My Mother-in-law Is Brainwashed By Fox News And I Don't Know What To Do

MIL: Says a Democrat

Me: What do you mean?

Me:Nothing? Nothing to add? “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” —Mark Twain

Me: Every day it’s more dangerous. You have to stop watching Fox News and get on the right side of history.

 

MIL: maybe CNN, MSNBC, etc are the ones spreading false news. They never show both sides, only theirs.

Me: Well, what’s the “other side”?

Me: For the record, we haven't watch "CNN, MSNBC, etc" in many years. We are getting information directly from Trump's own words. And his supporters. That's how I know “Republicans stand for raw, unbridled evil and greed and ignorance smothered in balloons and ribbons" is a fact. I didn't hear it on CNN nor MSNBC. Frank Zappa has been dead for 31 years. And Frank Zappa sure didn't hear it on MSNBC because MSNBC wasn't around in his lifetime. But even if he did, and even if we tuned in to those networks, while they may be left leaning in terms of commentary, these news sources have been proven to report FACTS. And Fox News has been proven to be unreliable opinion-based commentary. Opinions that are based on falsehoods and exaggeration. I don't know how else to reach you. What else do need to hear out of Trump or his acolytes before you stop believing he is anything less than raw, unbridled evil? 

MIL: they have been proven wrong so many times. That's why their ratings are so low and Fox is #1. You should tune into Fox sometime. You might learn something.

 Me: As I said—we don’t watch them. It doesn’t matter if they were proven wrong at any point. I’m sure they were, as have any news outlets since the beginning of time. You still haven’t answered me: what does Trump have to do to get you to see the truth about him? Does he have to personally come to our house and punch one of us in the face? Can you not see that we are fast becoming a fascist country?

As for tuning into Fox News myself, I have done that plenty. I also used to listen to Rush Limbaugh. I also used to listen to Howie Carr every day on my drive home. You see, I went to college. I am always ready to “learn something.” What I have learned is that you are being brainwashed by the MAGA cult. Dot, you may be a Republican. But these are not Republicans. These are fascists. You’re a nice lady. Do you not see that you are on the same side as Nazis?

 

MIL: Really? Nazis id where you're going? And Fascists? One of us is brainwashed and it's not me.

 

 

 

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