"She said" Maybe now we'll find out where all the bodies are buried!" "
Tell her that Fort marcy Park is probably a good starting point.
Well my wife asked me that magical question this weekend, "why are you so cold to my mother?"
I told her very calmly that I will only talk to a liberal if I must. She wasn't thrilled with it. So I had to call my MiL. Up came Halliburton again. So I asked her if she read the Star Ledger this weekend about the companies that got contracts for NO. She said yes. I then asked her who were the companies that got contracts. She said, Bechtel, The Shaw group and one other. I asked if it was Halliburton as she so claimed. She said that Conservative newspapers wouldn't print that.
I hung up on her.
Several of my relatives are ultra-liberal and we co-exist best just by declaring a truce -- we try to NEVER discuss politics together. I know some/many will think that's a cop-out, but I think it's better than hating each other, which is the path we were starting onto when we decided we could co-exist as a family but just stay away from politics (most of the time). Then, every so often my dad sends a conservative email around to all of us and the libs just go bonkers - but mostly we just try to keep our family outside of the political universe entirely.
Sorry 'bout your in-law prob.
I've had fights with lots of relations re: politics, so now
I try a different tack.
I tell them that most arguments start due to the fact that most
people come from different starting points.
Their world views can differ.
The different parties have incomplete knowledge regarding the
history of whatever subject they are discussing.
They have different life experiences so are unable to comprehend
certain facts, or concepts. And there are other reasons.
So before I begin a discussion(soon argument), I tell them
I want to know what they know about the issue, and their
world view, and their life experiences...soon the discussion
fizzles cuz they realize they haven't really thought deep
on their own biases, or the topic, and they soon are not
in any argumentative mood. Unless they agree to discuss issues
that relate to their level of understanding, I don't argue.
It would be like two drunks fighting in an alley.