“He asked me why I could turn conservative. I told him it was because, thanks to the internet, talk radio, and library research, I learned what a pile of lies liberalism is.”
Got that issue with one of my kids. My standard answer is that I understand history, economics and context, and believe in reason, responsibility and accountability. I then tell him we will agree to until he comes to his senses.
My brother thinks I've been brainwashed. That's even after I told him I voted for Dems for decades. So I told him he's brainwashed. He really thinks millions of conservatives didn't vote for Obama because he was black. I asked him if he would have voted for Herman Cain. He called him a crackpot. Then I accused him of being a racist.
Then I asked him if he voted for Obama and Biden and not McCain and Palin. Of course he voted for Obama. I accused him of being a sexist. Then I asked him how does it feel to be accused of racism and sexism just because you don't like the politics of your opponent. Nothing affects him. He'll be a diehard lib to his death.