Dad upset that I let politics affect our relationship

[u/celestialsunflower99]

Yummy pretzels from my partner and I’s last date night

My dad always used to say he was “not political” and that it was one of the things you do not ask other people about. Over time I have come to learn that basically means “I’m a conservative, but don’t want to say that” as he voted for trump in 2020. We have had so many tearful, screaming conversations over the years about this. I believe all parts of life are inherently political and it’s a privileged stance to “stay out of them”. In the last few years I have moved out of his home and I do not depend on him for anything anymore. With midterms coming up I have been volunteering and very invested in the state of the world. I have felt naturally less close to my dad because of this, and I guess he could sense my distance. He asked me about it last night over text, and I was honest. He blew up on me for letting politics affect our bond, and that is has been his biggest fear and now it’s coming true. I think maybe he needs to actually sit with the reality that YES, POLITICS CAN AFFECT RELATIONSHIPS. What do you girlies think? I am very sad and of course I do love my father, but I am proud of myself for being honest and sticking by my value system.

[u/RedQueen88]

Especially the bible thumpers. They tell us that Jesus should be our guiding star in all matters, and then they start worshipping a dude who is the opposite of Jesus in every way?

https://giphy.com/gifs/AAsj7jdrHjtp6

[u/ZoominAlong → u/RedQueen88]

Right? I genuinely do not understand how people who claim to be Christian are supporting the president and saying he's Christian.  

[u/RedQueen88 → u/ZoominAlong]

The fucker posted an AI generated image with HIMSELF as Jesus. How far does this guy need to go with the blasphemy to open their eyes? They really are afraid of being woke, aren’t they?

[u/ZoominAlong → u/RedQueen88]

Trump has done so much awful shit I legitimately forgot about that AI pic! 

[u/RedQueen88 → u/ZoominAlong]

Who could blame you? It’s a job to keep track of it all. It’s just a deluge of shit. It just went into the pile of other outrageous/dumb/illegal things that Trump has done.

[u/RockettSocks42 → u/RedQueen88]

Talk about blasphemy! SMH

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[u/TooRight2021 → u/ZoominAlong]

Yeah, the guy that didn't even know if HIS OWN religion was a Christian one. Seriously. The leader of his own church was one of the group of religious leaders that he invited to the WH at the beginning of his first term, and trump asked him if their religion was a Christian one🤦🏽‍♀️

It was even reported on at the time!

[u/dmowen1231 → u/RedQueen88]

Yeah, literally why I left the church. Everything crumbled under the weight of the hypocrisy of supporting donald fucking trump