My wife's family is a large group of Professors and Teachers. (My wife is a "Security Mom") We've had several uncomfortable conversations.
A recent funeral gathering turned into a Michael Moore fanclub session. I try to bite my tongue, but sometimes enough is enough. They have this condescending attitude that if you don't agree with them you're stupid. Because that, they think they can bring up any topic socially.
Well, I'm definitely not stupid. But to be civil, I just tell them that I completely disagree with their views and that I think it is rude to discuss politics or religion in a social gathering.
With all the looting of RNC headquarters and viciousness on the left's side, we don't need to sink to their level. George W doesn't sink to this level either, and that is one more reason to vote for him.
It was good to vent about this for a minute.
I was getting up to walk out of the service, but my husband put his hand on my knee and pushed it back down. He held my hand and whispered don't let the idiots (not the word he used) get me down.
After the funeral, I went to my sister's house and Nick's commie sister came and asked me to come into the family room so all of the neices and nephews, hippies and commies all, could debate politics with me.
I told her that I was here for my sister and wouldn't set foot in the family room even at gun point. I asked her why do liberals always have to gang up on people and put them on the spot, was it because they needed to travel in packs because logic and facts are not on their side? I told her that if anyone bothered me, I would leave. I did leave anyway because I was nauseated by this behavior.
What a bunch of wackjobs. Now this brother in law is a doctor and wants to move to Indiana because the med mal insurance is way too high in the People's Republic of Illinois!!!!!!!!!!!