I disagree with your statement that “It’s not a good idea to talk politics at Thanksgiving dinner - unless you are certain that you are in entirely friendly territory”
This year is different.
Those who know the truth should not hold back.
Tell the truth to your clueless family members, just make sure you do it with love.
I am wishing I’d compiled “talking points for Thanksgiving dinner” now
Well, if you want to ruin the dinner, go full speed ahead.
I don’t think you’re going to ‘make friends and influence people’, who may have just been looking forward to a pleasant meal and friendly chat, if you turn it into an opportunity for polemics. I would do that on another day.
What you think is ‘love’ might be received by another as just irritation at a moment when they didn’t want or expect it.
Better to warm them up by being a very friendly and non-threatening host. Hit them with the politics on a later day.
Good luck with that. Personally, I like seeing my far-flung family when I have the opportunity, not fighting with them.
Good luck with that.
Sadly, I don’t have any family members...who disagree with me.
The only real liberals are my moonbat aunt and uncle and their snowflake daughter. We likely won’t see them this year.
A few years ago, we were at a family party. A bunch of people started drifting off to a small room in the basement. Snowflake finally came in wondering what we were doing. We were showing off our new guns to each other.