Not Upset, Just Frustrated at Mom

Maybe encourage your mom and she can still learn from you. Sounds like she's going through a lot indeed. We have no control over how others, family or not, choose to respond to discussions political or moral in nature. I agree, we can learn a lot from each other. Provided both parties are capable of truly listening to other's points of view as well as speaking their own. Sometimes with family it's difficult. I learned to accept folks as they are and adjust my own expectations accordingly.

My grandfather on my dad's side only had a 4th grade education. He had to work to help contribute to the welfare of the family until he went into the Navy during WW2. Yet, he was one of the smartest people I knew and I learned a lot from him as a kid. He too would put himself down because he never "got an education". But he lived comfortably as a blue-collar worker until he passed in retirement. We had many hours of philosophical and political discussions. He was a very practical man as well as smart.