Take heart, you are not alone. I endure the same suffering in silence. Some of my poor misguided relatives are just that - misguided. My mother-in-law is convinced that any day now she will lose her Social Security and now get the flu and die. Others in the family are wracked with self-interest (which they can't see) as their jobs are directly dependent on tax dollars (school teacher) while others depend on Gov't regulation to promote their business (petroleum clean-up and other environmental services). The conversation never gets beyond the snide remarks stage. They get their news from the Boston Globe and the rock-and-roll radio news so of course they are poorly informed despite their opinions of themselves. They will believe what they believe. I try to make progress on very broad top-level philosophical ideas.
Wow. These people sound like a-holes. Who would ever marry into a family like that?