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[Puck Beaverton]

The amount of "Hilary is a murderer" and "Emperor Hussein Obama" talk I have to sit through and nod is getting old. God why do I have to live with these fucking people.

The worst part is if I try any kind of argument I'll be told I'm brainwashed by the media, because they have the facts.

 

[LiK]

sometimes it's best to walk away.

 

[Ashby]

They're actually all bleeding heart liberals and are just trying to get you to move out.

 

[2 Slice Toaster]

Sitting through political talk with ________ is so tiring.

 

[HStallion]

That's when you stop talking and start swinging.

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

The topics you should never bring up in conversation are religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

Be smug and dismissive and just say "i can't wait until he loses lol." Don't actually say lol though.

 

[kAmui-]

That must be so frustrating :|

I'm glad my parents are fairly liberal, but more importantly actually respond well to reason and logic.

 

[How About No]

That's when you stop talking and start swinging.

...you mean swing-voting, I hope

 

[Newt]

It's not Emperor Hussein Obama, it's Sultan Hussein Obama.

 

[Spoiled Milk]

That's when you stop talking and start swinging.

You want OP to punch his family members??!!

 

[therealist]

Just call your parents racists.

 

[HvySky]

After a while, you learn to just not get involved. It's usually not worth it. If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone in my family say Hillary is a criminal who deserves to be in jail or worse, I could probably retire early.

 

[Angry Grimace]

My mother's side of the family is extremely conservative, but luckily don't subscribe to insane conspiracy theories. They just really, really like guns.

 

[gogojira]

That's nearly my entire family, aside from my parents. The shit I see on Facebook is disturbing.

 

[Snowybreak]

Just leave. Say that you'd rather not listen to their political views and leave. What would their response be? "No, sit down and listen to what we have to say?" No, just walk out. Trust me, it's a valid strategy and it gets your point across.

Edit: as in leave the room or whatever and go do something else. I should start doing tone once-overs on my posts.

 

[Fades]

That's when you stop talking and start swinging.

But what does having an open marriage have to do with politics

 

[LCGeek]

Sorry to hear. In my family only my dad and like two brothers were outright conservative let alone republican, out of 11 . The bigger part of the family is more mixed since there is a ton of military experience and blow back to either side. Then there are types like me who don't really care for most of it except ensuring the worst doesn't happen every 4 years, midterms are another matter I vote but that doesn't change most of the people on team blue supposedly.

Gaffers say it all the time here and I will say it again don't waste time on the stubbornly foolish. Unless they want serious changes and are asking about them they literally are nothing more then self appointed gaurdians of the systemtic process they are part of in their own twisted way. I'd say it likes talking with a wall, but walls don't talk and even they aren't half as dense as the types you describe.

 

[PillarEN]

It's not Emperor Hussein Obama, it's Sultan Hussein Obama.

I thought it was B-Rock "The Islamic Shock" Hussein Superallah Obama.

Whenever I'm in a similar situation to the OP I just sort of nod without adding anything. That usually shifts the conversation elsewhere after the person vented some stuff.

 

[HStallion]

...you mean swing-voting, I hope

Well round house kicking, suplexing, titty twisting, all the good stuff.

You want OP to punch his family members??!!

Someone has to do it.

 

[Hatty]

I'm lucky I'm stuck with political apathy in my family. Though sometimes I get terrible "jokes" about how you can see Lady Gaga's Adams apple and complaints about BLM with comments like "Some guy got his throat cut a week ago, and they protest this?"

Other than that it's been fine. Or they talk about stuff while I'm not there because I usually argue, but thats fine with me.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

It's not Emperor Hussein Obama, it's Sultan Hussein Obama.

I think it's Caliph Imam Hussein Obama I.

THE FIRST.

BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE START OF HIS DYNASTY.

 

[Boney]

Ask them if they think Obama is a terrorist just because he's black

 

[Rexatality]

My parents fought off against politics for a while that we decided its better off if my dad didn't discuss politics with the family or online.

I don't blame them. Political discussion usually fractures families.

 

[cyborgnumberblue]

Beat them up

 

[Spoiled Milk]

Well round house kicking, suplexing, titty twisting, all the good stuff.



Someone has to do it.

Can we... not advocate violence here? Especially against family members? Thanks.

 

[CyclopsRock]

God why do I have to live with these fucking people.

It's entirely possible that they're wondering the same thing.

 

[ghostofsparta]

I feel you OP. My family is strange though, they have a Republican mindset (less government support) and conservative mindset (against BLM, very religious), yet vote Democratic.

It could be a lot worse, but it's tiring to have to hear about how homeless people are human garbage, how poor people need to work harder, how people of color just need to get it together.


My solution? Moved out and only visit once a month.

 

[HStallion]

Can we... not advocate violence here? Especially against family members? Thanks.

I think its rather obvious I'm being facetious. Should I make it more ridiculous and say he should cannibalize his family?

 

[ClosingADoor]

I don't do much political discussion. My brother used to bring it up a lot growing up. He went from left wing socialist to right wing individualist which was fun to see. I always just let it go, until one evening I called him out on some bullshit when he basically told everyone who has it bad was lazy. He forgot we kind of had a spectacular upbringing, without worry about money or student debt, and little housing costs when moving out due to help from our parents giving a lot of freedom and opportunity. Only time I got actual upset in a political discussion, since his tone was just one of being above everyone else. We don't talk politics much anymore.

 

[PillarEN]

I think its rather obvious I'm being facetious. Should I make it more ridiculous and say he should cannibalize his family?

Would be a modest proposal

 

[HStallion]

Would be a modest proposal

Hot sauce goes great with conservative nonsense.

 

[Snowybreak]

Would be a modest proposal

Jesus... Fucking kudos for that reference.

 

[Shmuppers]

Yeah, I've been there. They're your family tho, you gotta love em

 

[Shabadoo69]

I'm in the same boat. I am very very liberal and every other person in my family is the exact opposite. I can't even talk politics with them at all. I still consider myself open minded and will listen to all sides but talking with them and listening to them is fucking frustrating. They listen to fox news and believe whatever they say.

 

[Yoritomo]

Talking politics with anyone that considers it a team sport is about the worst conversation imaginable. Both parties are full of such corruption and idiocy that every body on either team has had cognitive bias helping them swallow bullshit until it's all they can spout.

Everyone has more to say about how terrible the other team is than anything regarding political action or philosophy.

The only thing worse is religion.

 

[Amory]

Part of life. I tried for a while to talk politics with my family but now I just avoid the topic.

I get along great with them in every other regard, so it's not a huge deal

 

[Matty77]

While I usually have this issue since most of my family close to extended other than my mother and brother and me are conservative republicans, it's not been a problem this election since they all are voting Hillary over trump because while they do have shitty values and privilege they are not completely insane.

 

[How About No]

Hot sauce goes great with conservative nonsense.

Oh shit now we know how Hillary keeps her strength up

 

[The Kree]

I've gotten some "Trump's crazy and Hillary's a thief, can't vote for either one" lately. I just nod and smile.

 

[Shig]

Yeah, usually it's not bad but I went through a few spates of it on vacation with my dad last week. He started talking shit about Kaepernick as small talk and there's just no talking sense to him regarding black lives matter and the police situation, just gross generalizations and a startling lack of empathy.

At least he recognizes that Trump is a shitheel.

 

[Horns]

I keep calling family out. After saying "Love ya, but you're factually wrong. Maybe you should learn a little more before talking." to my wife's family they've stopped bringing it up. The emails stopped long ago.

 

[Pamplemousse]

I actually have immediate family members who truly believe that Obama is a communist. No joke, they actually believe this.

My grandmother also believes that Obama is a Muslim and sympathetic to ISIS.

 

[LegendofJoe]

My parents fought off against politics for a while that we decided its better off if my dad didn't discuss politics with the family or online.

I don't blame them. Political discussion usually fractures families.

I wouldn't marry someone that didn't generally agree with me politically. My wife is progressive and rational, and I love her for it. That said if I was married to a close-minded conservative I would swear off discussing politics as well.

As to the OP though I'm in the same boat. All of my family with the exception of my brother, step-brother, and Mom are Republican conservatives. The large majority of my wife's family is also conservative. So suffice to say I try to avoid any and all political discussions when I'm with family. It would only result in harming our relationship, which I don't want.

 

[JustenP88]

Yeah, can't stand political talk with family or strangers. I live in Oklahoma and I'm pretty liberal so I keep that shit to myself whenever possible. There's no winning here and some of the more crazy ones get violently angry at the existence of liberals and all the evil things they stand for (climate change legislation, gun laws, gay rights, being decent to minorities).

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

If I'm asked a direct question, I'll answer it. Otherwise I don't even bother.

 

[Omegasquash]

The amount of "Hilary is a murderer" and "Emperor Hussein Obama" talk I have to sit through and nod is getting old. God why do I have to live with these fucking people.

The worst part is if I try any kind of argument I'll be told I'm brainwashed by the media, because they have the facts.

They have only the best facts. Look at the success that their facts are enjoying. Tremendous, just really, really tremendously successful facts.

 

[Ordinaryundone]

Having political discussions with anyone is tiring and usually disappointing. 99% of the time it's just people bitching one way or another about things they don't really understand.

 

[mavo]

My dad thinks demand side economics work and i'm not out there exposing him, family is family what can you do.

 

[Shadybiz]

It is. And I've lost a bit of respect for both my dad and my grandmother during this election.