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?

Er, OP said in her thread title that her husband had “extreme right wing views”. On that basis alone, he IS horrible.

in that case I wont rise to the thread.
must be click bait

If my husband had extreme right wing views, we would be so misaligned on so many key things, we’d be completely incompatible.

Op @HelpMeUnderstandPolitics
why do you say he has extreme right wing views?

All the people telling you to break up your marriage must live in very shaky houses lest their spouse dare share a differing political opinion to them.

Children are better growing up in houses showing healthy debate were arguments are respectfully countered with evidence and opposing viewpoints. Not ones where the Ma tells the Da to GTFO if he doesn't maintain the "party" whip.

Resorting to calling people far right extremists is a very poor way to parent

Exactly.

you might change your political views
it happens

Because they are fleeing from war zones fgs. If war broke out here, I would want my 23yo and 26yo sons to be able to leave to a safe place rather than be forced to fight for an evil regime or rebel group. And I would hope they were shown love and kindness, nor being villified or hounded out.

OP, you need to read up on how to help someone out of cult-like thinking.

Thats actually not completely true anymore.

I'd really struggle to live with someone who had such different values. Its not just different views its a fundamental difference in values.

How ridiculous.
The children probably love their Father and would not want to be separated from him. My father was very religious and had blinkered ideas about life, but he was my Father and I loved him. He is still alive and one of the kindest humans ever. His views have mellowed.

It doesn't sound as though it's suddenly come from nowhere then.

He must have shown signs of it before you decided to have children with him.

I would absolutely LTB. I couldn't be with someone like that and I wouldn't want him near my kids.

You seem inclined to tolerate it, so not totally sure what you're looking for from this thread?

Yes and she still hasn’t told us what “the extreme right wing views” are.

As a ‘right wing extremist’ myself, my sympathy lies with your DH

Another one! Sigh

To the complete opposite? It's highly doubtful.

If by some miracle it did happen, I wouldn't blame my husband for divorcing me because I'd have to be a completely different person to the one he married.

@HelpMeUnderstandPolitics

He does agree with core ideologies of extreme right wing. I'm not clued on on politics (I know, it's terrible) so don't waleays have a good 'comeback'.

Is it really that he’s extremely right wing, or is he just right wing? You say he’s more clued up on political issues than you - so why is it a problem if he has more conservative views? You don’t know much about politics, so have you considered that he might know more than you and might actually have good reasons for his opinions and that they’re based on facts?

You can’t really admit you don’t know much about politics, and then start criticising his views based on feelings when you know nothing. What’s the point in having a ‘comeback’ - just to prove him wrong even though you haven’t got a clue?

Can somebody please define what is extreme right wing views?

And how they differ from general right wing views?

I think the general rhetoric of left = good, right = bad is being turned on its head at the moment, and everyone seems very intolerant of different opinions and views.

how are people coming from France in dinghy’s fleeing war zones? Is France at war?

I’m sure you knew this when you married him. Be for real.

This makes no sense.

Either he's changed, and can therefore change again after taking a break l from social media and GB news and being talked back.

Or he's always been like this, therefore no reason to 'LTB' based on him having the same views he's always had.

The only extreme views in this thread are those chorusing “LTB”. Talk about being in the MN bubble. Meanwhile back in the real world…

Thanks to those who have given thoughtful responses rather than just LTB. I suppose, no, he isn't 'extreme' far right when you put it as you have.

I'll take the points on board. As I say, I'm not that hot on politics. We've disagreed on past but just accept that it's not something we'll ever 100% be aligned with.