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Black Sheep of the family?

the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
when it comes to voting who here is the black sheep of the family.

this is not Dem vs Rep. thing. all are welcome.

im just wondering how you deal with it is all?
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"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    the wolf wrote:
    when it comes to voting who here is the black sheep of the family.

    this is not Dem vs Rep. thing. all are welcome.

    im just wondering how you deal with it is all?

    I am definitely the Black Sheep in my family. My oldest brother has since joined me as well.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    I am. I'm from the Bible Belt and most of my family are extremely conservative, but I'm extremely liberal.

    I just ignore my grandfather's barrage of forwarded Obama's-a-terrorist-type emails. (He sends those out to everyone, regardless of their political beliefs.)

    My dad and I sometimes get into big debates about politics over email and I just have to stop responding at some point, but it doesn't ever get nasty or anything.

    I try to appeal to my mom's sensible side and she sometimes listens and even agrees, but she pretty much thinks it's her duty as a Christian to vote Republican.

    My little brother actually ran for local office as a Republican. I campaigned for him. Later, though, I tried to talk to him more about some of the issues and he completely disregarded everything I had to say just because I'm a liberal. That, coupled with a few other issues, caused a huge rift in our relationship.

    My sister's somewhat more moderate, but doesn't like politics and doesn't vote. I finally convinced her to register to vote recently. We can sometimes have good talks about politics, but she generally just doesn't want to talk about it - it just depends on her mood. I have no idea who she's voting for or if she'll really even vote. (I don't think she knows either.)

    My brother-in-law loves to talk about politics, but will argue with you no matter what you say - liberal or conservative. He basically just likes to argue and I've gotten used to that.

    My mom and sister are the only family members I hang out with a lot. Since they're not militantly Republican and don't generally talk about politics, we get along fine. It's usaully me who brings it up. But if I saw my grandfather, dad, or brother more often, it might be a problem.

    I don't know if that answers your question, but that's my experience.
  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    scb wrote:
    I am. I'm from the Bible Belt and most of my family are extremely conservative, but I'm extremely liberal.

    I just ignore my grandfather's barrage of forwarded Obama's-a-terrorist-type emails. (He sends those out to everyone, regardless of their political beliefs.)

    My dad and I sometimes get into big debates about politics over email and I just have to stop responding at some point, but it doesn't ever get nasty or anything.

    I try to appeal to my mom's sensible side and she sometimes listens and even agrees, but she pretty much thinks it's her duty as a Christian to vote Republican.

    My little brother actually ran for local office as a Republican. I campaigned for him. Later, though, I tried to talk to him more about some of the issues and he completely disregarded everything I had to say just because I'm a liberal. That, coupled with a few other issues, caused a huge rift in our relationship.

    My sister's somewhat more moderate, but doesn't like politics and doesn't vote. I finally convinced her to register to vote recently. We can sometimes have good talks about politics, but she generally just doesn't want to talk about it - it just depends on her mood. I have no idea who she's voting for or if she'll really even vote. (I don't think she knows either.)

    My brother-in-law loves to talk about politics, but will argue with you no matter what you say - liberal or conservative. He basically just likes to argue and I've gotten used to that.

    My mom and sister are the only family members I hang out with a lot. Since they're not militantly Republican and don't generally talk about politics, we get along fine. It's usaully me who brings it up. But if I saw my grandfather, dad, or brother more often, it might be a problem.

    I don't know if that answers your question, but that's my experience.


    yeah. that answers it just fine. its pretty close to what i go through.
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    the wolf wrote:
    yeah. that answers it just fine. its pretty close to what i go through.

    I'm sorry to hear that. :o
  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    scb wrote:
    I'm sorry to hear that. :o

    yeah. it tough. and its not so much how they vote that bothers me. its that someone i care about so much feels so different that gets to me.

    guess thats what makes this country good in ways . IDK.
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • ccRyderzzccRyderzz Posts: 163
    the wolf wrote:
    when it comes to voting who here is the black sheep of the family.

    this is not Dem vs Rep. thing. all are welcome.

    im just wondering how you deal with it is all?
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i'm sort of in the closet right now. my dad and brother are religious foxnews watchers. whenever politics comes up (all the time) i just emphasize how unconservative republicans really are.
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    My dad is conservative, but not a religious freak or anything. Just doesn't drink and likes to help others. Noble guy really.

    He just watches Faux news too much and he thinks O'reilly is great. :confused:

    Where I'm a liberal/independent and would like to see Faux News burn to the ground. :)
    NERDS!
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    I don't know about my family but my ex-wife (an Obama volunteer) and co-workers are shocked I'm sold on being a Obama supporter.

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  • __ Posts: 6,651
    the wolf wrote:
    yeah. it tough. and its not so much how they vote that bothers me. its that someone i care about so much feels so different that gets to me.

    I know just how you feel. Maybe if politics weren't important and personal... but they really are!
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