It has been 5249 days since Sean Hannity agreed to be waterboarded to raise money for a veteran's family charity and to show that waterboarding was not torture. Sean Hannity has yet to be waterboarded.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hannity-offers-to-be-wate_n_190354?utm_source=reddit.com

And I'm sure he thinks, "And I turned out just fine!'

As someone who was also hit with a belt as a child, I can confidently assure you that it's definitely part of what's wrong with me and him both.

It seems his reaction to that was less "this should never happen to anyone" and more "if I survived, so can you," which explains - though not excuses - his wretched outlook on the world.

"I got hit with a strap. Bam, bam, bam—and I've never been to a shrink[. . .]I had welts when my father hit me in the legs with his belt," Hannity told his guests as they detailed the allegations leveled against Peterson[. . . .]"My father punched me in the face when I talked back to him once, and I deserved it," Hannity later said in the discussion while defending his dad's alleged actions[. . . .]Hannity then removed his own belt and proceeded to whip his desk. "I got it like this," the host said. "And I deserved it[. . . .]So my father should have been arrested based on today's standards?"

Yeah, dude. He should have.

“Yeah, he used to take his baton and crack my skull, SPLAT! Split it wide open and gave me permanent brain damage! But I probably deserved that too. Dads will be dads, amirite?” /s

Is it possible his father could see into the future?

Hannity then removed his own belt and proceeded to whip his desk. "I got it like this," the host said. "And I deserved it. I was a troubled kid."

This is why it's a bad idea to trust a conservative to help when you have troubles

CW warning please

He's bragging about it.

Wilhelm Reich, The Mass Psychology of Fascism

what, like he's special?

I got hit with a belt once or twice, a hand maybe once or twice. It wasn’t the worst thing my dad did either. All of his bullying, drinking, and mean words were much worse. It was only until the last 5-8 years we could have a good relationship. Even if you think getting hit by a belt by your dad isn’t bad, it’s indicative of their parenting style which in my experience where the negative feelings come in.