How to avoid a fight about Trump this Thanksgiving

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Funny & on target :cool-45:

Football and turkey.Alongside cooking a giant bird, watching the NFL is a staple of Thanksgiving.

But this year, taking in the big hits with the extended family might not be so much fun.

Donald Trump has managed to politicize the game to such a degree that the seemingly innocuous pleasure of football-viewing could easily prompt a row. Or brawl.

Why are the players kneeling? Why are the players not kneeling? Does this disrespect the flag? Does it disrespect the flag enough? What about disrespecting the anthem?

Football is clearly off limits. But is there any relatively neutral topic left that the president, has not ruined? It is not looking good:​

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How to avoid a fight about Trump during Thanksgiving dinner


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How did Donald trump "politicize" the game? Was he the one who disrespected the National Anthem by protesting while it was playing?
 
Trump? Trump? The name sounds familiar but I just can't seem to place it. Uuuummmmm, nope, not coming to me. :dunno:
 
I have never been the instigator of political discussions during holidays with relatives in the past...but I always won them once they started. My aunt still wont forgive me for turning her sons into conservatives by embarassing her and her husband in political discussions.
 
Most of the family I will see voted for him. Nope...no disagreements.
Previous years it was that damn Obama. All are small business owners in rural areas.
 
I'm not sure what might be safe subjects, but I learned last year that it is never a good idea to remind your brother's date that you met her once before at the titty bar and describe that little mole she has so she will know you are right. .
 
Funny & on target :cool-45:

Football and turkey.Alongside cooking a giant bird, watching the NFL is a staple of Thanksgiving.

But this year, taking in the big hits with the extended family might not be so much fun.

Donald Trump has managed to politicize the game to such a degree that the seemingly innocuous pleasure of football-viewing could easily prompt a row. Or brawl.

Why are the players kneeling? Why are the players not kneeling? Does this disrespect the flag? Does it disrespect the flag enough? What about disrespecting the anthem?

Football is clearly off limits. But is there any relatively neutral topic left that the president, has not ruined? It is not looking good:​

Continued:

How to avoid a fight about Trump during Thanksgiving dinner


2017-11_Trump-Thanksgiving_3x2.jpg

Don't sweat it, nobody is going to talk to you anyway. Not willingly, anyway.
 
Trump politicized the game? And here I thought it was the players who were kneeling and the media showering them with attention
 
I'm not sure what might be safe subjects, but I learned last year that it is never a good idea to remind your brother's date that you met her once before at the titty bar and describe that little mole she has so she will know you are right. .
Your family sounds fucked up. Who marries strippers?
 
Most of the family I will see voted for him. Nope...no disagreements.
Previous years it was that damn Obama. All are small business owners in rural areas.
I'm not sure what might be safe subjects, but I learned last year that it is never a good idea to remind your brother's date that you met her once before at the titty bar and describe that little mole she has so she will know you are right. .
Your family sounds fucked up. Who marries strippers?
And who talks that shit at a family Thanksgiving gathering?
 
Most of the family I will see voted for him. Nope...no disagreements.
Previous years it was that damn Obama. All are small business owners in rural areas.
I'm not sure what might be safe subjects, but I learned last year that it is never a good idea to remind your brother's date that you met her once before at the titty bar and describe that little mole she has so she will know you are right. .
Your family sounds fucked up. Who marries strippers?
And who talks that shit at a family Thanksgiving gathering?

I said it was a bad idea.
 
Most of the family I will see voted for him. Nope...no disagreements.
Previous years it was that damn Obama. All are small business owners in rural areas.
I'm not sure what might be safe subjects, but I learned last year that it is never a good idea to remind your brother's date that you met her once before at the titty bar and describe that little mole she has so she will know you are right. .
Your family sounds fucked up. Who marries strippers?
And who talks that shit at a family Thanksgiving gathering?

I said it was a bad idea.
Fair enough...but some things are better left alone.
 
That's easy. If a Trumpkin starts spewing "Trump sh*t" with which one disagrees or that one finds insipid, ignore them. One can either sit and say nothing or one can sit and say nothing for a moment and then excuse oneself, either simply or by standing and to the person making the insipid remarks saying something akin to, "Would you pardon me for a moment while I go watch the leaves turn color," and then leaving the room.

(I strongly suggest not using the latter tactic with one's host or a host's peers. One may well find that the reply is, "Yes, of course. Let me bring your coat and have your car brought around so you can do it outdoors without getting too much a chill.")

While in social media venues, only certain people feel the impact of being ignored, in an in-person setting, the power of utter silence cannot be beat. No voices rise. No violence ensues. Yet everyone knows "what's what."
 
That's easy....don't spend Thanksgiving with shitlib relatives. I haven't even talked to my shitlib relatives in like 5 years. Fuck those idiots.
Of all the nine people who will be at the feast I am going to all are thrilled we voted for President Trump. And we all love Melania. We will be toasting both of them with the finest of spirits, including those in our hearts. ;)
 
That's easy....don't spend Thanksgiving with shitlib relatives. I haven't even talked to my shitlib relatives in like 5 years. Fuck those idiots.
Of all the nine people who will be at the feast I am going to all are thrilled we voted for President Trump. And we all love Melania. We will be toasting both of them with the finest of spirits, including those in our hearts. ;)


Opening move: Show up precisely, militarily on time, carrying a generous gift of wild game. Preferably just shot. Preferably by you. (Power move: Rent a pick-up truck and park it on the lawn, or on anything growing.)

Cocktail hour: Drink American beer, straight from the can. Inquire, innocently: “So … anyone here still believe in evolution?” Use the ensuing silence to demand loudly that dinner be served with “extra gluten.”

Dinner: It’s showtime. Happily chime out “trigger warning!” whenever a dish containing meat passes your niece. When someone responds in shock, joke that you thought this was a “safe space.” When someone responds in shock to that, mutter something about microaggressions. If the campaign comes up, refer to male candidates by surnames, but talk about “Hillary” and “Carly.” Parry the inevitable complaints about holiday radio or excessive commercialism by complaining loudly about the “War on Christmas.” Deliberately confuse lines from the Bible with articles in the Constitution. If terrorism hasn’t come up by pumpkin pie time, just observe how at least Bush kept us safe.

Optional power move: On the way out, suggest a book for her book club. Hand her God, Guns, Grits and Gravy by Mike Huckabee, littered with post-it notes.
 

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