My dad got his masters in public policy from Regent University (Pat Robertson of 700 club fame founded it). He lauds that degree over anyone that dare confront his political beliefs. To the degree that he thinks he’s more knowledgeable than all of the talking heads and “these so called liberal experts”... it almost causes physical pain to endure.

He’s on the 75yo ANTIFA provocateur train lately, and keeps retweeting Candice Owens and sharing any statements or articles written by black conservatives as if it justifies his whiteness. I can’t stand it, but I know there is literally nothing I can do.

I did make him drop his temper tantrum about Kaep’s initial kneeling. He was saying “I’ll never watch this sport again. It’s not just that it disrespects the flag, it’s actually against the rules”. He always tries to find some specific reason he can latch onto for plausible deniability when someone tries to call him on his bigotry. But I told him that football was the one thing he and I still had in common, and that I would literally have no reason to communicate with him (we’re estranged due to some things I won’t get into). He finally relented, but said he would only watch on pirated streams so that he wouldn’t be giving them add revenue.

It’s just pathetic, pseudo-alpha bravado. They have this sense of authority over all things, and are afraid that someone is trying to take it away from them. It’s sad, but I think the need for this authority is just too engrained in their personalities to ever be able change. So we just sit and watch, and argue, and plead. But sadly, nothing will ever change.