5 Ways to Deal With Your Conservative Relatives This Thanksgiving

[Pryderi]

5 Ways to Deal With Your Conservative Relatives This Thanksgiving


1. Brush up on Obama conspiracy theories. There’s a good chance you’ll need to defend the president against some of the more outrageous claims being circulated by Fox News--especially the claim that he hasn’t done anything useful for the country. Now, if your relatives are of the “Obama is a Marxist, Satanist, Islamic fundamentalist who wants to put our children in re-education camps” persuasion, you should probably just invest in a hip flask or three and plan on getting out of there ASAP. But assuming you’re dining with nominally reasonable human beings, you should brush up on what the heck Obama has done so far. Conveniently, you can gather some key facts and stats at the Web site What the Heck Has Obama Done So Far (or its raunchier cousin, if that’s more your style). “Yes, cousin Billy, Obama does support our troops; he’s helped provide crucial services like transportation for families of fallen soldiers to Dover air base and counseling for veterans,” you might say. And don’t forget to remember credible sources in case they don’t believe you.

http://www.alternet.org/news/148958/5_ways_to_deal_with_your_conservative_relatives_this_thanksgiving/

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1. I just a one way

I stay home w/ my family.

[Celtic Raven]

2. Staying home

:party: without fights.

[AnArmyVeteran]

3. Thankfully, I haven't had to see my 2 older, right wing siblings in 3 years.

That is one thing I am very thankful for. They are pure evil.

[ThomThom]

4. Don't talk to them

something I practice every day