Me: Why?
YLB: He's a bad president.
Me: Why do you think that?
YLB: He's no good at the job.
Me: What makes you think he's not any good? What don't you like about him?
YLB: He's got bad policies.
Me: Which of his policies are bad?
YLB: All of them.
Me: What's wrong with them?
YLB: They're bad.
Me: What's bad about them?
YLB: They're not getting us anywhere.
Me: Which policies aren't helping?
YLB: None of them.
Me: Why not?
YLB: They're bad.
Me: Which policies don't you like?
YLB: I don't like any of them.
Me: Is there one policy in particular that you have a problem with?
YLB: I don't like any of them.
Me: I got that, but is there a certain one you don't like most?
YLB: No. I don't like any of them.
Me: Can you tell me any of his policies at all?
YLB: They're all bad.
Me: Yes, but WHY are they bad?
YLB: They're ruining our economy.
Me: The economy was f*cked up before Obama got into office.
YLB: But he made it worse.
Significant Other (trying to be helpful): The economy is a few years behind the policies, you know. The economy won't improve significantly for a few more years.
YLB: Yeah, and it's Obama's fault.
Me: Not really...
YLB: Yes, it is.
Me: He's trying to help, you know. You don't get to be president and purposely screw over the country.
YLB: He's making everything worse.
Me: Think what you want.
YLB: Democrats are stupid.
Me: Thank you. I appreciate the insult. You know, the people you support contribute to the issue of me not being able to marry who I want.
YLB: Huh?
Me: I'm a boy. Well, I think of myself as a boy. And as a boy, I can't marry another boy.
YLB: Why not?
Me: Because certain politicians have enforced certain policies and actively tried to stop other policies that would allow gay people to get married.
YLB: Republicans don't like gay people?
Me: I wouldn't say that. Not all Republicans think that way. But a decent amount of Republican policies do slow down the progress the gay rights movement has been making.
YLB: Don't insult Republicans!
Me: Do you understand the politics of the people you support?
YLB: Yes. Democrats are bad and they'll ruin the country.
Me: But do you understand the POLITICS you SUPPORT?
YLB: Yes.
Me: Okay. Which policies do you like?
YLB: I like Republican policies. I don't like Democrat policies.
Me: Which policies do you like? Which ones don't you like?
YLB: I like the Republican policies and I don't like the Democrat policies.
Me: But which policies in particular? Name one.
YLB: Democrats are stupid.
Me: I give up.
How do I relate to this kid? *sad sigh*
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