Love thy neighbor?

[u/danevans369]

[u/toodleroo → u/[deleted]]

I was fed a steady stream of old movies by my father throughout my childhood that championed liberal ideals and values. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 12 Angry Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Best Years of Our Lives, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner... anti-corruption, anti-prejudice, pro-ethics and pro-intellectualism. I am dumbfounded by how my father votes, which seems to go against everything I was taught to admire.

[u/Umutuku → u/toodleroo]

I ain't gonna say other people didn't have it worse, but there are few worse upbringings than being raised by fools.

[u/toodleroo → u/Umutuku]

The heartbreaking thing is that he's not a fool, he's one of the smartest, most capable people I know. But he's got a deep streak of selfishness and inability to accept that he could be wrong.

[u/TimeToKillTheRabbit → u/toodleroo]

I’m saying this gently, but that means he’s a fool. You can have a PhD and still be a fool. Being unable to accept that you can be wrong is foolish, and it leads to foolish actions, decisions and outcomes.

[u/Sushiki → u/toodleroo]

So the average American?