Husband has extreme right wing views

[HelpMeUnderstandPolitics]

Not sure if this is the right place to post as it's not an AIBU but more of I think my husband is being and I'm not sure what to do about it.

He's getting caught up in some quite extreme right wing views in regards to migrants. Complains about how they're coming in, being housed in hotels, paid allowances etc. with no checks and how crime rates such as rape are now ten fold etc. He thinks Trump is great 😪 He's very intelligent so I'm not sure how he's managed to get caught up in this extremist view point.

WWYD?

LOL!

^^ See.

Yes well it’s all very easy to promise (a bit like the UK having all the cards … yunno in that referendum) Actually being able to do it is totally different.

His opinion that Trump is great would be a deal-breaker for me. I couldn't get past that.

How much does he know about Trump, what does he think is "great" about him and how long has he supported him? I think the best case scenario is that your husband has recently fallen down an internet rabbit hole full of misinformation and isn't aware of the worst things that Trump has said and done.

He's entitled to have an option and express it. As are you. Make sure you are sharing and discussing openly with respect and tolerance for your different opinions in front of your children. What is often missing is healthy debate and difference. He's not the only person thinking like this the world is moving to the right because we have shut down any debate that seems to go against liberal views. It's not enough to leave him over. Educate your children on how to disagree with knowledge and respect for others. That's a healthy family life.

What !?

Turning from Islam to Christianity would also be the biggest U turn ever ! They're literally different religions!!!!!!!!!!

What the actual fuck are you trying the imply that I'm saying ?????

The OP did not express any desire to leave her husband nor even mentioned it.

Nor has she described any behaviour that actually could be described as "far right extremist" and yet here you are sticking your nose into her marriage telling her to leave her husband because you don't like his views. Just because YOU would leave your spouse if you didn't like some of his views.

So yes all people doing that must be in very shaky houses if a spouse cannot express a view in their own home WITHIN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY.

You rock on with your own marriage and stop trying to break up OPs family.

Certainly I don't think the asylum seekers magically disappear when a piece of paper renames them as refugees...

(See also: immigrants magically disappearing when a piece of paper renames them as "British citizens" after 6 years)

Oh my goodness!

How on earth can you equate being concerned about mass immigration and liking Donald Trump to being an extreme Islamist?

Not a fair comparison, husband is not telling wifey she's his property and needs to do as he says.

My jaw is dropping at some of these posts.

I'd tell him I thought he was a bit 9f a dick, and just laugh at him every time he trots out his pro-Trump views.

Here’s a concise breakdown of right-wing ideology, expressed in short points:

• Tradition & Order – Emphasis on preserving established institutions, cultural norms, and social hierarchies.
• Authority & Security – Preference for strong law enforcement, national defense, and respect for authority structures.
• Nationalism – Prioritizing national identity, sovereignty, and patriotism over supranational or cosmopolitan structures.
• Economic Liberalism (Classical/Conservative) – Support for free markets, private property, limited government intervention in the economy.
• Individual Responsibility – Belief that individuals, not the state, should primarily provide for their own welfare.
• Skepticism of Equality of Outcomes – Focus on meritocracy and natural inequality, rather than enforced social leveling.
• Moral Conservatism – Upholding traditional values (family, religion, cultural norms) as a foundation of society.
• Anti-Communism / Anti-Socialism – Opposition to collectivist ideologies that challenge private ownership and free enterprise.

I disagree that the word "extreme" has lost all meaning. However, it's true that views which would have once been considered extreme are now seen as more mainstream, sadly.

The OP has said that her DH holds "extreme" far right views. I reckon she probably has a better insight into this than you or I do.

My god. This thread is disgusting

I CANNOT BELIEVE THE ABOVE POSTER IS TRYING TO MAKE OUT IM RACIST IN A PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE WAY FOR STATING IT WOULD BE EXTREME FOR A DH TO CONVERT FROM ONE RELIGION TO ANOTHER!!!!!!!!!

The ops DH holding right wing views is NOT extreme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How is it obtuse?

It’s your example not mine.

What is obtuse is comparing asylum and migration policy to having a random on your living room floor.

it is odd people want democracy but it seems when people do use democracy somehow its omg you think x etc ? how is that democracy ?

Everyone is sticking their nose into OP's marriage because she asked for opinions about her DH on AIBU.

I would leave DH if he declared that Trump is great and ranted about immigration. People tend to advise what they would do themselves.

OP doesn't have to follow any of the advice she receives on here. If she does or doesn't leave her DH, that's her choice. No one has a gun to her head.

It's been implied I'm racist for saying it would be extreme to go from Christianity to Islam.

Apparently any right wing views are counted as extremism.

I can't keep reading this thread and the awful replies and bullying that's occuring.

I'm out

Let them have their echo chamber.

Great win for the extreme left. Well done 👍

I'm equating "extreme far right" views, which are what this thread is about, with Taliban-style Islamic fundamentalist views. For me, they fall into a very similar category, in that both are morally repugnant to me.

Apart from his feelings on Trump, you’ve literally just stated facts to be fair

Well yes. Which is I don’t think government is waving asylum seekers through to get numbers down. It wouldn’t get numbers down.

Your post now sounds Islamophobic 😬

Watch out someone might call you a far right extremist and tell your spouse to leave you

@HelpMeUnderstandPolitics He's getting caught up in some quite extreme right wing views in regards to migrants. Complains about how they're coming in, being housed in hotels, paid allowances etc. with no checks and how crime rates such as rape are now ten fold etc

Some of those views are not right wing. I think it should be universally accepted among everyone that thugs becoming wealthy by profiting off human trafficking across the English channel is wrong, and needs to be stopped.

I am somewhat bemused though as to how the people who are quite vocal about the UK's "rape culture," and how people are unable to walk the streets safely at night, seem to have completely reversed their views in recent months and are now insisting that UK cities are completely safe and there is no risk of violence when walking out alone. Which is it?

i was listening to a university researcher (online relatively recently) who said that many conspiracy theorist (which fits in with extreme views) had two similar conditions 1) a long term health condition 2) a negative past experience with a government organization.
he then went on to explain how a person then becomes a target via the algorithms which reinforces the belief and how people make money with followers (even if they don't believe the content they are putting out) they put out/manipulate content for click bait.
sadly he also said it was near impossible to change their views.
at some point i would consider it a mental illness pair that with a chronic physical condition and it most likely would be my tipping point to end a relationship.

Views can still be criticised in Democracy.

Yeah exactly how many of those press conferences has he actually sat through?

The ones that go on for 45 mins of complete gibberish or does he nod along sagely to the visuals?

Absolutely.