My oldest "hippie" brother has turned completely nutty trumpy He brought a Lets Go Brandon

[demtenjeep]

sign to our nephew's BBQ where my nephew's inlaws were also there.

He never used to be like this.

He even wore a t-shirt that said 'I used to be a deplorable but now I am a proud Maga"


tears me up. He was in Germany during Viet-nam and came back a full fledged hippy. Has been married 3 times. I love him to death but this is beyond the pale.

We share the same birthday month but he is 15 years older than me. We share the same taste in music-Beatles, Doobies the like. In fact, he has the entire Beatles collection twice. Once set has never had the plastic slit. That collection is mine in his will.

He never used to be this way-retired after 35 years at aircraft-strong union man.

but now he is all about "sticking it to the man" I was highly irritated. I LOVE my brother but geesh I can't handle this new development.

[samplegirl]

1. By brother too

We don’t talk!

[Delarage]

3. My sister

Considered voting for Ralph Nader in 2000, moved to Florida, and now is a Trumper. We only text on holidays. We used to be tight.

[Hekate]

2. I'm sorry. Being reflexively counter-culture ain't all it's cracked up to be ...

… when you leave rational thinking behind. I have a cousin…

[MarcA]

12. Agreed. Some lose their rationality, others never had it. n/t

[kacekwl]

4. Put on some SGT. Peppers and

go smoke a doobie in the garage. Maybe he'll come around.

[brewens]

5. It would be nice if that Beatles vinyl were original pressings. I have a complete Stones vinyl

collection that are all later pressings. Some don't even have the original sleeves and other shit. Not worth much.

[demtenjeep]

9. they are

I have inspected them!

[demtenjeep]

6. my sister who is 7 years older than me didn't even know what that meant

we were eating and she saw it and asked me who was Brandon.

It was her son's house we were at. When I told her she got angry because she was embarrassed and worried about what her son's inlaws would say.


Luckily, during dinner it rained hard and everyone pretty much stayed inside.

Our brother left early and took his sign home and no one commented on it.

[electric_blue68]

11. Actually I missed who this Bradon is. So who is he.

[3catwoman3]

22. Republican "code" for "Fuck Joe Biden."

Here you go:

Let's Go Brandon refers to a viral video of NASCAR racer Brandon Brown speaking to NBC about winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series while the crowd chants "fuck Joe Biden," which the newscaster claims is a chant of "let's go Brandon" instead, seemingly as a form of damage control. The video went viral in October 2021 following numerous reports of people chanting "fuck Joe Biden" at sports events began surfacing around September in protest of President Biden and often to show support for Trump. In early October people started using the phrase in place of "fuck Joe Biden" to criticize and joke about the President.

[LoisB]

7. From a hippie to a MAGA? That is a hell of a journey.

[Dorian Gray]

31. Honestly?

It's not that far a journey. A lot of New Agey Goddess Arizona/SoCal types are anti-vaxx and MAGA now. The divine Feminie/masculine... crystals... weirdo shit.

And they travel all over the country to Trump Rallies with the dedication only a deadhead could have.

[LoisB]

32. I guess my memory of 1960's hippies must be faulty. I'm thinking flower children.

[panader0]

8. If he's "nutty trumpy" he's no hippie.

[CrispyQ]

10. How new is this development?

What changed? Fox News? Change in friends?

I saw my long time democratic mom go full on right wing in about 18 months, after she got a job where they listened to Rush Limbaugh everyday. My non-political BIL went full on gun-humper trumper in about the same amount of time, when he moved to a small rural town down south where it seems like everyone is republican cuz if you're not you keep your mouth shut. Just seems like something changed with your brother. At any rate, I know the feeling. It's a sad occurrence, especially if you were close.

on edit: Get a bumper sticker: BRANDON 2024

[demtenjeep]

14. I think retirement and his crazy wife

and yes fox news

[electric_blue68]

13. Sorry, demtendeep, and to all you others who's relatives who turned drumphist

One can hope they might do the turn around some day.

[highplainsdem]

15. Sorry to hear this. Is his latest wife a conservative? I have a relative,

now a MAGAt, who changes political views along with partners, which I've never understood anyone doing.

[Ilsa]

16. I think much of this extremism is a result of the 2008 financial crisis.

I think it created these maga types that believed TFG when he said he was for the little guy and the poorly educated. They just can't see that TFG won't do a thing for them.

[FloridaBlues]

17. My relatives are maga people too including a brother it's difficult. Some of them

I really don’t bother with too much.

[Novara]

18. Sometimes you have to cut toxic people from your life. That includes relatives.

I no longer have a relationship with my sisters. I consider myself an orphan.

If I am the only person reaching out for understanding, we're all doing it wrong.

[Demovictory9]

19. Its called going NC..no contact..lots people do it now

[LuckyCharms]

27. Yes. I've done it. 10 years now. n/t

[Scrivener7]

20. Setting aside all the politics, what he is doing is just stone rude. What kind

of creep brings a political sign to a party at someone else's house - someone who does not share your political views? It disregards everyone else at the gathering and intentionally makes an uncomfortable situation for everyone.

Let him know this and tell him you can't be with him if he can't leave the politics - and the infantile picking of political fights in mixed political company - at home.

And mean it.

[demtenjeep]

21. we are doing labor day

he will not be putting anything political at my place

[Scrivener7]

24. Or wearing anything political, I hope.

Assholes, every one of them. My maga relations included.

[Maru Kitteh]

28. Better make sure he knows up front; no signs & no MAGA bullshit

And, per the previous poster - stick to it.

MAGA’s must be treated as the children they are which is to say you MUST say what you mean and mean what you say. Always - ALWAYS follow through with what you say. Always. Without consistency it means nothing at all.

[H2O Man]

23. Recommended.

He has become a Zippie!

[irisblue]

25. I need to ask, why was he allowed to the party?

Why was he allowed to stay at the event? Why he was not shamed out out of the event? Why do you engage with him?
Edit, you are chosing to let him im your place on Labor Day, why? Why are you letting him in?

[Tree Lady]

26. My 26 yr old grandson too

He voted for Bernie with me back in 2016, was his first vote at 18. When he saw how Bernie was treated something in him clicked off and he was out of all politics until this past year posting Trump like statements.

I really think we need to learn how to speak back to the anger in this country that is making people say f**k it and vote for Trump. They see him as someone willing to stick it to government but of course are only hearing pieces and not realizing what Trump is really doing.

[Maru Kitteh]

29. Pray tell, what the hell you mean by

“How Bernie was treated.”


Mmmmmmmmm?

[Tree Lady]

30. Not about to start that around here

I voted for Hillary in the final vote wish she had won and I worked very hard door to door to get out the vote for her in my area and talked to all my Bernie friends most I could do.