So Your Parents Are MAGA...
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I get asked all the time about what to do if your parents support Trump. Can you change your parents' minds about Trump and MAGA? I attempt to answer here. Share your thoughts below!
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I can’t compete with the amount of garbage my parents consume from social media. For every one rabbit hole I pull them out of they’ll fall into 10 more.
You're not alone
Came here expecting an actual answer to what’s a tricky question, came away realizing I’ve been practicing acceptance with my MAGA folks for years. It was a tough pill to swallow at the beginning, but became more palatable over the years. Not everyone is so lucky, sadly.
My father, aside from being MAGA, is a malignant narcissist. I could never convince him to treat me with an ounce of respect let alone change his mind about politics. We are no longer speaking, which is best for both of us.
It is what it is sometimes eh?
Learning your place in other people's lives will spare you from a lot of hurt. I don't speak with most of my family and know what you mean.
You should challenge him to a duel .
someone who refuses to change their mind is oe thing but attacking you is def his fault politics should not get in the way of family values...EVER
Gee I'm glad my dad is liberal lmao
"So your ..." is back baby!!!
Whenever i go around my pro trump family, I feel like im doing community service. I only see my family around holidays where they can be distracted from all the mega phone trump lectures. I don't need that extra stress and toxic energy in my life.
My big problem with my dad isn't that he's a conservative, it's that he's a liberal and doesn't realize it. He's pro-LGBT, cares a lot about the environment, and wants taxes to be raised on millionaires and billionaires exponentially, among a few other issues I wouldn't consider very conservative. But he also grew up in a very southern, evangelical house and always has Fox News on the TV even if he isn't actually listening. He doesn't like talking politics with me because it scares him how little he actually knows. Little by little I've been able to change his mind on things, but I'm afraid he's still going to vote Trump in November, even though he doesn't like the guy.
Very similar to my dad, except that he's more of a moderate Republican when it comes to economics, and he doesn't realize how much danger Trump poses. He finds that his legal cases are political and he suffers from both sides syndrome. I think he's pro-life even if he seems pro-LGBT, which is an issue.
It’s probably because there are a number of liberal ideologies that a reasonable man doesn’t want to be associated with. It sounds like he just wants to think for himself rather than being labeled something that he’s not. If you’re 100% on one side you’re letting your favorite news channel do the thinking for you. I see this on both sides. Major blindspots.
@@Bigdih I wish it were the case that he wants to simply think for himself, but it isn't. My dad proudly labels himself a conservative even though I know through plenty of conversations he believes much of the same things that I do and doesn't have very many conservative beliefs beyond considering himself a Christian (even though he probably can't name a passage that isn't John 3:16 or Genesis 1:1) and liking firearms. Like I said earlier too, he mostly calls himself a conservative because he grew up raised by them, and constantly has Fox News playing, although I don't think he actually listens to it very much since he generally seems pretty ignorant about most things and just wants everyone to get along. I love my dad, and he's a good dude, but he's also an ignorant one who I believe votes differently from what he actually believes.
@@chozo36fair enough! You obviously know your father better than I do. However, I still believe that someone could support the things you listed in the original comment and still not consider themself a liberal. I appreciate the clarity and civility in your reply
I can understand wanting personal peace and finding that through giving in to acceptance, but I've tried and failed to let it ride like that with mine. They've avoided saying anything to my face since our last blowout over the deluge of misinformation about the hurricanes, but it feels like every other political fantasy I overhear in passing is rooted in a combo of rape culture, bigotry, or violence, all of which I denounce. Hearing this said almost daily by people I thought I knew is like living in a bizarro world. It's beyond distressing when they try gaslighting me into believing my objections are unreasonable. What happened to publicly shaming people who behave like this to set the cultural standard for basic human decency? How and when did it become mainstream to hate monger on such levels with zero accountability?
My parents are so deep into this maga mindset that rejects all dissent that I honestly fear them. In planning for children (when being pregnant now is more dangerous than it has ever been in my lifetime) I no longer see myself comfortable offering them the privilege of being grandparents because I can't tell if they've been morally corrupt this whole time and have just become confident in going mask off, or if they're vulnerable minds beguiled and conditioned to repeat talking points without giving serious thought into the wild implications of what's coming out of their mouths. I can not tell where that line is drawn with them. Either way, I'm already undoing the chains of social and sentimental obligation to them in my heart, because there's a good chance we're going no-contact over this one day.
My dad is full maga and he was an alcoholic when I was growing up-- its a lot to deal with sometimes. He lives pretty far away. He moved out of our house at the start of the housing crisis, divorced my mom some years later and married a woman who had 5 kids already. So most of his time in the last decade has been committed to his new family. I see his Facebook posts, we chat in messenger once every few months, but honestly I don't think there's much for him to miss, he moved on and started over. My mother died some years back of a drug overdose. As far as politics go, I know he's a racist, I know he's an election denier, I know he's a vaccine skeptic, but *most* of the time when we talk we keep it to subjects we know we won't argue about. Recently my brother, who is also an alcoholic, came into the family group chat doing his "homosexuality is a sin" thing and that pissed me off so I spent a couple weeks info dumping the family group chat on whatever awful stuff Trump or Vance were doing with the only goal to be to annoy him and to get him to stfu about his gross opinions.
My family is complicated, my brother was abusive to me, my father was abusive to me, my mother when she was alive was abusive to me, but I still love them and try to make time for them, even if I never see them in person any more.
At the end of the day do your own research, vote for who you want. Don’t look up to “famous” people for their political views. Their life is so different from yours.
"famous" people?
why would you single them out apart from, yes, they have no worries as they're already rich.
but they may very well have a good point. maybe even a scary story to tell about how they met Trump and why they have an opinion on him.
@@mickael486 dude, celebrity took pictures and was friends with trump. Even some of the past president hangout with him
But it is okay to vote for famous people apparently.
@@mickael486 they only vote for what’s in their best interest, to stay rich. Not all of them but most of them. I’m voting for the person that’s going to get the job done not someone who’s trying to be your buddy. Example would you rather have a doctor to do a life altering surgery on you who is very nice to you or the doctor who is determined to get the job done right?
It's futile to change their entire political worldview, but you can change or sway their view on policy; one policy at a time.
The acceptance part is tough when my dad watches Faux News every day and has a bitter outlook about mundane things, and spoonfed the manufactured outrage.
My main issue is that my dad thinks that calling Trump a fascist is completely unreasonable. Like he thinks I am listening to propaganda because I think that this obviously malicious guy is not morally neutral.
If you start saying words like 'fascist' to someone that doesn't understand the fascistic tendencies of Trump, you're just gonna come across as unhinged. Understand that they are unaware about it and gradually build up to that by arguing smaller points first. Then, you lay out all the points and explain how they are fascistic.
How is he a fascist? Explain your reason and give 3 real world examples that help your argument
@@King_NLthat is true. He suffers from both sides syndrome. I love saying that CNN is biased towards Trump with the same-washing they do.
@@jaartisjones5713 Well, he is a white supremacist ("I have superior genes", "Immigrants who commit crime have bad genes"), Authoritarian ("I will take away CBS's license," "I will jail my political enemies") and he is Ultranationalist with saying that we used to be great before all of our problems came, which is apparently due to immigrants.
@@King_NL Yeah, I was the same way before actually learning about him and fascism.
My grandma, in her mid 90's, supports the nazi's untill this day, even though her husband got his house destroyed twice by the nazi's (operation market garden as a kid). They are both still alive, and probly the oldest married couple alive in the Netherlands.
Their marriage in itself was a issue, since one was catholic, the other was protestant, but they did it anyway. The pope even got involved, its a long story.
That being said, she wouldnt like me to marry any non dutch person, forbid if they have muslim roots, that would be the worst for her( I hold her "stock", since I am the only male member bearing her last name, she got from her husband, some weird bloodline stuff). She is clearly hypocritical around her beliefs and when I debunked one thing, the next day she would just start again. She babysat foreign babies and kids in the past, but "they where different".
You cannot reason someone unreasonable into a reasonable position.
You take your family members as they are or if its hurting your life, you lesser the contact or disconnect.
In my case its just kinda ignore'ing her bigotted views, knowing I cannot change her mind, and while she hold bad views, she is actually a really good person for those around her, include'ing those she views as lesser because of their race.
My in-laws are ex-Amway, my wife as a young girl who was never allowed to watch MTV at a time when they only played music videos so that's odd to me. Uber Christians, my wife had to fake it till she was out of the house at 18, I'm talking speaking in tongues. They fell victim to the Y2K scare big time. We met that summer of 99 and have been together since. No kids, just dogs n cats. And we have to constantly stop them from getting scammed by text messages. They have had money stolen from their accounts 3-4 times in the last 3 years. So yeah, they are Maga. I want to say, you have been conned so many times, why would this be any different?
This is resonating. My whole family is MAGA and it’s tough. My mom passed last year and it’s changed how I view politics in the context of family. Life is short and even though I don’t like their politics, I’d rather have decent relationships with them over having arguments
Acceptance is great, you do that for your own mental health.
For you maga family and friends, there's no need to reinvent the wheel, the Socratic method has been available to us for 2000 years now.
Read up, practice asking the right questions, always proceed a little slower than you think you should, and when the occasion arises, don't hesitate to say you were wrong (if later you learn you weren't, you'll be able to show it).
I really appreciate Hutch and his voice in the political space. Thank you!
It also depends I think. I think I successfully turned somebody more left wing, but I worked with the guy 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, for over a year. But it was a lot of work, I remember him exactly quoting Ben Shapiro and other right wing grifters and it's exhausting to know their rhetic and how to counter each point they make. It's never going to be one conversation you have with them that turns them, they have to come to it on their own. I remember the day after voting in my area he came into work and actually said I convinced him to vote Liberal which he never did before.
For people who are "MAGA", I think they are too far gone since "MAGA" are not simple conservatives but have bought into Trump. The only way they can be pulled out is through some extreme event where Trump personally betrays them Ala Jan 6
1 - I’ve always had the perspective that I start by finding common values. If we have those (care about other people, respect for democracy, etc), there is room for disagreement. If we don’t share the same values, it’s hard to build off that foundation.
2 - I do have a “check it at the door” with certain people who I share those values but disagree on politics, you can’t change everyone’s mind…
3 - I know what are small disagreements, big disagreements, and what is important to speak on, not speak on, or jokingly disagree
My issue with MAGA (and really any party) that has this "us or them" mentality is that it makes you see your neighbors as potential enemies. I know many aren't as lucky as me having parents that fostered my freedom and independent thinking. But any movement that pins you against family and friends and makes you suspicious of them should raise eyebrows. One side is clearly reaching across the aisle while the other side is claiming you aren't American if you don't fall in line.
Yep, really does depend how toxic it is. My mother is a TERF and "doesn't beleive mental health is real"... I am genderfluid and suffer from gender dysphoria. I tried... really tried. But it escalated into what could only be described as abuse, and eventually the abuse made it super easy to cut them out. Doesn't seem to have bothered her that much either lol. We just were completely incompatible for any sort of relationship.
Your mom sounds like a classic narcissist.
Being incompatible with a relationship with your kid due to gender dysphoria is a massive parental failure on your mother's part. I've never understood these arguments where using someone's pronouns is a weak point. It's always imaginary demons and problems with those types. To this date the main fear of JK Rowling of a man becoming a woman to rape, is fiction. In a social climate where violence against women is going up in the UK, to focus on a group causing none of it and demonize them is insane frankly. Hopefully you have a support system though, and access to care if you need it,
@@lilstevechan8427 oh, big time!
Parents are thankfully democrats, trying to convince so’s parents tbh thanks Hutch will be an uphill battle
Disregard, made this comment prior to the start of the video my fault. Still happy for the video Hutch, appreciate you still doing solo UA-cam videos and not just twitch clips similar to Hasan’s channel for example
It's so Sad that Trump has put such a spell on so many people.
Hutch, the only problem with this video is that the first minute or so wasn't filmed in 240p, 4:3 aspect ratio, with you awkwardly holding a rock band mic in the weirdest way possible.
The answer here is the same as if your parent is a hardcore creationist, flat earther... It's the same kind of "locked into belief" thing. The thing has to fall apart for them to move on. Usually there's a strong element of "fellowship" and "community" in these things, even if it's just seeing others talking about it online.
I have a lot of MAGA friends and its hard to be the one guy in the friend group but i just voice my opinion and listen.
This is my favorite vid you've put out in the politics era. Great content
The hardest lesson to learn and the most challenging thing to accept is that even though they are our parents, WE'RE the ones who have to be the bigger people. Still something I'm working on.
Great video Hutch, thanks for sharing your experience.
I guess I should count my self lucky that I come from a very democrat/liberal household and extended family. We only had 1 relative that was VERY conservative, but he was more about fiscal conservancy rather than cultural, so I don't think he would have liked trump(he died 12 years ago).
i'm heavily leaning on this idea from destiny that most people can go through 'Mind Break' moments that will send them off to a completely different trajectory for all other beliefs. My dad is a retired cop and was never political until his 'mind break' moment happened during when blm was the biggest thing and obama said "I don't know anything about the case, but the police acted stupidly." in regard to the arrest of Henry Gates. Trump was the only one that had only positive views on law enforcement. I thought he was just a single-issue voter because my dad would be very progressive in certain beliefs, but he started watching less of other news stations and more fox.
I still talk politics, but I try to be playful, jokey, surface-level since i know he hasn't thought much of any specific political topic nor actually cares since he lives comfortably.
I had the same journey regarding expectations. I don’t know if Hutch and I being the same age has something to do with it, but he speaks in a way that I completely get.
Would you "just accept" your son being anti SBMM, Hutch?
I've said it in chat before, but I'll say it again. Sorry for your loss, Hutch.
Been watching from the beginning, just commenting for the algorithm. Thanks for using your platform for something positive!
Hutch I subscribed in 2010 because I loved your commentaries. I'm pumped that your uploading commentaries again! Haha also, I've aged out of gaming content and I'm more interested in politics now. It's the perfect time to transition!
Cheers bud thx
@@hutch I'm in a similar position
The biggest thing for me is to realize people are more than their political beliefs. I’ve got friends who are very right wing, who I will never discuss politics with, but we sure as hell have a good time playing a round of golf. Being able to compartmentalize things like allows me to interact with people on a wide ranging array of topics, separate from politics. Perhaps the fact I live in a country where we don’t have a two party system also contributes to the ability to compartmentalize as we aren’t forced to necessarily pick one side or the other. There is a lot more grey area in the political landscape and a necessity for coalitions and collaboration.
Destiny did the same thing. Build a community around one thing, have a midlife crisis, then ask his entire audience to accept his “New Format” ❤
Whatever. If it makes you happy, Sheryl Crowe agrees 👍
Ah yes the gravy gnome himself.
I’ll always remember clicking on UA-cam all those years ago and seeing your return video after a couple years away. Super glad to see you back uploading regularly. All the best Hutch and see you in the streams
I like the change of angle of "How do I accept it" because I know for a fact there is no way I'm changing their minds. Growing up we were all Republican but I feel mine was more because I grew up Christian but as I got into my college years I stepped away from my Christian beliefs for various reasons. Unfortunately it sucks that there is mostly no way to change their minds because since Trump ran for office in 2016 and again in 2020 I've seen the change in the way they think about certain groups of people because of the bullshit rhetoric that Trump spews.
Interesting video! Even though my dynamics are a bit different (my family all vote for dems and I vote green) I found many of the same lessons applicable to my situation. Thanks!
Decent, normal Americans need to raise their voices
Living in the relative safety of Ireland I'd be very sad to see the US become a one party state under the trump dynasty
Good luck
Liked, commented. Didn't watch. Going to let it play no sound. My 71 and 74 year old parents are not Maga. My dad will occasionally go on rant talking him killing trump with their alexa enabled house. Scares the shit out of my mom. I feel like most perot voters are probably maga now, but not my fam. Keep up the good work.
I lost my grandma during the pandemic, and like you my Dad is MAGA and I don't see that changing. I decided to prioritize my family connections and let them be something that trump couldn't take away from me.
Or maybe just let people vote for who they want and stop being a child
If my father was maga I absolutely couldn't just let it go. The way I see it anyone with an IQ above 70 that is participating in mass delusion at some level knows what they are doing and by folding into silence or arguing fact for fact on their terms you are validating their ploy. My inlaws have lost their mind and I can behave in their presence for short periods but I absolutely will never just go along to get along with zero pushback on some of the BS they repeat. I consider mag♤ complicit in a move toward human subjugation and post truth information spaces. I want my kids to live as free as my authoritarian bent inlaws do today.
I like what you’re saying. We should be able to get along with the people we love, regardless of their political ideology. I don’t think you should want to change peoples minds. The reason you would even want to change your parents minds is because you’re consuming what the other side is feeding you. Just like they’re consuming what their side is feeding them. None of these things should affect our personal lives. The reality is that we all sit on a different shade of gray and the world is not just black-and-white. Accepting that is a sign of maturity.
The thing that i'm starting to realize is that MAGA isn't logical, it's religious like. You can't try to win with logic, it's like trying to logic someone out of their religion.
This is my relationship with my wife and it’s exhausting. I was told I shouldn’t vote the other day because I intend to vote democrat. She’s fully down the Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, RFK etc. rabbit hole.
They’re eating the cats and dogs is her actual reality.
Hope you two remain together despite that difference 💔 and that she circles around back to you
Force her to watch political stuff with you from both sides. She can pick the right wing stuff. If you're not good at arguing then that would be the best thing to do I would think.
My dad is a very intelligent, patriotic, *good* person. I know this. For as long as I can remember politics was his special interest, consuming political media almost every waking hour. The past four years I've become more like him in this way than I ever would've anticipated, just toward the left as opposed to him toward the right. I truly do not understand how he possibly has fallen so deeply into this cult.
I simply can not in good conscience let him vote for Trump (and continue convincing uninformed family to do the same) without having at least tried to make as much known to him as possible. Trump is a *deeply* insecure, unintelligent, fascistic, UN-AMERICAN person and I know my father is a better man than this.
I don't know if I'm weaker for it but I simply can not just accept this to be the case without doing everything I can to help him truly understand what he's voting for.
Maybe you can convince him not to vote for Kamala or even like her, but not to vote for Trump for the good of the nation. He and his colleagues are engineering a dismantling of the American government, which is NOT good for people who want a stable economy and infrastructure. It WILL affect every state and with events like the hurricanes becoming a more regular occurrence, Trump's incompetence WILL lead to more deaths.
My Trump father does not respect any of my opinions or the opinions of my siblings about politics because we are "just kids" (I am in my late 20s). I will never change his mind on anything because to my dad, he (and by extension, Donald Trump) are superior and correct about everything. My dad could genuinely be some form of narc, although I won't diagnose him with some internet-fad psychobabble. He has genuinely bought into the mentality that Trump cannot be held responsible for anything.
This might be the best video you’ve ever made. My story is almost parallel to yours. My dad is a good man and I’ve accepted he isn’t perfect. Not gonna let politics destroy my family.
The answer: you can't
I’ve been slowly working my family into understanding what’s happening in the real world.
So my Parents are Muslims. How to change their minds?
They're Muslim and maga? I've not seen that combo yet IRL but guessing conservative then?
Been loving your political vids hutch! Good job!
It's difficult to change my dad's mind after he comes home from buying groceries.
If only Joe Brandon would just push the 'prices go down' button. Sadly, he pressed the 'economy go up' button instead and left prices to... you know, the companies that set prices. Free market's a bitch sometimes.
@@King_NL I think you forgot about inflation which is very high. That has more to do with higher costs than anything.
My family just makes fun of each other when it comes to politics because for like 10mins. Then we move on without giving it a second thought, but get that’s not everyone’s situation.
Absolutely loved this video. Would love to see more like it, where you're sharing personal experiences, anecdotes, wisdom. I think everything you said it absolutely correct, the best mindset you could have. And I am so, so sorry about your sister. I can't imagine. As always, looking forward to more.
Bad advice…just accept the people who wouldn’t care if you are oppressed…
So happy to hearing your voice again Hutch! Very insightful
I have trump people in my family and like you said I'm not going to let that tear my family apart. I just sit and don't say anything.
My parents are far from MAGA but I still watched til the end. 😎
So your entire political compass comes from a rebellion against your parents when you were a teenager? Things are starting to make sense.
i'm reminded of the 'hutch talks' series. very nice
The return of the so you’re series !
This is just what I was hoping to hear. Thanks for confirming my thoughts about this topic
Great video, Shaun0728. This is some of the most solid advice that can be given to anyone regarding nearly every topic across the board. People are going to be who they are and we cannot seek changing them, however, we can always accept them and their beliefs and have mutual respect for it. No point in creating tension or enemies based on opposing beliefs or feelings about certain things.
Hutch I gotta just say man this is a touching video. I don't have much MAGA family, but man hearing your empathy and perspective throughout this commentary is really touching, I work in mental health and with families and it's really heartening to hear that there's others out there that feel this pull to meet people where they're at and try and empathize with other perspectives. Also love the channel change and I've been watching every video religously, keep going my guy, I been here 15 years and am more excited about your content now then I've ever been, cheers!
Was just a kid when i watched you play call of duty back in the day. I'm not sure I've watched a more relevant video recently.
I appreciate the advice because i needed it
DUDE I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS SERIES YESTERDAY I AM SO HAPPY AHHHH
I used to watch you in 08 and 09 before drifting away from call of duty. I got a lot more politically active in the last few years, so I'm glad to be back!
Ohhhh... you're one of the original UA-cam commentators that uploaded CoD vids back in the day! I thought the name "Hutch" sounded familiar. And you were on the Painkiller Podcast with FPSRussia, WingsofRedemption, Woody'sGamertag, those guys. Wow! Well great to see you doing politics man, I've gotten into politics myself a lot these days
Was a massive viewer in the early 2000s and 2010s and was reintroduced to you by Destiny as i've grown up mentally, physically and politically. Good to see the new content and good to see you still here my man. Big ups. Glad you ended up politically good-faith i'd like to call it.
Thanks buddy
I actually stopped watching your gaming content AGES ago, but the politics stuff has been super interesting. Don't know if I'll still care after the election, but I'll at least be around until then.
Hutch just wanna say I've been watching you since the Respawn days. And have alot of fond memories but this switch of content was a breath of fresh air for you I'm sure and I can't wait to see what you do next. You are my main source of political news and I appreciate your insight!
“So your parents are Americans…”
more like "so your parents are in a cult"
@@TheZangetsu322
America, the best cult of all time 👍
@STdoubleDs no, america isn't the cult, it's the maga movement that follows a snakeoil salesman like he's the second coming of christ
You say that like all Americans are pro-Trump.
They're not.
@@Danganraptor
They are.
Loving the political stuff, I just want the occasional OMOO video lol. You, Hecz, and Jay or whomever. I miss it
Commenting for the algorithm! Watched the old cod videos, and really enjoying these new videos.
Glad your pivot to political content is working out. I originally thought I was oversaturated with politics on youtube but i enjoy your vids and they are a staple for me now.
Most honest and decent take yet ❤
Been a big fan since the COD 4 days Hutch, really enjoying your pivot to politics.
Hey hutch, I just want to start by saying I'm so glad I found your content through destiny. Always knew you existed when I was watching YT as a kid, but only started watching when I heard you talking to destiny.
Just wanted to leave a comment saying I've been through an almost identical experience. My dad used to spend all the time gaming together when I was a kid. Back in 2016 I was just legally able to vote, and I thought trump was funny.
By 2017 I under the mistake I made, but my dad (and grandmother) dove full into the rabbit hole. For years the only convos we had were arguing over politics, and it wasn't in a kind manner.
Some time around 2022 I realized I'd never be able to change his mind, but I understood that on a personal level he was still a very good person, and I loved him.
I can only really say I think you're 100% correct. It's next to impossible to change their mind by this point, but that shouldn't ruin our relationships with them. I've gotten to a much better point with my father now through the same ideas you've said here.
I'm only angry that you never did the Primer video
I'm glad you switched the channel over. I always enjoyed your opinion on Pondering Politics.
The only feedback I have is that I don't often have the time to watch videos that are 1+ hours long. These shorter videos are perfect for me, though.
Best of luck!
Yeah I'm trying to do a healthy mix of the two
@@hutch That's good 'cause I love the longer vids lmao
Millenials and Gen Z need to have a serious talk with their parents about things. It's not enough to just passively try and steer them away from disinformation. Grow a pair and call out their echo chamber bubbles and tell them to consume more varied news sources.
Sadly this doesn't work, because the Trump Cult is built on a foundation of self-victimization. They assume the American government is out to suppress them and that all the systems at play are corrupt. If you attempt to violently course correct them, you will be told you are "brainwashed by fake news" and such.
You can't reason a person out of a position they didn't reason themselves into. MAGA is their identity now. It's much harder to accept that you've been misled for nearly a decade than to just call everything you don't like a lie.
@@Requinix17 millennial here been there done that doesnt work
@@TheZangetsu322 Do you mean they wont view other news sources? Or even if they do view them, it doesn't alter their opinions?
@@Buttons841 lil bit of column a, lotta bit of column B
Hey Hutch, would you say accepting equates to respecting or you think those are two separate things?
Not Hutch, but they’re almost certainly two different things. Accepting would mean you know your family member has this opinion but you still want them in your life anyway. Respecting means that you try to validate their opinions. You don’t have to do the latter to do the former.
its an interesting perspective and i appreciate hearing how you've chosen to deal with maga relatives. I can't say I fully agree with your method, but I can't fault you for it.
I have taken a different approach. I have simply decided that I will never concede to my maga relatives for the sake of being civil. I believe when there is a problem in the world or in your life, you have to be willing to directly confront it. if you truly believe in what you believe, you should never concede and let bygones be bygones, or just accept things. unless it is shown to me that what i believe in is wrong, i will die on my hill.
i have always prided myself in being the sort of person that can be presented with a set of facts, accept and change my opinion if i was wrong about something. I find this trait to be absent with every maga person ive come across. no matter how much you try to reason with them, or sway their opinion using logic and facts, they will go right back to talking points you just debunked. its cognitive dissonance.
so what can you do with people like that? well what i've chosen to do is to disconnect these people from my life and distance myself from them. i dont blame trump or maga for this. i despise the ideology and i blame my friends and relatives that have chosen to align themselves with it, especially the ones who i feel should know better. i accept and understand that was the path they have chosen, but i dont have to walk adjacent to it. everyone was given free will, and each has to choose their own path, and they have gone down a path i will never accept. would i ever welcome any of them back to my personal life if they changed their ways? i would.
Hmm half agree. You have to remind them who they were because most likely they had something that made them fall for a cult. When my dad almost died he was the person I remembered when he got better back to the same thing. If you ever experience this when people are in the point between life and death their true self comes. So I believe going along with people that do that doesn't help me but that's my pov good video 📷
It's funny, I just always had you on my subscriptions list, and I've enjoyed seeing you finding your way through life, finding yourself. Imagine if you could take your current videos back in time and show them to yourself back in the Machinima Respawn days. I bet you would never believe it haha
Excited to have you making political videos!
This whole video I agree with.
Lets go hutch!
can you do a video on Canadian politics?
I'm sure he'd love to be of assistance but you'd really want to have a Canadian citizen dive into that.
Love the channel whether you're gaming or politics man! I've used many of your evidenced backed points to try and start that conversation but FOX News unfortunately has a stranglehold
Glad that the reaction has been positive!
As someone who used to watch your gaming content 15 years ago then didn't see you for lord knows how long until recently, it's awesome to see you going in this direction.
Thanks buddy
I like you hutch I been watching you since 2nd grade, now am married.
See's that gaming isn't doing it
Watches Destiny
Becomes Destiny clone but less intelligent
Shun them until they change their mind. They probably won't, but you will be happier not having them in your life.
haven’t seen you on youtube since the COD days - we’ve all grown up! cool to see you putting out political content - we need more positive advocates on the left to spread the word to young men drawn to MAGA.
Thanks bud glad you like the new content
TRUMP 2024 LETS GOOOOO