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How do y'all deal with family members who are Trump supporters/die hard Republicans?..Both my parents and my brother are Trumpers and I'm an very much NOT..I've made a big effort the past 12 yrs (since my son was born) to wake up to social issues and have tried to spread the word about peace, inclusiveness, diversity, and that all people need to be treated with respect..But there's no way I can change their mind..How have any of you dealt with this type of situation?..We just got invited to Thanksgiving dinner at my bro's house and every single person that'll be there are not anywhere close to being Democrats..lol..
Are they racist?
 
So what do all the black Trump supporters do now? A lot of them just randomly started ****ting on black folks long ago and using maga speak to identify with those MAGAts. So what’s next? They can’t just assimilate back in to regular black society. Their trail of ******** is far too long
 
Are they racist?
It's honestly hard not to say yes, but I will say they definitely don't think that racism is a problem in the country..If someone on the street was to ask me I'd say they're more on the bigot side than blatant racist side..And I don't want to sound like I got my head in the sand when it comes to them, but I also don't think they're just straight up hatemongers ..Does that make sense?
 
It's honestly hard not to say yes, but I will say they definitely don't think that racism is a problem in the country..If someone on the street was to ask me I'd say they're more on the bigot side than blatant racist side..And I don't want to sound like I got my head in the sand when it comes to them, but I also don't think they're just straight up hatemongers ..Does that make sense?

Hats off to you for not following their example.
 
How do y'all deal with family members who are Trump supporters/die hard Republicans?..Both my parents and my brother are Trumpers and I'm an very much NOT..I've made a big effort the past 12 yrs (since my son was born) to wake up to social issues and have tried to spread the word about peace, inclusiveness, diversity, and that all people need to be treated with respect..But there's no way I can change their mind..How have any of you dealt with this type of situation?..We just got invited to Thanksgiving dinner at my bro's house and every single person that'll be there are not anywhere close to being Democrats..lol..
Be thankful you escaped and try to be civil. I’m in the same position with my parents and in-laws. When debates do occur I try to explain my stance with real life experiences that make me feel that way. I find that usually leads to a good conversation with learning on both sides. I feel I’ve chipped away at my parents’ conservative armor a bit but sadly not enough to stop my mother from voting Trump this go around (even though she didn’t vote for him in 2016).

Otherwise, get a few digs in when you can and wash your turkey down with their tears.
 
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