The context of the following conversation is Austin was vindictive and a grudge holder, so he sent Kendall off to war.:
Austin says I think I have problems with forgiveness..
The friend responds What did you do?.
Austin responds I told my son Kendall to go ahead and fight the war if he can't admit that he's wrong..
The friend responds You encouraged him? ?.
Austin responds Yeah, all because he kept pushing these regressive ideologies and turned out completely different than what I had expected..
The friend responds Do you think that will work?.