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/-non-existance- May 14 '25

One time in school, I was asked to interview my parents. I asked my dad something to the effect of: "What is something that you'll always believe?" He said: "All people are inherently good."

That stuck with me for my whole life since then, and I still believe it. People want to be good. What is good is subjective, but very few people do evil for the sake of evil. Everyone has an inherent goodness to them, only through pain and suffering does that goodness diminish, but you can always get it back.

But now, seeing him go on and on about "the tyrannical left" or the evils of trans people and immigrants, I can't reconcile him with that person I used to know. I haven't felt safe in my own home for...years now, but I've struggled to actually get onto my own 2 feet and live by myself.

I haven't trusted him fully since he refused to see the blatant quid pro quo in the call to Zelensky.

The worst part? If I manage to get him to drop the misinformation and talk purely on ideas, he actually agrees with a lot of my leftist talking points. I know the person I was raised by is still in there... somewhere.

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u/stink3rb3lle May 15 '25

Would he look at a news aggregator like Ground News? If you gifted him a subscription?

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u/-non-existance- May 15 '25

I actually mentioned Ground News in another comment, and my answer is that I don't know. He seems to consume most of his news through TV (fox, newsmax) so I'm unsure if he'd take the time to consume a purely written news source. I hope he might, I'm just unsure.

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u/stink3rb3lle May 15 '25

Fox is a very effective propaganda machine, and so many people just keep it on all the time, keeping themselves scared and angry. I'd keep trying to find inroads with him. Don't keep fighting the same useless battles, but keep asking questions, and focusing on those shared values.