"How is a guy like your brother supposed to have any idea what is going on in the world when he is hearing nonsense from right wing media and nonsense from his elected officials, and then if he is on the internet and reading any of the stuff from the total loons out there...well, man, your breakthrough potential there is pretty damn low. 

It is sad that you can't have a conversation with your own brother about things. These are our lives now. The plan/script to push the country into warring factions that can't stand each other and won't listen to each other has worked. If we don't communicate with each other we can't work anything out. It is part of the plan."

That's a good summary of what I'm up against and where I'm at. I have a sister who falls into the same camp with him and I think they bolster one another. When he first started voicing concerns on Facebook about the election being stolen and also stating that he wouldn't be getting the vaccine, I reached out to him but he wouldn't respond. He wouldn't even take my phone call. I don't recognize him anymore. He's never been political but he definitely seems so now, almost to the point of being radicalized. I know that sounds extreme but I'm not sure how else to phrase it. I've done all I can do and I don't see myself investing more time in trying to reach him. 

Whoever could have guessed that our democracy and our way of life could be bought and trashed for a few billion dollars in advertising revenue? And yet, our trillions in defense spending are useless in fighting this enemy.

Kevin g