Posted: 1/8/2013 12:40:32 PM EDT
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So I've seen here in the last week or so a couple of topics about people with liberal friends and weather or not they should end those relationships when the libtard is just too strong with the dark side of the force.
My question to you, GD. Is if you have family that is the same way, and worse in my case, is it ever appropriate to cut ties with them over these differences. A little bit about my situation, Raised liberal by uneducated liberal mother and educated liberal convert father (was conservative thru Reagan) Thought liberal until college when I started to seperate my head and ass from the perfect circle they had created after I started thinking for myself as well as seeing how fellow students/professors acted and beliefs they maintained which I did not agree with at all. Rest of family (aunts. uncles, cousins) all libtards with the exception of 2 of my cousins husbands. Live 1000 miles away from nearest family, see them a week a year for vacation. Other than the occasional telephone call to the parents and brother, I only ever keep in touch thru Facebook (in before the Facebook flaming) where I've been posting pro 2A posts and links to data and videos, and anti ZerO topics and pics which they call me crazy for. Have tried to debate family and lib friends to show the the error of their ways with soild facts and logic but all I get are comments to the tone of "he drank the kool-aid" I have no doubt in my mind if the SHTF they would turn on me not unlike neighbors or co-workers but under the assumption it would be "for my own good". I'm a gun owner, NRA member, and .gov employee (DVA Hospital employee) decided since I never enlisted myself because my parents would disown me for it, I'd serve those who served us instead. All of which they are dead against. The rift is there, and I believe it too large to bridge. So walk a mile in my shoes GD, and tell me what would you do? 
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It would be a hard thing to dis-own a family. I would just make it very plain to them... Tell them you disagree with them about politics. If you only spend a few days a year together, you could ask them (and agree to yourself) to NOT talk about politics, etc. If they or you cannot go 5 days without getting into an arguement, then just let it go. If they cannot do the same, just remind yourself that they have made the decision to not see you, not the other way around. |
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Accept that you aren't going to change their minds. Find things that you do have common viewpoints on and stick with that when communicating with them. Or don't. Do whatever you want. I've been trying to do this, but even when we are getting along you can still cut the tension with a knife. If they were just friends I would have ejected and wouldn't have even asked anyone here, but it's family and I'm very torn. |
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It would be a hard thing to dis-own a family. I would just make it very plain to them... Tell them you disagree with them about politics. If you only spend a few days a year together, you could ask them (and agree to yourself) to NOT talk about politics, etc. If they or you cannot go 5 days without getting into an arguement, then just let it go. If they cannot do the same, just remind yourself that they have made the decision to not see you, not the other way around. This is what I do. It pisses them off to no end that they can't manipulate me, which is really what being a liberal is all about at this point. You will bend to the will of groupthink or you will suffer the consequences. That's all they're really after and they don't even realize it. But, blood is thicker than water, OP. Make a pact and honor it, and demand they do the same. |
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Live your life. Be happy. Who cares about their political views. This. I haver elatives that are bit to the left but who gives a shit? I just don't talk politics with them and it is good. I'm surprised we are seeing actual enlightened talk in GD. I'm sure we'll get some idiot in here soon saying 'I don't have any liberal friends or family that I talk to' Politics doesn't mean everything. Live your life. |
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many friends are not worth keeping.
family is always worth keeping. You just need to come to some sort of understanding. It's your life only you know the value of these relationships. You will never change some peoples minds on certain issues. Learn what you can live with and tolerate and if these people are worth having in your life just agree to disagree on certain issues. |
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If your parents would disown your for enlisting, I would disown them. They sound like the kind of people who spit on people when they come back from tours of duty. Not my kind of people. This, my dad did a couple tours in Vietnam. Never talked to us about it, just told my brother and I he'd disown us if we enlisted, mom just agreed. Being a kid fresh out of high school at the time I was too dumb to do anything but what he said so I never did. Still felt like I had to do my part so I went the med route at the VA instead. |
| Would you want your kid to disown you if they happen to grow up to be a liberal? Family is family, and my mom's side (not my mom, though) seems to have drank ALL the Obama koolaid. I still love 'em. I just talk politics with the relatives that I know will talk intelligently, no matter their views. |
