Not to mention that he shows that you can be both masculine AND change your mind about things. Even letting your children change your mind. Shocking!

The fact that so many blue collar people are conservative when they could just as easily be liberals amazes me. Democrats are the ones who want unions, better environment, better labor rights, better working conditions, but somehow the conservatives are really good at lying and making propaganda.

Even if it's hyperbole, it's still a shitty thing to say.

That sucks. I hope that cloud has a silver lining for you, somehow.

i heard immigrant friends say that, they keep sending me links to x.com 🤦, far right media is a hardcore drug

It is loss. Grief is appropriate.

The probably did at the time. There must be something in the water, or after effects of leaded gasoline, or something.
I am from norway so I only see this slow train wreck from the sidelines, but how the heck else can that wierd clown DT have a cult of personality. It boggles the mind.

This is the thing that gets me the most... I'm like this because of you. Thanks, I guess?

Maybe they should have been sitting right next to me and paying attention to every episode of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, and Sesame Street like I did. Seems like they could have learned a lot.

Or I dunno, maybe I got lucky by not having a rapey children's (and later, youth) pastor who actually taught valuable lessons while the adults were being radicalized in the main sanctuary (ew, as someone who hasn't stepped into a church for anything besides weddings and funerals for 20 years or so, just typing that word feels gross).

so tired of this extremist right wing ideology being normalised as a type of conservative

The real truth that people don't like to admit is that this isn't a "type" of conservative. This is what conservatism is at its core.

It literally exists to prevent progress, it's right in the goddamn name. They sure as shit ain't conserving the environment.

It may express itself in different ways, but it's purely reactionary, and thrives on this kind of generational strife.

My dad did this stuff too. My mom was going through chemo and he refused to take the smallest precautions like just wearing a mask. I don't think I'd ever been angrier in my life. I'm appalled by this kind of behavior, but maybe try to talk to him. You or your siblings (if you have any) are probably the only people who can talk him down. Also, life is short and anything can happen. Losing your father on your current terms would suck.

Walz is what gives me hope.

Harris taking up the candidacy was great. It felt good to be listened to but the hype wore off quickly as you realized that the party itself had not changed, only the face. She's also been quietly changing her stances on some issues, shifting around center right. The Biden-Harris administration does have its own achievements but it tends to feel like the rest of the Democrat party where you're voting more so for ideals which may or may not be implemented. Walz is more than talk though and it's not like he hasn't faced some of the same hurdles that other Democrats have either.

Walz is entirely what keeps me from feeling like I'm just voting to keep Trump out right now.

There's a ton of policy coverage re: Tim Walz. This article isn't about that, it's about a really common reality young people in the US face, where they have parents who have been brainwashed by right-wing media and who can't spend an afternoon with you without bringing up politics. I'm from a pretty conservative area and know this dynamic all too well. I think Tim Walz's personality is to be celebrated, and I don't see at all how this is "cultism" compared to what we see with MAGA

It mentions what he achieved. How is this cultism?

I've learned more about Tim Walz stands for in the last couple of weeks than I ever had before that, including when he was just in the running as VP. And every time I learn something knew about what he stands for, I get more impressed.

Attachment figures that project wholesome vibes and safety and good times (silliness) are what every mammal wants unless they have somehow repressed that fundamental instinct. Maybe get in touch with your feelings and you'd understand.

You first. I'd love to hear some more about Tim Walz outside of his voting record / legislation he helped pass in Minnesota.

This isn't cultism you goofball.

Who's shocked?

If you actually listen to his recounting of the situation... Yeah, actually. I would say that the way he handled that was absolutely the way a (good) dad would.

Including the bit afterwards where they tell you they were wrong for the initial overreaction, but they did it out of fear for your safety.

But after actually listening to why you're mad, you talk it out and guess what? He recognizes that your anger is valid and opened a dialogue to help fix those problems.

If that's not "great dad" energy, then I dunno what is.

But let's not let actual facts get in the way of you pretending to be a progressive on the internet to make leftists look bad.

I mean, saying someone feels like the dad you could've had doesn't mean there's anything pathologic going on. They're just being wistful and pointing out that Walz is giving cool dad vibes.

I think you're being a bit hyperbolic by suggesting these women have literally formed a parasocial father-daughter relationship with him in 3 weeks.