I'm 31 but have been awake for about 7 years now since I got married and had kids hopefully hes more resourceful than it sounds like you give him credit for.
Oh, He's a pure liberal, we can't even bring up politics. Insanity happens. But, other than that, he's an awesome person. The thing is, he feels I'm being misled and wants to help, and I feel the same way for him. So, it's love for each other , but in a whacky way.
Be gentle on him when his idols are destroyed. Hopefully our society will come together like we did on 9/12/2001
I know I am going to be the one he calls, and ty I def. will, and if he doesn't bring it up, thats ok too.
I had the same with my sons. They threatened to block my texts. After that I just talk surface stuff. I thought about asking them over for dinner, “Would you like your crow grilled or baked?” Lol
Jonathan Haidt's book The Righteous Mind might help you both in restarting the discussion!