Avoiding MAGA relatives over Thanksgiving (asking for advice)

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8. Thanks for the response.

I think yours is a valid response and probably held by many.

If you will, please address my misgiving. My misgiving is that I do feel like I should be a little bit uncomfortable. I think everybody in the US should be uncomfortable that 66,000 people are in ICE custody most probably without due process.

MAGA husband of sister almost always was loud and political in the past. I always found that obnoxious and never engaged. But this time there is GOOD reason to be loud and obnoxious. I would gladly be hated if it would help. I just don't think it will change anything. That's the INTJ in me. I don't see how any action I could do would create a useful outcome.

I do think, in an egocentric way I want to deny them the ability to claim "we didn't know it was like this" ---but that's just ego. That doesn't help those detained.

I'm addressing the idea that BOTH sides should work at keeping peace. I don't know that a joyous or thankful feelings is the proper mood at this point in history.