Am I the a**hole for bringing up the homeless crisis to my mother?

[InsecureLivesMatter]

I told my mom today about an issue I had with a black female stranger telling me to put my phone down (I said "ok Karen" to her) while I had music on me even though it was public property and I didn't put on anything offensive.

I told both my mom and dad about the homeless crisis. My mom said not to let 20 seconds ruin my day and to just "get over it and move on" (I HATE those terms, it literally reminds me of gaslighting). My dad half-agreed with me but also that I shouldn't have been rude to her and called her a Karen, that "she was (likely) just looking out for (me)". I always pay attention to the streets and I am only writing this while on my phone on the street because I am stressed out and alone right now.

My mom isn't into politics but I told her that I hate living in a Democrat state; my dad is also nearly as conservative as I am, but he was discussing the issue in the city he lives in (in the same state) after I told him the city I live in is almost as bad as the ghetto city I lived in before.

He told me the city I live in has "a low crime rate and a high police presence everywhere". Right after I brought up the corrupt cops!

I am seriously considering running for office one day.

Yes, you are the a**hole

No, you're not the a**hole

Updates

1 y

My dad believes that even when someone is rude to me, I should always stay polite. My mom believes that I should not let a moment bother me in life. My stepdad is a bit more blunt than my own dad so I don't talk much with him even though he's no longer political (he used to be a centrist).

Updates

1 y

Honestly I don't want to be too blunt about my parents but I feel like my mom especially is trying so hard to emasculate me and my experiences with people. The irony is that my mom used to follow my stepdad's lead in old-school gender concepts.

[LazerBean]

I don't follow the whole story, quite honestly, but if you are going to be a snowflake about someone telling you to get over things, you certainly are not going to enjoy living in a conservative state.

[InsecureLivesMatter]

I'm not REALLY a conservative.

[InsecureLivesMatter]

I may seem like a conservative due to the fact that I cannot stand establishment Republicans and just about any Democrat. In reality I am a paleolibertarian and I hate being told what to do. Paleolibertarianism is closer to paleoconservatism than classical liberalism.

[LazerBean]

Yeah, you do not seem conservative to me but it seemed like you were trying to imply that you were in the post

[InsecureLivesMatter]

Here I would score 8.5-9.5 out of 15 on the conservative scale, basically 5.5-6.5 out of 15 on the liberal scale. 9.0 con, 6.0 lib; give or take!

www dot businessinsider dot com/psychological-differences-between-conservatives-and-liberals-2018-2#both-conservatives-and-liberals-think-theyre-always-being-fair-15

[USLegionary]

I can see why she told you to get over it and not let it ruin your day. She is absolutely right.

[Anonymous]

If you are running for office, then the country is fucked. The world needs fewer people like you, not more.

[findacure4wokeness]

Do think your current president is better then this kid?

[Anonymous]

Yep you are.