Don’t argue about politics with him - argue about he propaganda that has corroded his mind. Tell him that Fox and Limbaugh lie to him to get votes for billionaires.

Thirty years of hate radio have brainwashed millions of Americans into believing that "other people" are stealing their money.

...the horseshit go down...
...the horseshit go down...

A spoonful of racism helps the horseshit go down...
...in the most de-PLOR-a-ble way.

(with apologies to Julie Andrews)

I could make a career out of dissecting the psychopathy wrapped up in it... But, it all boils down to a hateful bigotry.

I'll only single out the "tired of paying for freeloaders" bit... So, he'd be okay if the Blue States stopped their massive subsidizing of his red havens? Because, they're the biggest freeloaders out there.

when discovering that people previously thought of as intelligent and reasonable are A) Not intelligent, B) Not reasonable.
There may be other things about them that allowed friendship. I have a past (best) friend I lost who really saved my life and I will always be grateful for that but I can no longer be friends because of their thinking processes. I always sort of let what I didn't agree with slide in the past. That is what you do with friendships - there is a lot of compromise. My own mother is a Trump supporter. But in her case she is suffering from a bit of dementia and we just don't go there anymore. She spouts off the fox talking points. If I say anything political .. anything that she does not agree with she now says "Where did you get that from?" If I cite any sources she will claim they are all fake. Doesn't matter if it is the dictionary. I just don't go there anymore because it would fuel her distrust. It saddens me greatly because there is no way to get through this armor once you are viewed by another person as stating something they believe with a lot of emotion is false. At the same time, for adults that are not medically challenged I have decided that if their beliefs are not a world view I choose to accept or be complicit in, I am just not going to add myself to their reality. I am trying to understand the fact of how some human beings can justify their own or others acts of atrocity, and how some can be complicit and supporting of such acts. I really DO NOT understand it and maybe never will. These people have their own little hell they live in. I am so grateful that I am not there.

The true believers can't disprove the stories, so now they just deny any and all allegations. They cry fake news and ignore truths. So sad to see people I used to respect now blinded by hatred.

I don't remember his name, but that doesn't matter because I lost contact with him when I burned my old address book. 25 years ago.