The purpose of this thread is to post Thanksgiving stories about political interactions between families and friends. Below is a video about one such recent interaction. I agree 100% with Grandma in the above. Others might side with Uncle Bob and there are discussion topics aplenty so your thoughts and opinions are welcome. Thanksgiving spats are something we could learn how to handle in less contentious manners because it is the only GENUINE family based holiday where we all share a table together as the main event. Grandma put Thanksgiving first and she is right that it does come first. Please feel free to share your own Thanksgiving interactions in any format and they do not have to be current, lessons learned do not age.
One of the very few times that an entire extended family gets together would be Thanksgiving. Is it really that hard to simply not discuss politics for four or five hours?
Seems ignorant racist uncle Bob didn't like having his own argument thrown back at him. Hypocrisy thy known as. That being said, I remember my dad telling me, when I was a kid, to never talk politics or religion in mixed company because rarely does it ever end good. And that was back in the 70's. It's much worse these days with the partisan crazies on BOTH sides.
When I find myself in a discussion with someone who is diametrically opposed to my views, I ask a lot of questions. Like 'why' or 'how'. Those who believe blindly won't be able to answer the questions. Discussion over.
Your father's advice is sound but we discuss politics without rancour, it is all about how much you are willing to listen. Find the common ground and build from there. Uncle Bob is a worst case scenario, people like that simply don't get another invite in my experience.
I've been around many political discussions and have found neither side is willing to actually listen. All they do is dish out digs at each other. In my opinion it's just not worth going down that road. But that's me. Others are free to do whatever they choose.
