My parents love Trump

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I'm not from the US but my parents love Trump. I bet they are so so happy about todays win.
I'm bisexual so part of the LGBTQ community. I'm not loud about this but still I feel you should be free to love whoever which Trump is clearly against.
Also the whole abortion thing and Trump being pro life. How can my parents who have a daughter support this man who wants this.
All the wild things he has said they think it's hilarious and agree with everything he says.
What on earth do I do about this? They are my parents but I'm so embarrassed they are. I'm also upset they have these views and openly supports him.

I’ve noticed a lot of black or white thinking on the left. So if people have views on immigration other than 100% unthinking sympathy for whatever drivers make people seek to make the UK their home, then they are perceived as being racist. If people have views on ‘smashing heteronormativity’ other than 100% unthinking sympathy for whatever drivers make activists want to destroy norms, language and bodies around sex, then they are perceived as being homophobic.

I am not confident the OPs judgement of her parents is more informed.

I mean, you could just read his own tweets, the ones he wrote, and see that you’re wrong? Or you could keep drinking the cool aid. There really is very little hope for circa. 52% of the voting public both sides of the Atlantic

OP, you summoned all the Trump supporters!

If we all stay very still they might wander off again.

Thanks for such a great example of the 'wahh!! I want an echo chamber where no one has different thoughts to me!!'

I feel your pain OP! My mum was a big farage fan! I actually think she had some kind of a crush on him (🤢) and her other favourite politicians were Trump and Boris! The three of them were her 'dream team' (🤷)

I don't know how old your parents are, but I don't think such political opinions are that rare in the baby boomer generation.

I just avoided politics talk. Occasionally, if I'd had a drink or had the energy, we'd have a debate! But ultimately I decided I can't change her views but I love her, so I just need to ignore it .

Not a Trump supporter but he's refused to back a federal ban on abortion, leaving it as a state decision and he supports same sex marriage. You are free to marry and love whoever you want, Trump isn't changing that, even if you were in the US.

Is your issue the banning of men in women's spaces the problem?

I don't think the man himself respects women but I can't disagree with banning puberty blockers in children or ensuring sex based rights for women, single sex spaces and sports.

Well, they are not in the minority.

That's facile and facetious.

Lol, I bet Trump hasn't complained in the past when women have aborted his potential DC's. Has probably paid for a few himself. He'll say whatever suits at the time.

Omg my mum loves the three of them too 😂

Please tell me you are being ironic

What is wrong with the world?
Trump has been elected president again, taking away the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community... my daughter is gay... l once lived in Haight-Ashbury San Francisco.. in 1979.. ( I'm not gay) but 90% of the people that lived there were/are.
Will my daughter and her partner ever get to visit the USA?
Will there be more baby post boxes with abortions being illegal?
Thankfully we live in the UK..
My American friends didnt want him.
He shouldn't have been aloud to stand.

It's heartbreaking.

I don't know how old your parents are, but I don't think such political opinions are that rare in the baby boomer generation.

Generalising by age is ridiculous imo. Massive group often with little in common apart from age. However if we must generalise, from what I understand loads of so-called "boomers" voted Democrat in America - and apparently Trump was popular amongst so-called "Gen Z".

America's younger voters shifted to the right in 2024, exit poll data released by the major news networks indicated.

It's potentially yet another sign of a Gen Z cohort not quite sold on the Democratic party.

In the youngest age bracket, 18-29, Democrats saw their lead cut by almost half. A 24-point advantage under Joe Biden in 2020 fell to 13 points for Harris.

Those aged 65 and older broke slightly in favor of Harris.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-2024-election-win-5-stats-to-explain-result-2024-11

Op, it’s really not worth falling out with your parents about.

I have a son who I adore. If he told me he was gay, it wouldn’t change a thing. I’d love him all the same.

But, no, I wouldn’t like him to be ‘loud and proud’. I’m conservative and don’t like the idea of anyone being loud and proud about who they sleep with. Including heterosexuals.

Love who you want to love. But I don’t need to hear all about it.

As for the pro life stance, I am pretty pro life. I hate the idea of abortion being used as a method of birth control.

I agree that abortion is definitely warranted in some situations - rape; birth defects and severe disability; mothers life in danger etc and I hope the republicans are able to take a sensible approach to abortion in most states.

But really, women and men need to be a bit more responsible in my opinion and make use of other forms of birth control first and foremost and only have children when in a committed relationship. But then I’m Italian Roman Catholic. I don’t get why people would want to take a more casual view of abortion.

We are all entitled to our view though and it’s important that we are tolerant of one another’s opinions. That’s part of being human and socially and intellectually developed. We don’t have to always agree and throughout our lives we may change our minds about things. So if you don’t agree with your parents on Trump, just agree to disagree and avoid conversation about it. So much time is spent being resentful of loved ones when there’s absolutely no need.

@Moier I'm sure if you or your daughter visited San Fransisco in 2024 you'd find it unrecognisable from your fond memories of 1979.

The fentanyl crisis there has led to a never before seen epidemic of public drug taking, homeless tent villages everywhere, public defecation and streets filled with people standing around bent over from the waist like zombies out of their tits. Shops are empty of stock and closing in droves due to shoplifting - police (or courts) have been instructed not to prosecute. Place looks like hell on steroids for everyone involved. Long term residents leaving en masse for Texas! All this has taken place in the wealthiest and most liberal state in the US - under the long term management of the Democrats.

There are clearly issues with Donald Trump. But you can hardly hold the alternative up as a shining example.

PS - absolutely no-one would care in the slightest about your daughter's sexuality.

I can't stand Trump, but I'd pretend to be a supporter if it pissed off someone who tried to bully or guilt-trip people into agreeing with them.

I hate trump but at the very minimum, every cloud, the trans ideology (now that Elon is in the mix) will be fucked out of existence and maybe women will be able to compete against women.

LTBPs

Omg are there really loads of ultra right wing Trump supporters on MN

Lots of Trump fans. Who cares?

I get it OP. My parents have never really discussed politics with me, but I was gutted to learn that they voted for Brexit. I had lots of imaginary arguments with them in my head over that, but ultimately decided no good would come of it.

I'm really pleased Trump is in - I hope he'll stop Trans ideology, (remove Admiral Levine from office), then the LGBs will be free from being totally taken over by the T and women and children will be safe and have their sports and spaces back.