We’d spent the election week mostly in a state of détente, watching our separate versions of reality unfurl and the electoral votes trickle in on the cable programming of TVs on different ends of the house, politely sidestepping each other’s orphaned socks and political persuasions. But I knew that it was only a matter of time before rancor erupted.
In fact, a video of just such an admission by AOC was promised to me , which is how, by midnight, I ended up in my parents’ bedroom in a leather armchair and a state of utter dismay.
Is there a point at which this becomes a matter of morality more than politics? I don’t know. Maybe? Probably? But I’m not sure disengagement is the answer either. Whether it makes a difference or not, I am resolved to be one of the few people in my parents’ lives who consistently present them with viewpoints different from their own. I can’t help it. They are terribly wrong, but I love them still. I’m sure they feel exactly the same about me.
But lurking behind all this familial normalcy, and despite my fears for what it could mean for our nation at large, what I know, as clearly as I know anything, is that we are beyond a point of compromise. There is no middle ground here. “I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but to unify,” Bidenhe was declared president-elect. “Who doesn’t see red states and blue states, only the United States.
nickcave Living with, loving, working, talking with people with opposite viewpoints was never a problem before. this has been created by the Woke generation. it's a very divisive movement who's montra is If you don't agree with me I will banish you
Pro tip: don’t.
That Amy Winehouse song.
It is entirely hypocritical to proclaim liberal politics, then hate on other human beings for their thought-driven opinions, opinions about two people contending for power over a very hurting society. We need to TRANSCENDPOLITICS and everything else will follow
Hard Pass
Left Wing, Right Wing, same old bird.
I have relatives like this too and you just have to move on and talk to them about other things. Fox News is brainwashing an entire generation of grandparents. There is no argument that will succeed in convincing them otherwise. Enjoy your parents while you still can.
You are the divider.
Then maybe they should move out of mom's basement, unlatch themselves from mom's teats, go out and get a job, and act like an adult.
Divorce
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