815]

But would you EVER be able to look at them the same? Fox only mirrors what’s hidden inside.

[@latsnojokelee6434]

Yes, I have relatives who voted for Obama, but when the cult of Trump came into power they switched over. I do believe it's a cult of personality. We have a lot of low self-esteem people in this country that really fantasize about being rich , being able to fire other people, essentially be the biggest bullies possible. It's not a political thing, it's really a low self-esteem thing.

[@mizzthe8-eez820]

@@latsnojokelee6434 .... YES ! The EXACT same here.... spouse was ALL for Democrats, till their Dad introduced to FOX.... THEN switched & voted Trump. I'm ONLY one of my siblings who DIDN'T vote for Trump (I always voted Republican too).. -- I DO see the similarity on personality traits (particularly the men) of Trump voters

[@nikolotolentino]

I feel like Fox News is just a tool to amplify what’s already inside.

[@eveharris30]

Trump isn't worth losing your family and friends over.

[@DegenerateLies]

They're targeting our parents because they know we can't fight against them

[@lexqt1556]

But we are a new generation we have the capability to change that!

[@Hippo464]

@@lexqt1556 and that will be very hard

[@kkaochannel2698]

I will lol

[@lexqt1556]

@delar1983 I don’t get how cnn targets kids? It’s usually parents who push their ideologies and beliefs into their kids. What 8 year old watched cnn and actually thinks about that interpretation? You are weird if you think that.

[@lexqt1556]

@delar1983 As I said, cnn covers so many other topics besides politics. It’s one of the most credible and fast source when it comes to natural disasters, breaking news, etc. There are a couple hosts who are very biased and same can be said about tucker Carlson, the drama queen that says anything to get paid a couple more bucks.

[@RhawketS]

This is what my dad has become... The past 6 years has been awful. My dad nonstop listens to hate radio and half my family now shares misinformation on social media. Me and my other half of my family couldn't take it anymore and blocked the other half of the family on social media and we don't talk.

[@yoggers2121]

@@roseinskyrim my heart goes out to both of you and OP, i hope y’all find peace and healthy relationships with your family again

[@jacqueline1332]

I’m going through the exact same thing... my dad can’t stop sharing his bigoted opinions (racist, homophobic, etc) and it hurts being his mixed closeted daughter. He is so angry all the time and spends all his time watching right wing media... When he’s nice he’s a great dad but there are days where I don’t even want to look at him

[@RhawketS]

@@jacqueline1332 Same, I miss seeing my dad with his hobbies, being happy about something, being proud of something. It almost feels like he angry, and enraged every day because "the left did this that day" or the "this happened because the left" its always this day is bad and im angry because the left.

[@Sexcast]

You people are embarrassments you abandon your family over mere political views, then whine online like your being mistreated.

[@yoggers2121]

@@Sexcast they may not be directly mistreated by their family, but their family could be mistreating many other people outside their own family (like the LGBTQIA+ community and people of color). It’s just very hard to tolerate such kind of people in one’s life. Imagine if you were part of the LGBT+ community but ur parents keep saying that being part of it is wrong/a mistake/a sin. Coming out to them would be very difficult and they could lead to abandoning/neglecting you. Many children have been homeless and sent to the streets because of this. Also “whining” online is ok since this is the internet where everyone’s opinion can be told and heard, whether they’re left-winged, right-winged, bigoted, etc.

[@SandyAntipas]

You surround yourself with those who lift you. He was so lucky he had your family who cared to help change his surroundings.

[@Evan490BC]

That is true. Family is the best support network one can have.

[@SandyAntipas]

@@Evan490BC This story is evidence of that. A daughter who loved enough to share the pain and show how love stayed and changed the surroundings of someone who they loved dearly. Wonderful outcome but, sad knowing that hate stole so much time. As we know time is something you can't buy or trade.

[@jefu9997]

Any hatred is no good for anyone. But unfortunately America is full of hate!!.

[@antonslavik4907]

Hate is good. Hate is natural. Trying to take away human hate is Orwellian. We hate rapists and murderers. Trying to take people's hate is evil.

[@Demons972]

@@antonslavik4907 i despise people who hurt and hate others for no reason whatsoever which it's different, he's talking about unjustified and unmotivated hate, a form of hate that it's taught.

[@billanliao1004]

@@antonslavik4907 but look, if there was no hate in the world, there would never be any sort of justified hate. Why hate rapists if they aren't rapists?

[@canisxv9869]

Not only the US in seeing it happening here aswell

[@johnqvd1924]

BillygoatAnimations how does that even make sense?

[@SW-lw6mt]

I've always thought this about the more extreme people on the right that I've met, it must be so tiring to be this angry all the time. Murdoch media is a cancer and they've destroyed so much good in this world.

[@menufrog]

He's an evil little man

[@caramel7050]

My dad is like this, even though he's not america, he's spanish. And our far right media is probably even worse, because it's straight up fascist. I love him. But talking about politics with him, what with him literally having fascist ideals and me being relatively far left...

[@aschu234]

The left wing media is just as bad if not worse. They could easily do a segment on left wing media Turing people into America/freedom/straight white male/capitalist hating lunatics who want to use the government as a bludgeoning tool to enforce their political ideology.

[@cet6507]

@@aschu234 Go back to little ben shapiro, your brain washing for today isn't done yet.

[@aschu234]

@@cet6507 am I wrong tho?

[@DSDaly]

My grandmother was normally a pretty open minded and logical person. But she listened to Rush Limbaugh and watched Fox and would fall for the lies too. I'd have to explain to her that it wasn't true. One time I watched Countdown with Keith Olbermann in front of her and she was dumbfounded. "I thought Democrats didn't agree with x", "I thought liberals were against x", etc. I told her that Fox was lying to her. She still remained a Fox viewer and conservative (as she was raised) for the rest of her life, but she wasn't a bad person. She was being misled into thinking these made up issues were true.

[@MidnightRobotics]

FloridaHighwayMan obvious bait is obvious

[@Grellibe]

People claim kids are easily influenced but it seems older people are as well. It's really sad how people lose the ability to form their own opinions on things and to fight opinions they would have previously argued against.

[@gonzacollao]

Older people cling to a world that doesn't exist anymore, they feel irrelevant, they are not willing to change with the times and so they angrily force the world to stay the way it was and that's something that will never happen. He who refuses to change with the world is condemned to live in a world that no longer exists.

[@HaventheDemoness-vy9lx]

It's kind of disturbing in a way that propaganda prey on the old and young.

[@dennycranium]

@@gonzacollao I was trying to come up with a comment that conveyed the same message as yours. I was visiting a friends father in a retirement home. The TV in the main hall was "broken." One "bully" had convinced everyone that the "antenna" could only get Fox News. Only he "knew" how to operate the remote control. So, all the residents who were lonely and would all hang out in the main hall were subjected to Fox News, all day. When my friends Dad asked me if I could "fix" the TV antenna? (There was no antenna. They were on cable, they got dozens of channels) I said sure. When I looked at the TV, I discovered that this "bully" had made it that only Fox News would "work." I ran to the store and bought 10 inexpensive universal remote controls and programmed them all to operate the TV. After I "fixed" this TV, I showed several residents how to work the remote controls and how to add channels to favorites. I printed a list with all the channel numbers and what Network was on them. They were overjoyed. They could watch all the News Channels, along with their network and specialty channels. Needless to say, this man who had "fixed" this TV wasn't happy with my "repair." Now, it would have been easy to treat this man poorly. I sat down with him and asked him why he felt so strongly about Fox News. His answers didn't seem to make much sense. Now, he still had his wits about him. His mind was pretty sharp. When his answers turned to: "I don't know," I asked him this simple question: "If you thought you knew, what would your answer be?" His response brought me to tears. He was painfully lonely. His wife had passed, his kids and grandkids lived 4 hours away. He saw them 3 or 4 times a year. In his anger, he'd pushed them away. He'd pushed everyone away. All he had left was anger. He couldn't direct it at his wife or family. In watching Fox News, he'd found someone else to direct his anger at. He got mad at immigrants, he got mad at Liberals, anyone that Fox News told him he should be mad at. Now, I don't know how this man made out after I left. I just know that the other residents were happy they could watch a variety of TV.

[@googleuser9383]

Don't throw stones in a glasshouse. I really hope you don't watch CNN, the worst offender of western propaganda since 2012 (CNN was really good before that)

[@timmyhipbird7543]

yeah the left are hard wired into their state of mind.they cannot think that there maybe a different opinion about something.

[@confoundedcoconut7500]

Wow, this made me think of my dad. He's a blatant racist when he wants to express his views. He also reads The Sun newspaper and doesn't look into much other news sources other than what's on TV. Maybe if he widened his reading and sees more sources, his views might change? I know that might seem obvious to some, but I thought that people like this are just stuck in their ways. Maybe there is hope?

[@twwtjohns]

That sadly makes perfect sense because The Sun is owned by Rupert Murdoch who also owns the parent company of Fox News.

[@Call-me-Al]

The more you are made to connect with other people and see them as whole humans instead of boogeymen, the less black and white your views become.

[@lachlanhudson7404]

This is why i literally can't wait for cable to die. Instant streaming and at home video can't come and kill it soon enough.

[@njujuwd3495]

Hope always dies last. We just have to make sure it doesn't die together with us.

[@Chamelionroses]

My mom is like that and she is a dem...my husband has moments and he says he leans right. I think I get them to think some times but my mother then goes in state of denial , and that reaction of how she knows more than me just because. Tin foil hattery happens but oh well. Also some racism and hate for LBGT...sigh

[@davidnissim589]

This is exactly what the Boomers said that Xbox would turn us into.

[@Squidiot]

This is exactly what happened to my dad. Rush Limbaugh warped his mind. I don’t know if he’ll ever come around but I’ll keep trying.

[@andrewtackett8351]

Yeah keep sending him fake news like CNN, and if hes smart enough, he wont change. Trust me 👍

[@watcherenjoyer123]

The only CNN video i saw that i knew what fake was the one where they had the “racist baby chases down black baby” and that was a little cruel.

[@shena1256]

Never give up

[@shena1256]

@@andrewtackett8351 sad that you are literally the same as him. I really pitty you. You are cheating yourself from having people in your life that are amazing. Sad.

[@noh-1386]

Same. My dad is fighting stage 4 liver cancer so all political talk has had to be put aside. He's reasonable enough to understand how important masks are and thinks people who won't wear them are "dangerous lunatics". I still fear he'll vote for Trump again. Despite the fact that his daughter hasn't been able to see a doctor herself for over 7 months and may never get to if we don't resolve the pandemic. And if Trump is re-elected...we never will. (To be fair, I'm not sure how much better we'll fare under Biden, but if things stay like this... yeah, I'm dead.)

[@havefaith4358]

That was very good, I enjoyed it. Racism is taught at the dinner table, and there's no reason for it! Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their country. Be respectful and kind.

[@jimgallagher5902]

Being respectful and kind is great, but leftists want horror and uprisings.

[@johnward2101]

Take no sides, avoid the herd and always do what's right.

[@jongirard2753]

Well said. You're describing a scientist, and a critical thinker. Wouldn't it be great if there were a higher percentage of subscribers to your theory/mantra?

[@solarwind907]

If you always do what is right, you’re going to have to take sides. Otherwise you stand for nothing. I think it’s important to treat others with respect even if they are deluded. That can be pretty hard for me to do.

[@themoonsharksquirrel8937]

By take no sides do you mean ' dont bother to vote'? Because we need people to vote. Pick a side. One wants universal healthcare. One held a rally in MARCH.

[@gustavohopkins242]

Listen to all sides, take what wisdom they have if any adapt it to your life and move on. Apply this to every aspect of life

[@aschu234]

Well travis things are complicated. For example if you only feed starving children and give them no means to learn to feed themselves than you just create a dependent person waiting for the next handout. Putting them In a "labor camp" or another way of putting it, implementing and creating good working values, is a long term fix. Even the civil rights movement wasn't as cut and dry as you think. Many black leaders were against the handouts, welfare, affirmative action etc. They didn't want any special treatment. Only equality under the law. Of course, you won't learn this in your state run education. People who lean right, don't hate minorities or don't want to help out the little guy, we just see different solutions.

[@cjcnx2000]

This has been slowly happening to my dad for the last 20 years. As long as I can steer conversation in a way that Fox hasn't prepared him to disagree with he becomes his old self a little bit and can reason things out. It kills me to not have my father's wisdom as a guide anymore.

[@FlagshipHistory]

Maybe you should still listen to him. What makes you so sure that your ideology is correct and your fathers' is wrong?

[@mrjoeordinary]

@@FlagshipHistory doesn't appear that the original poster has stopped listening to their father. Instead they've made an assessment, based on knowing the man and having observed the change in his demeanor and capabilities, and attributed this change to a source, again likely through observation. After 20 years of this surely you'd agree that they would definitely know better than any of us KZbin commenters, no?

[@ComosTX]

Sorry to hear that. The same happened to mine as well except there is almost no safe subject to talk about. We used to be really close and now we almost never speak.

[@teresaalbin-davis4529]

Maybe it's the age thing. Liberal before 30 or you have no heart. Conservative after 50 or you have no brains. A natural progression. After you've earned and saved your money you want to keep it for your old age. When you're younger and have little money you want to see distribution more.

[@montcliffeekuban1335]

Teresa Albin-Davis Wow. Finally someone who has voiced my conjecture. Yup! Younger people love to see more socialist policies for they frequently benefit from that and older people prefer more fiscally conservative policies as it lets them hang on to their money more. But, in healthcare it is the reverse. Older people need much stronger government intervention in the form of subsidies for healthcare while younger people prefer a more conservative stance on healthcare.

[@vladmordred9627]

People in the comment section: Prepare yourself.

[@vladmordred9627]

@Trevor Horton Haha. Thanks, you made my day. n_n.

[@vladmordred9627]

@John Doe oh some guy, user name "crauniez" said: "Shut up puff is this what you were looking for?"

[@Metonymy1979]

This happened to my Dad! But, he's single. So, I think he'll be like that until he dies. I noticed that at the VA, they don't have Fox news available. That is great.

[@carlmalcom115]

I've noticed a very distinct difference when I visit the VA. It is a far more welcoming place than most public venues. I've not seen Fox News at my VA location either.

[@davidwichert4927]

That’s unfortunate. I love how the mom changed everything

[@jamesevans6332]

This happened and is still happening to my dad. He won’t watch any news channel that isn’t Fox News or listen to any news anchor that isn’t Tucker Carlson or Hannity, he’s been completely roped into Qanon conspiracy theory bullcrap on Twitter, and he exploded at me two months ago over me being left-leaning, supporting Black Lives Matter, and saying that his conspiracy theories don’t make any sense. He’s always been quite conservative ever since I was a kid, but his attitude has gotten 100x worse since Trump got elected and during our COVID lockdown and I feel like it’s only going to get even worse

[@snuffeldjuret]

out of curiosity, have you agreed with anything he has said? :P What is the seemingly craziest thing you have agreed with him on? (like BLM founders being trained Marxist or whatever)

[@vectorhold6489]

Same situation over here :(

[@elithepotato6481]

My grandpa is in the same situation...

[@iron_dad7802]

My father-in-law, who mind you lives off social security, is insured through Medicare, hasn’t worked in 9 years, is Fox News 24/7/365. Sadly, the woman he latched onto just to have a place to live rent free has two teenage sons who have been kind hearted, caring guys since I’ve known them. Now as they’re maturing they’re forming opinions on politics. I recently overheard my FIL say to them that “Democrats don’t believe in the constitution” with Tucker Carlson airing in the background. Liberal media knows they can do better, but Fox News personalities own their falsehoods as truth with such conviction that dipshits like my FIL can perpetuate these falsehoods with the same conviction to developing minds.

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@iron_dad7802 to be fair though, it's not like the democrats looove the constitution. 1st and 2nd amendment especially.

[@hopeevans6151]

This could have been written by me and my old white male relatives. Sadly, mine are still lost in their anger and fear.

[@khizerliam9776]

Hope Evans hbomberguy,Shaun,threearrows,contrapoint and if a bit of edge lord types then destiny...twice a day as prescribed by the doctor ;)

[@JustoFNG]

Or maybe you’re the one fillled with hate? Accept people have different opinions and you can’t force anyone to think the same as you. Agree to disagree. You people think you can just shut people up because you don’t like what you’re hearing. Sorry but this is America not the Middle East.

[@brandonlong2796]

Hope Evans same...

[@smiller2044]

Not saying everyone isn't disenfranchised at some point, but the American system was initially created to benefit white folk and yet, they're the angriest group. Like whaaat?. . .

[@Xunxunism]

Justo FNG Maybe you people are changing the definitions of anger and fear.

[@toomanyhungrycats0554]

This almost happened to me, when I was a teen I listened to rush, it made me selfish and mean. my step dad saw this and switched my radio to progressive radio and NPR and said to never listen to him again. I'm glad he did.

[@jessicaharkley5286]

HungryCatGaming yeah, choose positivity>hate

[@estefimedinaj]

I used to be annoyed that my dad would put NPR in the car as a child but now I’m so happy he does. It has great content. Growing up it was considered balanced news (and at most center left). Now the right has sadly branded it as far left and fake news.

[@chancereynolds5528]

Good dad.

[@bocchithean-cap3404]

@@estefimedinaj It is

[@jmachero5852]

Who’s rush?

[@NatAnnSch]

Same thing happened to my uncle. He then worked on indoctrinating my mother. Since she was uneducated and looked up to him, it was easy.

[@jimgallagher5902]

Stop lying.

[@curtmacquarrie]

@@jimgallagher5902 What is it you think he is lying about?

[@dylanhinegardner6778]

Selling hatred. That’s the motto of right wing politics.

[@chinaforcedorganharvest-me7062]

Both sides does it, this election has shown that clearly.

[@tablo1394]

China Forced Organ Harvest - Medical Genocide yes. But in America it is mostly the right because the “left” here are really just centrists.

[@lefthanded5473]

It’s the left wing too.

[@theshadymage8366]

@John Connor no I see lots of just everybody on the right including lgbtq+ mexicans white people black people asian people

[@abudgie6909]

China Forced Organ Harvest - Medical Genocide what? Bernie Sanders wasn’t “selling hate” at all. Or do you mean the neoliberal centrists? They’re not left wing.

[@rocketmanfossel1174]

I am Indian and I have nothing to do with all of this but over here twitter and few news channels do this against Muslims and minorities and when my dad asked me to show him how twitter works. Twitter is like a open battleground where people call each other by racial slurs and offensive names and it it goes both ways. Knowing how my father easily jumps to conclusions and how he sometime judges people by appearance and religion, I straight up told him to never even think about using Twitter. Somehow he agreed. He's a hot blooded person from his childhood but if he gets brainwashed, it's possible that he'll say something Infront of some minor and in public and will get beaten up by them. So I am happy he's not on twitter and doesn't watch those sold out news channels EDIT : I am not saying Hindus always oppresse people. Some channels, people target Hindus too. The hate goes both ways. That's just how it is to live in a country where 2 major religions with contrasting beliefs coexist. When there's a chance of dying over this nonsense, equality is necessity

[@vaishnavishingne3729]

Haha can relate.... except they can em liberandu here. Like calling names before even understanding the other point

[@tubeguy4066]

Let your dad do what he wants, He's a grown up man

[@rocketmanfossel1174]

@@tubeguy4066 these news channels try to put fear in audience. It creates a sense of urgency. And it works on everyone just fine no matter the age. seeing these type of news and feeling afraid because of it makes a person angry. And it affects on environment in our house. I know it because I've seen it before. This video is about that too. So no I am not gonna teach twitter to my dad

[@Surya-jz6te]

Yes! Sometimes I'm happy my dad doesn't know a whole lot about smartphones and social media. He's generally a good person but he's got some dangerous views.

[@starlightdreams4423]

This kind of stuff is the reason my mom wants me to move out of India as soon as possible

[@S3CT0R49]

Shoutout to all the others quarantining with their fox-news watching families right now.

[@Trund27]

Aidan Oh god - COURAGE, y’all!!!

[@chara3295]

what is wrong with fox news

[@ronhunte9551]

@@chara3295 If you dont know, then its probably to late

[@DS-fh6ey]

A thought is like a seed, the more you water it the more it grows.

[@phillyphilly2095]

But that seed won't grow unless the soil is fertile.

[@neveklund3267]

Let's hope that people start to plant good seeds, with thoughts of love for their fellow creatures, instead of this steady diet of petty hatreds.

[@marct7234]

Love is without iniquity. Follow God walk on the righteous path. God of peace (NKJV) Chris Jesus did not come to bring peace to the world, but destroy it. Who ever loves the world is an enemy of God.

[@LordOfSmores4694]

Fox News paved the way for my parents to divorce and my family to split. We were fine before Bill O'Reilly.

[@gaad]

Hahahaha who tf blames the news for a separation?

[@wjgnkadfiawms1394]

@@gaad Our friend Alec Vail does. If you think that your parents split because of a news station, you're delusional.

[@LordOfSmores4694]

@@gaad The decision makers in the divorce.

[@vietfocus555]

I can't stand those faces of hanity, o' Riley and Ingram.

[@gaad]

@Uncanny Valley Too what path are you talking about? If you think that everyone that has a different opinion that you is wrong than you shouldnt consider yourself as a person who has the correct knowledge

[@flailmail7069]

Isnt it odd how the majority of the scientific community leans more towards the liberal side of things? And the older majority white males and their followers lean towards to conservative side of things? Seems like correlation may just imply causation in this case.

[@leiajiang7877]

And it not because they are driven by politics, it's science thats recognized internationally

[@kevinslater4126]

Reality is liberal

[@labranehit7687]

I just think that the biggest problem in politics at the moment (I'm from France and I feel that this is true for my country as well) is that we give the spot light to extremist (right and left) that makes it very difficult to have a reasonable discussion on tv.

[@casdessers9105]

@@labranehit7687 I very much agree, being belgian, that the loudest voice on social media comes from the people that do not filter nor fact check it from various part of the spectra. It's pitiful.

[@Seapin1]

Same here in Australia, where Fox's owner, the repugnant Rupert Murdoch, hails from. We have to endure his agendered Sky News & rag newspapers here.

[@its.cassie]

This was almost the route my Canadian parents took after buying a winter home in FL a few years ago.... inundated with too much Fox News, but I brought them back, spamming their inboxes with less biased news articles and discussing current issues with them as much as possible. It took a few years, but it worked. Good luck in the fight against hateful propaganda

[@davidarango4679]

What about FOX is bias and hateful, and what exactly constitutes non-bias news? I find it amazing that nobody even mentioned the words bias or hateful prior to FOX appearing on the media spectrum. Or are you the one being bias towards FOX in general? Btw, how is it propaganda if it's a fact? This just substantiates the argument that MSM is left-wing dominated and can't stand the fact that they no longer have the monopoly on public opinion they once relished. This entire video is part of a larger smear campaign perpetuated by an obviously left-wing media outlet who hates the idea that FOX exists and it makes them feel threatened. Otherwise, why post it to begin with? Hmmm.

[@sillyfella2009]

@@davidarango4679 i like fox because they show wolverine on tv

[@sillyfella2009]

@@davidarango4679 in hd

[@Semo_00]

@@davidarango4679 Fox news lies a lot, much of what they say can be disproved and they never criticize Trump but hate Obama. It's for old white boomers and edgy 14 year olds. A lot of them arent even conservative on fox news they just use conservative views to attract brainwashed people

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

Staying connected, if possible, can be what works.

[@bradleyjohnson6107]

My wife's mom has MS and is only able to live and take care of herself and her family through our help, medicare, and government subsidies. Yet, even after all this, she is convinced that democrats are a problem in this country and she supports Trump and the Republican party. I often sit back in awe and wonder how this is even possible. The only plausible answer...FOX News.

[@mogotrevo]

I have family members in similar situations

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

The US government is quite objectively overburdened by the illegal immigrants that Democrats proselytize for.

[@alexarvanitis4331]

And that’s how an ideology that defends hierarchy, power, and wealth captivate those whom it renders most vulnerable.

[@ericramirez8860]

Wow maybe she just has a different opinion than yours. Shocker

[@Xunxunism]

George Purely wrong. You have no idea how rich the US is.

[@jellyandme]

This could quite easily describe my mum now except she isn't normal again.

[@fairy5668]

You can make her more compassionate though by exposing her to the idea that marginalised people are normal people

[@AkaiAzul]

It sounds to me that either this man grew up to never question authority, so when his authority figures changed, his opinions changed with them, or the man never learned to think for himself. Either way, I’m glad his final days were much happier.

[@andrewtackett8351]

Much happier living in a lie? Thanks, but no, id rather stick to *reality*

[@nothanks8368]

@@andrewtackett8351 are you just going through the comments replying to people to tell them they are wrong? Yeah the propaganda hasn't gotten to you at all. You seem very not sheep like.

[@maarakailet1]

There's actually a great book on this topic called The Republican Brain. Despite the click baity title it goes into the neural differences between people who lean left and people who lean right. Basically, we can condense our values into 4 or 5 categories and the differences come from which we prioritize

[@maarakailet1]

@Brad Smith Yeah, I'm pretty sure that comes from the echo chamber of "I'm right! LALALALALA!" My father has gotten worse as he has gotten older. I don't know if being older causes the regression or just being more at home with Fox after retirement.

[@ohcliff1030]

I have a young nephew who along with his new wife have become such extreme right wing radicals. I miss my old nephew who was a happy funny guy, who always made people around him laugh, and who was a proud veteran. Now he and his wife listen to talk radio and they have become mean spirited and negative, and have spread some of this vileness to other members of the family. I no longer enjoy visiting with them as much as I used to enjoy it. Every family get together turns into a political argument, and I am always wrong! Go figure!

[@snuffeldjuret]

if you listen to them and honestly try to understand them, treat them with dignity etc. it should be all fine. Don't be judgemental, be interested. Don't debate, discuss. Try to avoid coming to conclusions, instead just focus on what the facts are when talking about real stuff.

[@ericoxner9767]

@@snuffeldjuret I think the family should get together and talk.And tell them they are not interested or want to talk politics all the time.We get together to fellowship and have a good time.

[@NadiaGirl1]

Eric Oxner I agree and he should tell him I loved the way you were before watching that.

[@Daniel-dl6cu]

@@snuffeldjuret I think sometimes people are so deep in it that they're not even open to discussions as is the case with my far right-wing father. I have met more conservative people where I could have a discussion but unfortunately that's rare.

[@LaLagunz187]

@@Daniel-dl6cu I think we need to stop coddling these people and brushing it off as a “difference of opinion” when in reality it’s just wrong and evil. We need to call it how it is and stop making excuses for it. Stop making it seem normal bcuz it’s not and it’s lies.

[@cadeocafeeee]

This is exactly what's happening with my family. We're not american, this is unfortunately a global phenomenon of normalizing hate

[@wifegrant]

What does that even mean? Explain hate to me. That term is thrown around a lot without understanding or a basic grasp on definitions.

[@googleuser9383]

WRONG, little baby child. Your family knows exactly what's going on. Your family knows how the news suddendly shifted to globalism and to hate patriotism worldwide. Unlike you, your parents know that recouces are limited and that we can't help everyone.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

@@googleuser9383 oh, shut up

[@Venus.Y]

@Ioannis Stf exactly

[@anonymoususer638]

@@wifegrant "normalizing hate" really means labeling all remotely offensive things as hateful

[@modikiaisikitaisi5363]

She is a lovely daughter....😍