Fox Geezer Syndrome

American Conservative ^ | Aug 11 2014 | Rod Dreher

[WilliamIII]

Some fascinating and thoughtful comments on the Andrew W.K. thread from readers who point out that Andrew W.K.’s advice to his letter-writer — telling him to get over himself and tolerate his annoying right-wing father — does not consider that there are cases in which elderly parents and other family members are simply impossible to be around, because they will not shut up about politics, and are confrontational. Call it Fox Geezer Syndrome. Here’s a sampling of what readers said on that thread.

Stef:

Love doesn’t conquer all. If the father is like a lot of people 65-80 today, Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, or something equivalent is on in the background practically every waking hour. The programming is specifically designed to agitate the emotions, scare older people, promote mis-representation.

[Grampa Dave]

If a Republican doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one. If a DemocRat doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat. If a DemocRat is a
vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a Republican is homosexual, he quietly leads his life. If a DemocRat is
homosexual, he demands legislated respect.

If a Republican is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. If a DemocRat is down-and-out he wonders who is going to take care of him.

If a Republican doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels. A
DemocRat demands that those they don’t like be shut down.

If a Republican is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church. A DemocRat non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.

If a Republican decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. If a DemocRat decides he needs health care, he demands that the rest of us pay for his health care.

[driftless2]

"people you love"

And that's another reason why I refrain from arguing with my stepdaughter. She's a very good person who raises her children conservatively. That sounds like a contradiction since many conservatives believe libs teach their children to be wide-eyed radicals. My lib step-daughters's husband is a hunter, and he takes his son on camping trips where they fish. In a few years he will take his son hunting.

Not everybody who votes for Democrats is a radical in the way they live their lives. And besides, there will be plenty of reverse indoctrination coming from yours truly to my grandkids when they are old enough to understand how things work.

[Political Junkie Too]

What goes around, comes around.

-PJ

[Vermont Lt]

Good for you. Life consists of the day to day.

[nascarnation]

scare older people

It's the young folks who should be scared as this mountain of unpayable debt continues to build.

[Peet]

Unfortunately this “Old Phart” has just come to know that the wisdom of we fogies is discovered as we have aged and come to understand (as a small minority of the worlds population) THAT****** WE KNOW WHAT WE DON”T KNOW.!!!!

The higher percentage of manic/depressive liberals and others... ******) DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW***!

Bear with me while I go all "Grandpa Simpson" <oldphartvoice>

I started working as a computer operator in 1970. I lasted until 2003 and burned out and retired early. In all the time I spent going from punch-cards to gigabit networking the best lesson I learned was:

I don't know a H*LL lot more than I do know.

It seems so simple, yet... </oldphartvoice>

[GeronL]

Rod Dreher should understand that in the case he mentioned, it is most likely certain that it was the son who won’t shut up about politics.

Then again Dreher is an idiot

[GeronL]

When was “American Conservative” actually conservative?

[GeronL]

Rod Dreher is a so-called conservative who totally bought into man-made global warming.