BloodiedButUnbowed
Well-Known Member
DS seems to be at the very least, flirting with political views that are to our mind, unacceptable. We don't know what to do.
He talks to us openly about his thoughts, which is a good thing; but he is becoming more and more militant, more passionate, and more entrenched in beliefs that both W and I find to be abhorrent.
My worst fear is that he will plan or even worse, execute something awful while under our roof and that W and I will somehow be held responsible.
It's so hard to know how to react....whether I am overreacting....I am an old school liberal and I am just astonished and disgusted that DS is trending toward opinions and mindsets that I thought went out of style in the 1950s. He proudly describes himself as an "authoritarian" and says the right wing does not go far enough to maintain order and keep minorities and immigrants at bay.
His father is not like this, W is not like this. He is getting these ideas online.
I know W is concerned, too. If we had proof of anything concrete it would be easier to discuss possible responses. But we don't have proof, and we don't want him to stop talking to us if for no other reason than at least if he talks, we have some idea what is going on in his mind.
He doesn't have a working computer. His Internet access comes entirely from his cell phone, which we do not pay for.
If he continues on this path I think he will need to go. I don't want to subsidize his irrational fears and xenophobia. If he had to make his own way he wouldn't have time to wallow in these Internet forums.
I don't know what it might take for W to get to a similar place. We have other things going on too and we haven't had an in depth discussion yet.
Has anyone else dealt with this, or something similar? It seems many young white males are falling prey to this type of ideaology.
He talks to us openly about his thoughts, which is a good thing; but he is becoming more and more militant, more passionate, and more entrenched in beliefs that both W and I find to be abhorrent.
My worst fear is that he will plan or even worse, execute something awful while under our roof and that W and I will somehow be held responsible.
It's so hard to know how to react....whether I am overreacting....I am an old school liberal and I am just astonished and disgusted that DS is trending toward opinions and mindsets that I thought went out of style in the 1950s. He proudly describes himself as an "authoritarian" and says the right wing does not go far enough to maintain order and keep minorities and immigrants at bay.
His father is not like this, W is not like this. He is getting these ideas online.
I know W is concerned, too. If we had proof of anything concrete it would be easier to discuss possible responses. But we don't have proof, and we don't want him to stop talking to us if for no other reason than at least if he talks, we have some idea what is going on in his mind.
He doesn't have a working computer. His Internet access comes entirely from his cell phone, which we do not pay for.
If he continues on this path I think he will need to go. I don't want to subsidize his irrational fears and xenophobia. If he had to make his own way he wouldn't have time to wallow in these Internet forums.
I don't know what it might take for W to get to a similar place. We have other things going on too and we haven't had an in depth discussion yet.
Has anyone else dealt with this, or something similar? It seems many young white males are falling prey to this type of ideaology.