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For instance, I have an aunt who is definitely MAGA, and is flirting with Q-Anon ideas. However, she has pretty good views on the environment and animal rights. For instance, after travelling to Ecuador, she donates to some Ecuadorian land trust run by locals. However, if you start talking to her about the border or gender, she goes full Orbán.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Pretty sure my uncle is a Nazbol. Used to be very active in the largest leftist party and then left over "wokeism." He wanted to purge the trans members and not focus as much on indigenous issues. The end result was him getting booted and moving to the far-right.

Now he advocates for universal healthcare, free public college, paid family leave, environmental protections, erasure of lgbt, indigenous that have been "westernized" losing their rights and status, as well as women not being allowed to divorce.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Absolutely.

One that believes all kinds of alien and AI conspiracies. The alien ones are fun, the AI ones make me want to tear my hair out because they "know for certain" that AI is totally sentient and will take over the world. They're genuinely worried about this and it makes me feel bad. They're kinda doomer and nihilistic and it worries me. Wish I could cheer them up about the future.

The other is an alt-right wanker that believes in anti-woke shit.

Both listen to the Joe Rogan and Russel Brand podcast...

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