re: My parents attended a No Kings rally today.

I’m in my late 50’s and don’t believe anything from either side anymore. Both Right and Left are being manipulated for a greater nefarious agenda. I can’t imagine being in my 80’s or 90’s and, with having witnessed so much bullshite and frickery, believing anything that comes out of a politician or media talking head’s mouth. I think GenXers in general were born cynical. I know that I was.

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Old people watch too much news and it affects their perception of reality. And that happens for old people on both sides depending on what news channel they watch. It’s sad really.

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I’m seeing this with my mother, but on the right though. She is 73 and has become much more conspiratorial than I would have ever imagined. She is a major consumer of Fox.

Many times I actually don’t disagree with her, but during a couple of recent visits she has brought up the “fact” that my son is autistic “all because of one shot.” When I tried to get clarification about what she was talking about she began going down the vaccinations causing autism rabbit hole.

I quickly and respectfully shut her down giving room for the possibility in that the amount of shots babies get at each particular interval and the amount of mercury in the shots COULD be related, but that it has not been proven. Of course she brought up RFKJ and his theories. My agreement with her that I hoped he could get to the bottom of the matter conclusively seemed to placate her.

She tried to bring it up again on a subsequent visit, but I did not engage at all.

She is well educated and I’m not sure when it began, but I definitely see the change.

Do not listen to them

EVER!

i can't say for sure why your idiot kid autism either but i wouldn't blame your mother for it. poor liberals that no kangz was going to work and we would be impeaching trump today but that guy tampon tim appointed ruined it! for the record most people i know in their 90's don't do much of anything, so i'm inclined not to believe that his parents are in their 90's and didn't attend te no kangz rally and refer you to rule number 1 people will lie!

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i can't say for sure why your idiot kid autism either

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My son is not an idiot He’s a 15 year old boy. Pretty shitty of you to say.

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but i wouldn't blame your mother for it.

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Who’s blaming her? And she’s definitely no liberal.

Are you drunk?

Witnessed 3 lone souls today near the fairgrounds in Woodstock, CT (white I might add). I've never seen protesters anywhere in Windham County so it caught me by surprise. For those unfamiliar with this neck of the woods, no one in Woodstock is in need of "want" nor are their constitutional "rights" impinged upon in any way.

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my 104 year old ww2 vet great uncle went.
disgusting. didn't realize he became a traitor in his old age.

going to do my hardest to make sure he doesn't get a military gun salute at his funeral after this.

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Don't stoop to the level of a progressive and abandon a family member because they don't vote the way you think they should.

Yeah it sucks, but it is family. Don't go the cult route like millions of progressives do and worst of all, encourage other progressives to do.

if there is a nice will, play nice.

Yeah, I struggle to understand these situations..seems either due to
1) lack of adult involvement/attention or 2) her circle of friends (see 1)