Just a thought but maybe everyone could put politics aside for a couple of hours and be thankful for everything they have?
That’s my rule. If any of these peckerheads in the DU thread pulled this crap at my gathering, they go out the door. I’ll still give them food, but theirs would be “to go” on a paper plate with plastic silverware and paper napkins.
That’s why nobody ever gets into it at my gatherings.
Almost all my old friends are liberals (I evolved, they stayed the same). I enjoy arguing with them and they with me. It never gets rancorous. I mostly ask questions until I’ve led them into some logically impossible position and then just let the truth sink in. They’re usually pretty good natured about being completely wrong. Lately they’ve been complaining about Obama, so I’ve switched to playing devil’s advocate and pointing out all the big liberal projects he’s gotten going like collectivized medical care. They’re starting to grasp that buyer’s remorse is real.