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QUESTION: Do you talk about politics at Thanksgiving dinner with your family, or do you try and stay away from that subject?
Talk about it….
Hell yeah! Just don’t get your feelings hurt.
Our large gathering will not be discussing politics as we are all joyful Trump kicked ass. Trump won get over it.
Hell yeah! Trump all the way!
Yes. We all share the same view so it is not an issue. On the contrary, it is really fun to bash Trump and his supporters at the dinner table.
That is why ya’ll lost by a lanslide. I can’t believe you saw any substance to her “policies”
You guy won 🥇 but yet I still have encountered angry Trump supporters. What gives?
Serving Crow this year?
Don’t we all because the grocery’s price hasn’t come down since Trump was elected ?
You do realize Trump doesn’t take office until January 20, 2025, right? Let’s hear what you think about the Biden/Harris regime doing everything they can to sabotage the incoming administration.
Trump doesn’t take office until January- or have you forgotten?
btw “Paul” – the GOP has the presidency, the Senate, the House and a conservative SCOTUS.
Time to undo all of the 💩 that Joey and the word salad princess have implemented- not that Harris has done ANYTHING.
How’s that TDS working for ya, Karen?
How about because Biden/Harris are doing everything possible to bring about a third world war before the end of their term? Or because the current administration is trying to get away with forgiving $4.65B taxpayers are supposed to get back from Ukraine (and you thought student loan forgiveness was going to cost you!!!)?
Why no angry Trump supporters? Probably because they’re a hell of a lot more mature than the unhinged left who still can’t figure out which toilet to use.
Better take your meds, “Paul,”
Paul,
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Why are you so narrow minded as to think a post-election “angry Trump supporter” would be related to the results of the 2025 presidential election? If angry about politics, it may be because of anger over the actions of the Biden-Harris administration, the Democrat controlled Senate, Governor Newsom and the Democrat controlled super-majority in both houses of the California State Legislature, the Democrat controlled Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, the Democrat controlled Concord City Council and the actions of any or all of these individuals and political bodies. If the anger isn’t related to politics, it could be over anything that happens in life. Not everybody is like you and makes everything in life over former President Donald Trump and President-Elect Donald Trump.
This is part of the reason you guys lost. Your unfair criticism, insulting and demonization and attack of traditional Americans. People finally saw through it.
Bash all you want you’re the minority! We laugh at you.
What gives? Do the terms “deplorables”, “garbage”, “fascists” ring a bell? That’s all you guys, d*bag. Enjoy your dinner.
Sounds like a TDS super spreader event.
“Fun” to bash others?
You really are a sick POS.
Evidently you never learned about the concept of Thanksgiving. I hope you get a serious dose of counseling for Christmas this year- and I hope it’s not too late.
Paul,
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It’s so good to know that you don’t believe in and don’t practice DEI/DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION!!! It’s just something that you want and expect others to believe in and practice. This tells us so much about you.
Misery loves company,sounds like you all deserve each other.
only the argument will be between white meat and dark….otherwise pass them taters 😁
NO!
We don’t like politics at the Thanksgiving table! And we’re very concerned that several liberal friends who are still upset over the election will try to turn it into a divided event.
We plan to give a very nice announcement ‘warning’ at the beginning.
Funny — the only people who have ever brought up angry politics in my family during the holidays, for decades, have been the conservatives. Every year. Since 1994.
Jessica,
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Really? The year 1994 was a good year for Republicans because they won back the Senate and the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. The 1994 election was known as “The Year of the Angry White Male,” in contrast to 1992, which was known as “The Year of the Woman.” Although, in 1994 the Democrats still had many conservative members and the Republicans still had many progressive and liberal members. In 1994 one of the most Democratic states was West Virginia and one of the most Republican states was Vermont. Things can really flip in 30 years.
I’m not fixated on politics, I enjoy my life and live in the now.
Politics rarely enters my mind, and when I visit with my family,
we’re too busy having a good time and enjoying each other’s
company. Nobody even brings it up. My brother and I enjoy
building hot rods and fast cars, so we’re usually talking about
what projects we’ve been working on. We’re a Sicilian family
and my sister and daughter are great cooks, as a result, we’re
enjoying a wonderful meal and telling them how fantastic it is.
Dawg, that sounds a very sensible way to celebrate Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is for giving thanks, so in my opinion if politics were to be discussed it should be kept respectful. I had a close friend here in Concord, he has passed away. We did not agree on politics, he was to the right of Rush Limbaugh, at least on some issues, not on social issues. We would have some heated discussions, but we would find things we agreed on, like Israel, he had lived in Denmark and Norway so he understood where I was coming from. However, at times when things got too heated, he would say “Hanna it’s only politics, our friendship is more important, we disagree, that’s okay, you are still one of my best friends and always will be. We shared a love music (rock and roll sixties) movies and history. I have a Danish girl friend in New York, who is more liberal than me, however we cannot discuss politics, she is very anti Israel and cannot bring herself to be critical of the Palestinians, she is critical of Hamas though. I think you have to be able to discuss things in a respectful way, but a lot of people can’t do that. I have a hard time discussing with someone that makes up their own fact. If I’m at somebody’s house and not sure of where the other guests stand, I don’t bring anything controversial up. If someone tries to engage me, and I’m uncomfortable I try to be diplomatic. No one is right all time, nor wrong.
Not likely to be in the company of anyone this year. In the past, with friends/family who would bring up their leftist politics, all I ever had to do was to parry with a fact. After a few times of this, it eventually led to no further political discussions. I wish we’d dine with our friends again (for that I would be truly thankful), but they have yet to get past masking while in the house.
Yes definitely! That way when everyone is mad at you, you don’t have to get them any Christmas presents! Saves money!
word to the wise~ If you want a peaceful meal never discuss POLITICS or Religion. No sore subjects or family squabbles.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
As like Dawg, we are a Sicilian Family and the food is yummy.
We know who not to talk politics to in the Gathering.
Half & Half in the group, … but we keep Love in the Heart of it.
Probably should while we can as the media has been saying we will have dictator starting 1/20/25. The dictator could ban thanksgiving and possibly family gatherings. The dictator may arrest or deport people for ‘bashing’ him. Oprah said that was our last election so we might want to talk about what that looks like at the T-day table. While we can…
Any and all topics that are suitable for dinner conversation
are open for discussion.
We’re adults. It’s fine.
Dr. Amanda Calhoun, a psychiatrist at Yale University, suggested cutting off family members who voted differently than them, especially for the holidays.
It’s hard for me to come up with a more cult like action than separating family members from each other.
I understand it, especially now. The male conservatives in my family have gotten really vocal about the sexism recently and one Trump supporter yelled at me because Trump was going to “expose” things that “stupid liberals” believe, like that the earth is actually flat. My father, as I recently found out because of his conservative views, apparently is upset that I was born a girl and after 40 years of him talking down to be and diminishing my accomplishments, has decided to ramp it up in the last two years, citing how Trump will put women back where they “need” to be. You bet I’ve cut my conservative family members off.
Cools story, Bro!
We’ve seen your rants here.
Congratulations, enjoy your holiday. I’ll bet they won’t know how to move on without you.
Also, perhaps climb down from your perceived moral high ground and participate in conversations like an adult.
In past years,IF they start it, I finish it.
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Lean back, an let’em run . . . . . .
Used to fire up computer, stick in bookmark usb stick and it becomes an educational moment.
Last few years however, politics hasn’t been brought up.
Avoid Religion, Politics and Money as topics of discussion. Always a good rule of thumb. Coming out of a “Politically Charged” year leading up to and after the Presidential Election, would thus warrant attempts to engage. Drop the subjects instantly.
Your adversary, which certainly can be friends and family members in relations to these subjects, either want the ability to maintain his opinion … or they want the still more useful ability to yield the point with unaffected grace and good humor; or what is also possible, his vanity is in some way engaged in defending views on which he may probably have acted, so that to demolish his opinions, is perhaps to reprove his conduct.
“No well-bred man goes into society for the purpose of sermonizing.”
One thing’s for sure the police will be very busy Thanksgiving a lot of domestics that evening