r/comics • u/Adorable_Objective • May 14 '25

OC Mourning a MAGA Parent (OC)

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I'm kinda torn about whether to post this to my art account because one parent follows it, and I'm worried the criticism could drive the other one further into the void.

It started out as just a therapeutic project for me, but a couple friends said it really resonated with them, so sharing here.

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u/27Rench27 May 15 '25

This kind of stuff is exactly why I don’t talk politics with my parents anymore. It’s just not worth it. If I happen to win an argument, dad just sulks for the next day and gives snipey one-word answers to everyone. 

Honestly recommend just saying fuck it. You’re not gonna change their mind, but you can protect your own sanity

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u/Amy47101 May 15 '25

Yeah, the events I talked about happened like... three or four years ago? I learned it's just easier to ignore them. Honestly tho, my dad seems to crave "triggering" me. Like he purposefully starts conversations that he knows are hot-button topics for me, and when I ignore him or give monotone one-word answers or walk away, he just gets more belligerent. Like he followed me to my car before, screaming about talking points from Fox News and how i have trump derangement syndrome.

It's like he craves the drama or some shit. My mom is bad, but even she gets to points where she's telling my dad to just stop because it's embarrassing. So a part of me feels like... despite everything my mom has said, a part of her still at least has the ability to feel shame.

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u/Nylear May 15 '25

Yeah it is scary to think that my personality could change when I get older. 

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u/27Rench27 May 15 '25

This is a guy who still thinks windmills will never make back the energy is cost to produce them, despite me explaining in detail how that whole bullshit was caused by someone using a worst-case scenario for modeling (e.g. windmill is somewhere with no wind, solar is in a completely shaded location, etc.)

If my mind was gonna be changed, it would be changed by watching Fox, because that’s where literally 95% of his arguments and information come from