Daughter stops Dad from watching Fox News for Xmas.

[Cattledog]

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[snowybirdie]

1. As someone with adult children

I'd be extremely mad and insulted if a child decided to choose my tv viewing for me. It's a free country and that child is infringing on my First Amendment rights. Shame on you.. Not cool folks!

[mwb970]

12. Are you not smart enough to just change the setting?

[pintobean]

20. I take it from the video that she set a pin.

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Regardless, she's in her father's home, vandalizing his property.

[snowybirdie]

30. So much negativity

On this beautiful morning. Merry Christmas!

[LanternWaste]

63. And I left a condensation ring on auntie's table.

The horror. The frickin' horror of first world inconveniences.

[pintobean]

67. You seem upset.

Did she spank you?

[snowybirdie]

29. Smart enough

To wish you a very Merry Christmas!

[sharedvalues]

16. Free? Or brainwashed by rightwing billionaire Murdoch?

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Murdoch gets people to hate brown and black people so you’ll vote to cut taxes on billionaires.

Fox News is absolute poison for our culture and our country. Any chance you have to take it away, you do it.

This is not a joke and this is not something to take lightly.

Fox News is poison. Turn it off.
If your parents watch it, turn it off. It’s too important for our society and our democracy.

[snowybirdie]

32. Never said I was a Fox viewer lol

Just an offended by a guest in my home trying to choose my watching habits. What if a Fox watching child tried to turn off Msnbc on a parent?

[sharedvalues]

41. Right. No bothsidesism. Fox is bad for America.

Fox uses hate and lies to get votes for its owner, Murdoch. You are trying to equate Fox and MSNBC. That’s like trying to equate Mussolini and Neville Chamberlain. Yes, they’re on different sides. But one uses hate to harm democracy, and the other does not.

As Americans we stand against hate. That means turning off Fox.

Take a freaking stand. Stand up for your g-d country. Stop the bothsidesism. And turn off Fox.

[LanternWaste]

64. Then it would still be much ado about nothing.

"What if a Fox watching child tried to turn off Msnbc on a parent?"

Then it would still be much ado about nothing. And people would still lament this horrible, first world inconvenience as though wearing wearing ash on the face, and renting clothes.

Though easy to infer that TV stations have certainly become branded identity for far too many people.

Because, at the end of the day, it's just another meaningless TV station we choose to invest our emotions into.

[sandensea]

59. Agreed - but that can be easier said than done, you know.

Raygun knew what he was doing by rescinding the Fairness Doctrine and giving Murdoch an expedited citizenship.

Well, after Nancy explained it to him 85 times no doubt.

[malchickiwick]

19. Ummm...First Amendment rights? Are you sure about that?

Read the first five words of the 1A again, and you will see what I mean.

[H2O Man]

34. "

[PAMod]

39. Amazing, isn't it?

[True Blue American]

23. Ah, come on!

Christmas joke.

My Son once yelled,” No Politics!” At his Christmas get togerther. Sure enough, no politics.

I once was seated between a Democrat woman and Republican on the sundeck.. i almost got tipped over when One said, Bush is really a great President fighting the war.”

[bitterross]

27. If you were dumb enough to be a Trump supporter, you need the help.

First of all, get a sense of humor.

Second of all, if you were a die-hard Trumper, then you'd clearly have mental issues that your children would need to be concerned about. So helping you get away from FOX news and all of its lying would be the right thing to do

[barbtries]

36. movie recommendation:

"The Brainwashing of My Dad"

it's a history of right wing media. i think it was an act of love if it sticks.

[Ms. Toad]

56. News flash: Your child is not the government and it is impossible for your child to infringe

your first amendment rights.

(I'd be pissed if my child prevented me - in my home - from watching what I wanted to watch. But it has nothing to do with the 1st amendment.)

[pintobean]

2. What a shitty daughter

[pintobean]

62. Kick

[LanternWaste]

65. There are few things worse in this world than denial of a TV station.

About the only think worse I can think of, are people who think it's indicative a a daughter's shittiness.

I get it... without our day time stories, many people are just so very, very small, which isn't so much shitty, as it is sadly bemusing.

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. That daughter is a GREAT American!

The Fox "news" Sewer and Hate radio have done unbelievable damage to this country. Every step necessary to help people escape the rightwing cult is our duty.

Congratulations to her!

[mwb970]

13. I think she just doesn't want him getting all riled up when they're together.

When right-wingers watch Fox "News" it makes them seethe with fear and rage. It's like the Two Minutes Hate in "1984".

[TheBlackAdder]

37. Or he might be the one who needs TV on 24x7 as background noise.

[Buckeyeblue]

4. If it's her house then I don't have an issue with it

I don't want that shit on. However, if I have company I also don't watch MSNBC either. Best not to mix company and politics.

[LongtimeAZDem]

24. It wasn't; it was her father's house. /nt

[Buckeyeblue]

38. Then it just depends on their family dynamic.

Maybe they like playing little pranks on each other.

[sharedvalues]

43. Remember, rightwing talking points and truth

Rightwing talking point: “Let’s not talk about Politics”

Truth: It’s peoples’ lives at stake. This is a national emergency. It’s not politics, it’s life. (Rightwing agenda: pretend everything is ok so the nation doesn’t wake up while they rewrite the tax laws, pack courts with judges, and destroy the EPA and our healthcare. Don’t let them silence you on important issues by telling you to stop talking about politics.)


Rightwing talking point: “Fox and MSNBC.”

Truth: Fox is a propaganda outlet, owned by rightwing billionaire Rupert Murdoch, that uses hate and lies to divide America and incite Americans against minorities and immigrants. MSNBC is a news station with some left wing hosts that is owned and run by a corporation which is conservative and profit-seeking.

NEVER say “Fox” and “MSNBC” in the same sentence and do not let anyone else do so. The rightwing agenda is to pretend the two are similar but on opposite sides. But this is a lie that no American who cares about democracy should tolerate.

[Buckeyeblue]

46. I don't see the point in ruining Christmas by arguing about politics

And trust me, I've had some heated extended family discussions about politics. Nothing gets accomplished and everyone gets pissed off.

So gatherings at my house will continue to be non-political. Everyone can enjoy each other's company and reflect on our shared history.

[sharedvalues]

50. Just recognize that's what the right wants

As long as you recognize that a rightwing talking point and strategy is “let’s not talk about politics” or “why do you have to politicize this”, I think your strategy is fine.

But if right wingers start hinting about politics, make sure to do the same. If they mention Obama or government, mention tax cuts for billionaires or the Koches. And move on.

[Mister Ed]

5. Daughter should block Fox at her own house.

It's inexcusable for her to do that as a guest in someone else's home.

[sharedvalues]

17. Fox is poison. You do it for their own good.

Fox airs Nazi-style propaganda against immigrants.
This is not a joke and this is not an exaggeration.

If they were watching Hitler, would you turn it off? Of course you would. This is in the same ballpark.

Yes I compared Fox to Nazis. Fox propaganda about immigrants hits all the same themes as the Nazis.

Fox is poison. This is incredibly important. Any chance you get to turn it off, you do so, even if your parents are upset. This is a cult intervention.

[Henk_sg]

28. When children become Guests in a parent's house

that parent is setting themselves up for a lonely existence. My Limbaugh listening dad moved into what used to be our family cabin and since then he's always made us feel like guests when we visit, sometimes unwelcome guests. Now he's 90 and complains that we don't visit often enough. Funny, eh?

[a la izquierda]

61. Right?

I have never felt like a guest in my parents’ homes. If I did, I wouldn’t visit.

[UpInArms]

6. Intervention at its finest

Trying to break the cult cycle is a hard thing

I hope he cannot figure out why Fux Spews won’t work ... and is exposed to what is really happening in the world.

[samnsara]

7. you are saving him from 24 hour of brain rot. What great idea!

[MineralMan]

8. I'm not a big fan of doing that.

I'd rather she talked to her father, instead. Coercion isn't how you do it. Really.

[mwb970]

14. Have you tried "talking" to a trump cultist?

The results are not good.

[MineralMan]

15. I have, yes. I talked one into turning off the television altogether

while I was there.

[True Blue American]

25. Will not work!

Just makes them irate. Trust me, I know. I am surrounded with Republicans,

[oberliner]

55. Me neither

A good conversation could have gone a long way.

[gordianot]

9. My brother a Fox junkie knows I will never set foot in house again.

We are both fine with that. As for me I do not discuss political beliefs with him other than I hate Fox News.

[sharedvalues]

51. This is the right strategy: talk Fox, not politics

It’s totally not worth your time to debate politics with a Fox/Limbaugh listener, as the rightwing media poison will just infect them later with another lie.

The only thing to do is talk to them about Fox and Murdoch and why they lie.

Good for you for pursuing this strategy.

[47of74]

10. When I had satellite I had it blocked.

I figured I was the one paying for it so I got to block it. People could watch the hardest core pornography for all I care but I will not pay for that shitstream called Fox News

[doc03]

11. I was on the elliptical at the gym a couple days

ago. The tv directly in front of me was on ESPN then suddenly Fox pops up. This asshole in back of me had the attendant to change it to Fox. I turned around and told him to put It back on ESPN or anything other than Fox. I got a dirty look but fuck those assholes. The gym is in WV
every tv is always on Fox if you don't speak up.

[sharedvalues]

18. Good for you! This is how we will take back the country.

More of us should be telling people to turn Fox off.
Good for you for standing up for our democracy against plutocrats and demogogues.

[GoCubsGo]

21. I had a similar experience here in SC.

This was back when my gym left the remotes out, rather than leaving each set on a channel permanently. I don't remember what I was watching, but schmuck asked if he could change the channel. I said, as long as it's not Fox News, I don't care. I'm sure his dirty look was the same as the one you got. I stood my ground, and didn't give up that remote until I was finished. Kept getting dirty looks from him the whole time, too. Whatevs. "Fuck those assholes", indeed.

The "ladies only" area of my gym has a lounge with a TV. If Fox is on there, and nobody is watching, I change the channel. Interestingly, I rarely see Fox on it these days. They usually have it set on HGTV, which is the next channel up. I suspect I might not be the only one who turns off the Propaganda Channel.

[ooky]

22. Things like this make me so glad

we have no practicing MAGAts in our family. I don't take that for granted, I consider it a blessing.

[DFW]

35. For all practical purposes, I enjoy the same blessing

I do have a cousin in Memphis I haven't seen since Clinton's first term. My aunt (his mom) told me later on he had turned into a Cheneybushie, so I have to assume he is now a Trumpador. Fine with me. I doubt our paths will ever cross again, so it's not like I'll have to cross the street to avoid running into him.

[Ilsa]

26. If it is his tv, his cable bill, then

I would say that this is inappropriate. I certainly wouldn't want someone blocking my viewing habits.

[yellowwoodII]

31. Lighten Up

I assume that the poster was being funny. If only one could block Fox so easily.
I trust that "Dad" could figure it out and get back to his favorite station.

[Pepsidog]

33. Fox truly is the Enemy of the People !

[NickB79]

40. I think it's ironic how many here think this is ok

I'm almost tempted to start a thread with a fake story about how a Trump-loving family member locked my TV to only play Fox News, and watch the outrage pour in.

I hate Fox and Trump as much as anyone here, but it's his house, his TV, and he's a grown man. She just created a serious trust issue with her father that may last a very long time. God help any grandkids that might get caught up in it.

[DavidDvorkin]

48. Yes.

[Raine]

54. Yes, exactly nt

[Funtatlaguy]

42. I'm proud of you - ignore the moral police 👮‍♀️ bashers.

[MaryMagdaline]

44. My mother-in-law developed dimentia in her 90s

Even in that state, she informed the aids who took care of her that she watches CNN only, not “that channel.” She did not remember the name for Fox, but knew something was wrong with it.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

45. Even if it's not tuned to Fox News,

I cannot abide being in a house where the TV is on all the time.

[LittleGirl]

60. Me too!

I come from a family that has a tv on 24/7. They only shut it off when they are sleeping and some of them, need to put the timer on their bedroom tv in order to fall asleep. I don't understand those people that need that noise on all day long. I enjoy the silence of thinking and reading and can't stand to have that noise on in the background. I don't mind music as long as it's not rap or opera. ha.

One of my brothers has a tv in every room and garage. He will have four tvs running at once so that he never misses a beat. I think he can't stand to be alone is my guess even though he lives alone.

[MineralMan]

47. My Brother-in-law is a MAGAt

He always used to have Fox News on his monster flat screen. But, he's also a car nut, loves custom cars, and even builds his own hot rods. The last time I was at his house, I switched his TV to the REV'N channel, which offers non-stop automotive programming. He had never seen that channel before. He hasn't watched Fox News since. Now he bores everyone with stuff he saw on REV'N.

Best of all, he thanked me for finding that channel.

http://www.revntv.com/schedule/

[hughee99]

49. It is okay to do this as long as you are blocking ideas that

We don’t agree with. We should make sure people don’t hear things that differ from our opinions.

[treestar]

53. It would be an interesting experiment

if possible to get a deplorable to quit watching it and check back after a week and see if they have mellowed out at all.

[Manastash]

57. Don't judge!

It all depends on the relationship. They may have had a merty time! Ho ho ho!

[calimary]

58. You're doing him a very loving and caring good deed.

[Generic Other]

66. They probably prank each other all the time

I imagine Dad is plotting his revenge.

But what if it's a more serious intervention? Example: If an armed agitated senior is being triggered by Fox to act on aggressive inclinations (in other words, he's scaring Grandma), I have no problem with a family member intervening. It is not about the first amendment, it's about public safety.