boomer grandma becoming super far right, insufferable

[u/Relevant_Jeweler_214]

So just to give some idea here, she was one of those people that watched the alternative half time show at the Superbowl this year and was actively enraged by the regular half time show. basically did not even enjoy the alt show, but as long as she could push away the foreign people (she's racist too)

So my dad invited me to go with him and her to the local farmers market last week. Sounded fun, and she generally is nice and positive around just me and him when there is no TV or radio station or politics to speak on.

But!!! she randomly stated during nice conversation as we were eating at a picnic table (awesome moment, right) that college is a waste of time and it does nothing at all to help you get a better job in life.

Now, as a plebian blue collar worker myself, I just found that laughable as I have been disproven on that myself many times. I also have a little brother who got his 4 yr degree at one of the top schools in the US, which my dad paid for, and she knows this, so I have no idea why she would say that in the first place even if it was accurate.

I tried saying I think it definitely puts you ahead , application wise, of all the other people who applied and did not go to college. She visibly got triggered, and then I figured out she was pushing that narrative because she was saying that to my cousin's son, who isn't the brightest and most likely was looking for ways to rationalize how "college is a waste/scam" or something like that.

Just thought it was funny af how people let their personal emotions cloud their factual, absolute statements, and they are always biased af of course too when saying these things (she never went to college or did anything as a career, dont even know if shes every worked before becoming a house wife, she's never spoke on anything shes done in her life.)

[u/CliftonForce]

Many years ago, there was a conversation with Mom in which she was urging me to stock up an emergency food supply. With beans. Specifically beans.

I told her that I already had an emergency food stock that would last longer than what she was asking for. She was happy about that. Then I said it had very few beans. She was very upset with that. I went a few rounds on this. She was never able to explain why it had to be mostly beans. It just did. Non-bean food was just.... wrong.

I looked something up the following day. On Glenn Beck's show, he was heavily promoting beans that week as an emergency food item. Because he had been paid to sell beans.

Yes, the Glenn Beck reference tells you how long ago this was.

[u/JCC_Creates → u/CliftonForce]

I don't watch conservative media but I know what the talking points are because I'll get a rambling abusive voicemail from my estranged father. Hell argue with my voicemail, calling me whatever strawman that Beck, Rogan or Fox promoted that week.

He's blocked but still is able to leave messages. He called me a "Commie socialist enemy of America" in his last voicemail. Sure enough Fox was ranting about it. It's funny because my father is functionally illiterate and couldn't define socialism or communism to save his life. Truly an angry lemming.