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cilla4progress

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7. I wear my safety pin in public and am out loud and proud on my FB

Mon Nov 21, 2016, 11:34 AM

Nov 2016

It would do no good to broach this with sis-in-laws fundie family. They will know what our absence means. Mother in law is 88. Not going to have her bear witness to family breakdown at this stage. She's a strong Hillary supporter, so she will miss us. 😔

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I am sorry. I am not going to keep quiet with friends and family [View all] boston bean Nov 2016 OP

Staying home this year cilla4progress Nov 2016 #1

I am too, but I have already said my piece on FB and I had it out with family members on the phone. boston bean Nov 2016 #2

Me too, canceled with the wife's crazy Christian family. No Takesgiving. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #44

Thanksgiving will be a perfect opportunity to demonstrate real-world courage The Blue Flower Nov 2016 #3

Great advise w/o the alcohol! lonestarnot Nov 2016 #6

I wear my safety pin in public and am out loud and proud on my FB cilla4progress Nov 2016 #7

I'm with you Zorro Nov 2016 #4

They are not Christians Bettie Nov 2016 #15

1 hamsterjill Nov 2016 #29

ABSOLUTELY! Plucketeer Nov 2016 #31

git 'em bean. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #5

I understand you. I am in for a hard time this season as well. smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #8

Family comes before politics in my view. duffyduff Nov 2016 #9

same here Elmergantry Nov 2016 #17

I suppose if they expect forgiveness or overlooking of their vote, they can forgive or overlook boston bean Nov 2016 #25

I would imagine that they are as proud of their vote as you are of yours. cwydro Nov 2016 #57

I don't think BB said she was going to vent spleen treestar Nov 2016 #76

Well, Then We're Different ProfessorGAC Nov 2016 #33

I feel sorry for you that political purity is so much more important than a family. duffyduff Nov 2016 #59

And sometimes you are relieved when they die Generator Nov 2016 #66

I feel sorry for you, Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2016 #68

Who Said That? ProfessorGAC Nov 2016 #70

And sometimes it isn't just about politics..... Amaril Nov 2016 #73

fuck family gopiscrap Nov 2016 #54

Wow. I can't and won't go there. yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #55

Because we don't ever talk politics, our get-togethers are GREAT. duffyduff Nov 2016 #61

That is just so, I don't know what. duffyduff Nov 2016 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Nov 2016 #67

as a child who saw his mother suffer having her leg amputated gopiscrap Nov 2016 #72

Right wingers are the ones to bring it up treestar Nov 2016 #75

What I find is that it comes down to two basic kinds of people who love Trump DFW Nov 2016 #10

The family members that voted for trump lostnfound Nov 2016 #62

I had an 'aquaintance' tell me just yesterday... yallerdawg Nov 2016 #11

One of my cousins is going to spend thanksgiving with her in laws who voted for OH kimbutgar Nov 2016 #12

What is hate? hfojvt Nov 2016 #13

You are fighting on the wrong side. wow! boston bean Nov 2016 #14

OK. Glad I'm not Bettie Nov 2016 #16

Don't I know it hfojvt Nov 2016 #22

Let me put it this way dude you are trying to hard to make equivalencies. ok. way to hard. boston bean Nov 2016 #23

it's not that hard hfojvt Nov 2016 #34

What am I suppose to LOVE hate. my god. hating hate is a good thing. boston bean Nov 2016 #42

I get it Bettie Nov 2016 #43

actually no hfojvt Nov 2016 #49

Obama did not run his campaign based on hate Bettie Nov 2016 #56

NO that is just disagreement treestar Nov 2016 #78

I understand what you're saying. cwydro Nov 2016 #79

well Martin did not think so hfojvt Nov 2016 #46

There's a difference between hate and anger Plucketeer Nov 2016 #37

not that big a difference hfojvt Nov 2016 #47

Nice "twist" there. Plucketeer Nov 2016 #48

I used to be an angry young man hfojvt Nov 2016 #51

Yep. nt JTFrog Nov 2016 #24

Not even a little surprising. Squinch Nov 2016 #80

JPR has been holding hands and singing "Give Trump a Chance" Maru Kitteh Nov 2016 #52

I totally understand! Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2016 #69

your view would make it impossible to call out racism treestar Nov 2016 #77

My sister and her MFM008 Nov 2016 #18

I'm not doing anything for the holidays this year. Too depressed. JTFrog Nov 2016 #19

that's pretty harsh hfojvt Nov 2016 #30

I volunteered to work DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #20

I volunteered as well. JTFrog Nov 2016 #21

I Am WITH You kebob Nov 2016 #26

No Trump supporters in my immediate circle. cwydro Nov 2016 #27

Fortunately, nobody in my family supported the asshole. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2016 #28

I'll be with family that is mostly Dems thankfully. hamsterjill Nov 2016 #32

Around here come holidays there will likely be more Trump voters then Dems who supported Hillary. jmg257 Nov 2016 #35

my oldest son barbtries Nov 2016 #36

I'm going to be polite, diplomatic, and judicious Nevernose Nov 2016 #38

I look forward to Thanksgiving RussBLib Nov 2016 #39

I said I wasn't going to unfriend anyone on FB because of this, but just had to. lark Nov 2016 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author SaveOurDemocracy Nov 2016 #41

No way in hell will I go jodymarie aimee Nov 2016 #45

thank you Skittles Nov 2016 #50

Me either blue cat Nov 2016 #53

I'm just going to have to avoid politics. csziggy Nov 2016 #58

It's pointless. They'll choose fRump over you. They're brainwashed fools. lindysalsagal Nov 2016 #63

Yep and some did. boston bean Nov 2016 #64

IMO, If they bring it up, tell them you will wait until next year and see how well he does. nt CK_John Nov 2016 #65

That's a great plan. n/t. lindysalsagal Nov 2016 #81

I am skipping a huge gathering. TNNurse Nov 2016 #71

Exactly, the right wingers tend to bully treestar Nov 2016 #74