It's so sad

  • Melonius [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I don't talk with my mom too often but she'll email me the most horrific reactionary comedy central comedian stand-ups. I don't even know how to respond to the latest, they were usually just problematic but the most recent one is just a straight up fascist creating a "class" out of nothing, insulting it, and dividing it from every other imaginary class he can come up with.

    It makes me feel really sad sometimes. I made it very clear that we hated fox and wouldn't let her have it on the TV while visiting her but the last time I mentioned it she said she doesn't watch them anymore anyways - it's OAN all the way. Someone else mentioned it below and I hadn't really noticed it before but, if she's away from the TV, tablet, or phone for too long she does seem to get fidgety and agitated.

    I sometimes wish I had spoken up sooner about it to her. I doubt it would have stopped her but maybe it would have slowed the descent, or I could at least absolve myself of a little bit more of the guilt.

    • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      Would it help to send her 'bridging' content? To slowly shift the overton window to the left?

      • Melonius [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I really like that idea. I was planning to respond with all the problems her latest vid has in the first 5 minutes, but if I could share a vid or something as well it might help. I've sent her a lot of climate change stuff because, while she used to deny it, she's come around to acknowledging it's real and "probably" caused by humans. Just wish I could further the push to it's caused by capitalism.

        Got any recommendations? I have climatetown and skip intro in mind as some transitionary YouTube channels but I don't feel like they are ostensibly political outside their specific topics. I'd like some more general content that covers everything and is maybe hosted by a boomer.

        I don't have high expectations but I'd like to try.