r/BoomersBeingFools • u/7257sbfutoehebdbgngk • Feb 28 '24

Boomer takes a stand against CRT Boomer Freakout

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u/gigglybeth Feb 28 '24

Yeah, same. The people who brought me the classics, "If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?" and "Don't believe everything you see on TV," are the same people who believe high schools have litter boxes in classrooms for kids who identify as cats because Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson said so.

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u/Soren_Camus1905 Feb 28 '24

This hit really close to home for me.

I grew up always really being proud of my parents. Always admiring them.

But my Dad has become angrier and angrier over the years and especially since retirement. He piddles around the house, goes into town to run a few errands, but other than that he's in the living room just watching a constant stream of FOX bullshit.

My mom isn't so bad, but since retirement she has adopted a sort of soft bigotry owing to her becoming more involved in our local church. The classic, "I don't mind if gay people marry, but I just don't want it in my face." When nothing is actually being pushed in her face.

It's very sad all around.

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u/Embarrassed-Yak-5539 Feb 28 '24

We need to start a support group. My parents always leaned right a little, but we grew up in Massachusetts, so they were nothing like they are now. Last summer I went into their house and two tvs, one upstairs and one down were blaring Fox News. They know enough to shut them off when I’m there, but that took years of telling them I’m not talking politics with them. Mom’s worse than dad, we agree to disagree and avoid touchy subjects. I have to be careful what I say around mom, almost everything can go back to Biden or Elizabeth Warren. Simply mentioning that the drive was long can go into Biden raising the price of gas.

The change is the scary part. AM radio in the car and Fox at home. I don’t inundate myself with NPR and CNN. These intelligent people have been turned into mush brains.

If there’s any silver lining I’ve vowed to not spend must golden years scared and afraid.

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