So today we just happened to discuss politics and honestly I expected the worst (she likes Vox, a VERY right wing party, if not outright fascist), but to my surprise she had very respectable takes.

As you could expect I didn’t bring up any spicy stuff, but we agreed on basic things like public healthcare being important, and the television being just a propaganda outlet.

I also brought up the idea of the government delivering the most basic needs (water, food, housing and electricity) to everyone and she seemed to be mostly in favor of it.

I have the impression that she genuinely wants to be a good person, and that she wants the best for everyone… But she somehow found that in Vox of all parties for some reason.

As far as I know Vox preaches a lot about wanting small government, big military, less taxes… You know the drill, thing is I seriously can’t comprehend how she aligns with them, considering the serious discrepancies between her and the party.

It’s really wild how some people are against the concept of socialism but if you don’t call it socialism they are in favor of it.

That is all for now, thanks for reading comrades.

  • @knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml
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    I have a lot of the same struggles. I feel like I got a lot of my “humanist” values (compassion, empathy, desire for everyone to do well) from my mother. And I know she genuinely wants to be a good person as well.

    She doesn’t engage with “politics” (ie. party politics) but just about everything she engages with on social media and in her social circles is far right. Even so, when I talk about socialism or communism, without saying those words specifically, she’s on board.

    I guess all I’m saying is I hear you and you’re not alone out there. Maybe we have some differing strategies that may work to break through a little bit more, and at least expose the evil of this far right ideology.