Abby isn't right, here. Respect is reciprocal - she doesn't owe him the respect of hearing his political opinions, because he clearly doesn't respect hers. This isn't going to be a conversation; it's going to be a lecture in which the patriarchal father figure tries to set his wayward daughter straight.
It's gross, and when you consider the type of political opinion he likely has it's grosser. Political views are not equivalent in their moral content, and right-wing thought is so poisoned by hatred. You might disagree with some of the far-left's ideas about tactics, but they're not saying that Muslims and Hispanics should be banned, that women shouldn't get "special treatment" (be treated equally), or that black people are ungrateful thugs and BLM is a terrorist movement. Just what is he going to change his daughter's opinions to?
Abby should say that this conversation isn't a good idea--that the LW has the right of it and that this lecture shouldn't happen. That "Jason" needs to get over himself and the idea that he's in control of his family, right down to their political opinions. Then she can give pointers about how to mitigate the damage if it can't be prevented. But, ugh.
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It's gross, and when you consider the type of political opinion he likely has it's grosser. Political views are not equivalent in their moral content, and right-wing thought is so poisoned by hatred. You might disagree with some of the far-left's ideas about tactics, but they're not saying that Muslims and Hispanics should be banned, that women shouldn't get "special treatment" (be treated equally), or that black people are ungrateful thugs and BLM is a terrorist movement. Just what is he going to change his daughter's opinions to?
Abby should say that this conversation isn't a good idea--that the LW has the right of it and that this lecture shouldn't happen. That "Jason" needs to get over himself and the idea that he's in control of his family, right down to their political opinions. Then she can give pointers about how to mitigate the damage if it can't be prevented. But, ugh.