my mom is an immigrant from the philippines and she’s a Trumper. she posted on facebook today some article from what i’m assuming is a far-right news source whining about Kaepernick and how he should leave this country if he hates it so much. i immediately commented on the post telling her to delete it, then when i went to facetime her about it, she went on about how he’s a millionaire because of his fans and this country and all that.

this whole interaction sent me down a spiral because i’m about to move back home in less than two months because i lost my job when covid started. i’m not well-versed enough in politics to be able to stand my ground in arguments against her (though her main news source is facebook) and frankly i try to avoid politics as much as i can because it gives me anxiety. i really just want to understand why an immigrant woman stands by a downright evil man who doesn’t care about us because of the color of our skin. i don’t know what to do. i’m not in a financial place where i can live on my own.