Family Gatherings and Politics

Do you share the same views as your family?? And has it ever gotten ugly at a family occasion??


For me I steer clear.... Most my family is extremly conservative (Mormon) and with my Uncle Tom being the U.S. Attourney...... I figure there is no point in arguing!I think that when someone believes a certain way,and thier religion is the big thing driving thier views, there is no convincing.

Updated On: 5/2/08 at 01:59 PM

My family and I are pretty much on the same page politically.
I respect all of their opinions, as they do mine.
But more often than not they're the same.

And we discuss politics all the time.

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I try to never bring up a word about politics for fear of things getting unpleasant. I definitely don't share my family's politics.

Nothing is ever worth discussing with my family. My grandparents are so old fashioned, and sort of racist still. I understand it is just their generation, but it still bothers me to no end. They will never listen or change ever.

My parents are just really religious. They are an odd couple. It just seems like anything that is normal today, is wrong to them.

And at least with 2 of my 3 sisters, anything against what they say is totally wrong.

I wouldn't have a problem with everyone's opinions, if we all weren't so one sided, and didn't put each other down or tell each other that the other person is full of crap or whatever. I personally don't do that, but that is a reason why I rarely chime in when the rest of them are arguing.

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Updated On: 5/2/08 at 05:09 PM