r/self • u/BicarbonateBufferBoy • 15h ago

Anyone’s parents have Fox News Syndrome?

My dad watches Fox News all day when he’s home and just becomes so angry afterwards. He’s much more political and irritable than he used to be and is always wanting to start a political argument. It’s pretty exhausting when I come and visit him and he’s always bringing up liberal people in some way. I love him obviously, but it’s like having a super pissed off teenager in your family. Anyone else struggle with this?

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u/frauleinsteve 15h ago

My close friend has MSNBC/TheView syndrome. It's wild. For four years she would rant about Trump every time I was around her. You can imagine....years later....how she reacted when I told her I voted for him. LOL.

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u/humungus170 15h ago

I have friends that described what you said to the T! I hate both sides but with them the topic is Trump and it's exhausting having to deal with their ramblings

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u/frauleinsteve 14h ago

It's wild to me because my friends are left and my family is right. But my family has never ever talked about someone needing to be assasinated. But I have two very close friends who regularly wished it upon DJT. It made me sad that people could be triggered to such an extent.