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I appreciate it, and I hope your interactions with your father go better too. I know many many people who take your approach, just avoiding it. There's no real right or wrong way, because we shouldn't be in that position in the first place. I hope they stop bringing it up around you and respect your wishes about it.
Re: circles, maybe keeping it personal will help too. Turning off Fox news and sources will help, but my dad sure did shut up when I brought up the people he knew (and I know he liked) that he was talking about. They always go "They're one of the good ones", but then the reverse is "These policies effect the good ones too, dad"
i really appreciated our conversation. It made me rethink my behavior and realize that only avoiding talking about the elephant in the room may be the wrong thing.
Let's see what the future brings.
I sure hope our dads may come around one day and also try to talk and discuss everything, without going directly into "I'm right, fight me" mode.
I know it's weird here on the fediverse, but I've been through it. If you want, DM me anytime, or DM me and I can give my mastodon. Should probably start a community sometime. It's been good talking to you too!
I wish you luck, but be prepared for anger in response. Just be ready for it. Make it not about the politics but instead the hate, the anger. Hell try to make it about politics but instead make it about the hate. It's not about Biden or trump, it's the anger.
Same goes for you - DM anytime. Good advice in your last paragraph. Thanks!