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130. My Mother died last year

Reply to greytdemocrat (Reply #91)

Sun Mar 29, 2015, 10:12 AM

Mar 2015

Her Fox driven RW nastiness tainted any and every nice memory I might have retained from my childhood.

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Help me out guys; how to YOU counter stupidity from RW relatives? [View all] dorkzilla Mar 2015 OP

Throw out her TV. pangaia Mar 2015 #1

Remove Fox from her cable package and buy her a DU subscription. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #5

Well, Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #2

Won't work. HERVEPA Mar 2015 #8

Might be worth a try Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #14

HERVEPA is right, it won�t work dorkzilla Mar 2015 #25

Then I have Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #51

She may be trying to push your buttons, so the best way is to change the subject. Have some ideas underahedgerow Mar 2015 #79

You�re right of course dorkzilla Mar 2015 #89

Ask her if she feels the same about you and at least fifty one percent of Americans. Bandit Mar 2015 #127

Probably worth while to remind yourself that love requires respect salib Mar 2015 #3

Respect is earnerd HERVEPA Mar 2015 #10

It shouldn't be dems_rightnow Mar 2015 #132

Default doesn't apply in this case. Default assumes lack of bad interactions. HERVEPA Mar 2015 #143

that's a two way street Duppers Mar 2015 #136

Simple HERVEPA Mar 2015 #4

I agree. Walk out, hang up. betsuni Mar 2015 #21

That's what I do with my dad. Mariana Mar 2015 #61

Fox is contributing to the deaths of its audience Tom Ripley Mar 2015 #101

That's what I do. smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #135

They always start in on this bullshit Mariana Mar 2015 #139

So true, it's like they are addicted to hate. smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #141

You've already done what I would have suggested, elleng Mar 2015 #6

Thanks for understanding dorkzilla Mar 2015 #41

Very sorry about this, elleng Mar 2015 #54

Just say okay, Mom what ever you think. leftofcool Mar 2015 #7

Would that I could! dorkzilla Mar 2015 #28

"at that age it is pretty hard to convince the old gals"... HRC is 67 antigop Mar 2015 #59

Except one is an accomplished woman who keeps herself stimulated and the other is watching Fox dorkzilla Mar 2015 #67

BWAHAA! You made a blanket statement. nt antigop Mar 2015 #74

Sooo true! I'm 72, and I read all the time, and play challenging games on my computer. napi21 Mar 2015 #115

Avoid the relative. nt valerief Mar 2015 #9

Other than throwing out her TV SheilaT Mar 2015 #11

To keep the peace.. haikugal Mar 2015 #12

Its excruciating... dorkzilla Mar 2015 #22

Your mission, should you choose to accept it..... haikugal Mar 2015 #40

HA! I tell her that all the time �the apple doesn�t fall far from the tree" dorkzilla Mar 2015 #43

Hey haikugal... beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #56

LOL... haikugal Mar 2015 #58

I am 73 also and she probably has trouble understanding a lot of things about what is going on jwirr Mar 2015 #50

Unfortunately... Fiendish Mar 2015 #68

Interesting point about not using reason... dorkzilla Mar 2015 #78

Yeah... Fiendish Mar 2015 #81

Oh, I TOTALLY agree about it not just being a right-wing thing dorkzilla Mar 2015 #83

Well... Fiendish Mar 2015 #93

I read "The Loudest Voice in the Room" unauthorized biography of Roger Ailes. Snarkoleptic Mar 2015 #113

I can see a parallel Duppers Mar 2015 #140

I ask them where they got this information and usually it goes back to what some Cleita Mar 2015 #13

I don�t even have to ask her - FOX is ALWAYS on in her house! dorkzilla Mar 2015 #16

That's because all Fox and the RW pundits like Rush Limbaugh do is bait people's Cleita Mar 2015 #23

Oh but don�t you know? OBAMA is the RACIST! dorkzilla Mar 2015 #33

You got my sympathy. Cleita Mar 2015 #35

Switch her to MSNBC & Ed Schultz at 5:00 or change to Dish/Direct for the Free Speech TV appalachiablue Mar 2015 #42

My avatar is (look away people that said not to tell you!!!!) dorkzilla Mar 2015 #45

Like I thought, thanks. Does your mother like 17th English diarists & history? I mean as a appalachiablue Mar 2015 #53

No, unfortunately dorkzilla Mar 2015 #64

With her fixed habits setting limits for conversations might be the only way. Good luck- appalachiablue Mar 2015 #134

Can't you just walk out? beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #15

Fortunately she lives on the other side of the country dorkzilla Mar 2015 #18

Yeah, that's tough. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #34

Heehee, time to grind the coffee!!!! nt dorkzilla Mar 2015 #46

If talking on the phone is the issue, establish a boundary, tell her consequences of her action and uppityperson Mar 2015 #44

I use that tactic when disciplining my mare. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #49

I do that with mine too.. haikugal Mar 2015 #57

You know it! beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #60

My girls name is Haiku... haikugal Mar 2015 #62

So that's where you got the name! beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #63

Yeah...that's how. haikugal Mar 2015 #72

Gotta go mercuryblues Mar 2015 #55

I still have contact with my ex at family gatherings. Arkansas Granny Mar 2015 #17

That's sounds like the best way. I'm sure there is a tactful way to do it around Cleita Mar 2015 #24

As quite a few of my relatives are, unfortunately RW... davidsilver Mar 2015 #19

It infuriates me how they frighten and anger elderly people who should be ENJOYING their last years arcane1 Mar 2015 #20

Ailes certainly seems to know what he�s doing dorkzilla Mar 2015 #39

As I said upthread Mariana Mar 2015 #66

Honestly MOST of my RW relatives are beyond reaching. Adrahil Mar 2015 #26

I would agree that right about now he hates his job allforone Mar 2015 #27

that, my friend, is where you just may be wrong... handmade34 Mar 2015 #73

Well, for my right wing relatives who support the UN, despite its bullying of Israel: Wella Mar 2015 #29

a tremendous amount of money spent using mass media to promote rightwing fascism. pretzel4gore Mar 2015 #30

Don't talk about politics. Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #31

Luckily I don't have any RW ones. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #32

The counter to stupidity is intelligence seveneyes Mar 2015 #36

Nearly identical situation. She's too old to change. I tell her she needs to get her news from GoneFishin Mar 2015 #37

Tell her anybody who posts that shit to you online will go on block, including her. Warpy Mar 2015 #38

With silence and patience. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #47

I think that�s going to have to be the way to go n/t dorkzilla Mar 2015 #80

I have this happen. I usually simply state a fact. treestar Mar 2015 #48

how do YOU counter stupidity from RW relatives? juxtaposed Mar 2015 #52

Hahahahahaa! nt dorkzilla Mar 2015 #65

I disowned the assholes. tabasco Mar 2015 #69

Unfortunately it appears she is too far gone Cali_Democrat Mar 2015 #70

Speak to them in French. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #71

Ah, zee languasssshh of zee cheese eating surrender monkeys!!! dorkzilla Mar 2015 #84

I tell my right wing relatives that I enjoy talking about politics IsItJustMe Mar 2015 #75

you counter the type of handmade34 Mar 2015 #76

I just "unfollowed" my fundy gay-hating cousin from my feed. Inkfreak Mar 2015 #77

I don't attend functions Aerows Mar 2015 #82

I instructed an aunt to never email me anything political ever again Skittles Mar 2015 #85

Oh, Skittles! dorkzilla Mar 2015 #86

not really sure Skittles Mar 2015 #87

I change the track of discussion to how people are basically good bhikkhu Mar 2015 #88

My husband told his brother and wife mountain grammy Mar 2015 #90

Just be a good son greytdemocrat Mar 2015 #91

daughter :) But your point is well taken dorkzilla Mar 2015 #94

Oops! Sorry. greytdemocrat Mar 2015 #100

dorkzilla's a daughter. :) Cha Mar 2015 #99

My Mother died last year DUgosh Mar 2015 #130

Sorry, to hear this, dorkzilla. It's really sad about fox "news" brainwashed victims. Cha Mar 2015 #92

I have; she says �stop watching MSNBC�...and I don�t even watch MSNBC dorkzilla Mar 2015 #97

You honeymooned on Maui! Wonderful.. and that you're going back for your first Anniversary! I'm Cha Mar 2015 #102

I will watch in the morning dorkzilla Mar 2015 #104

So happy you're busy at your restaurant! Yes, please do ask.. don't know about honeymoon places Cha Mar 2015 #106

I�m so relieved... dorkzilla Mar 2015 #108

I was just looking out at the Ocean in my studio loft window.. so peaceful.. It's 3 blocks away Cha Mar 2015 #111

Okay then I�ll stay in your studio! dorkzilla Mar 2015 #112

It is.. even with all the challenges(yes there are even when retired living on Kauai).. I'm glad I'm Cha Mar 2015 #114

Maybe if you are prepared with other topics of conversation that she has an interest in. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #95

That is the most compassionate explanation I�ve ever heard... dorkzilla Mar 2015 #98

It is time for the nuclear option edgineered Mar 2015 #96

1. Go in another room. 2. Get some dessert. 3. Drink. shenmue Mar 2015 #103

Take her television remote while you are there notadmblnd Mar 2015 #105

Snort...parental block!!! dorkzilla Mar 2015 #107

My wingnut parents are in that same age bracket and we have similar conversations. Snarkoleptic Mar 2015 #109

I laugh at them laundry_queen Mar 2015 #110

Here is my advice Marrah_G Mar 2015 #116

Exactly my fear dorkzilla Mar 2015 #122

I Know That Tune HassleCat Mar 2015 #117

The simple answer is to not take her bait. Jenoch Mar 2015 #118

you cannot Willem Mar 2015 #119

Get new relatives life is too short to put up with them anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #120

Is she racist too? B Calm Mar 2015 #121

She says she isn�t but when ALL you see is the color of POTUS� skin dorkzilla Mar 2015 #125

Family mostly is dead fadedrose Mar 2015 #123

I had to change my e-mail address because of my cousin. He B Calm Mar 2015 #124

I have RW BIL and sister. Whenever certain subjects come up I say: Paper Roses Mar 2015 #126

She's abusing you... Bigmack Mar 2015 #128

Straightforward honesty. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #129

treat her like a mental patient--start leaving brochures for "rest homes" around the house. librechik Mar 2015 #131

Thanks, everyone, for your responses!!! dorkzilla Mar 2015 #133

my older mother HATES gays Duppers Mar 2015 #137

Thankfully, she isn�t anti-gay at all dorkzilla Mar 2015 #138

Ask her why she is so filled with hate. Sweet Freedom Mar 2015 #142