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[quote=Anonymous]I go through this with my parents a lot. I'm neither all liberal nor all conservative; they are extremely conservative and are always looking for a fight- usually it's my father looking to go off on "leftist liberals" and my mom to defend Christianity and fighting the "war on Christmas." They too have an affinity for capitalizing emails when trying to push a point, quite a lot. They've always like to yell about everything so I shouldn't be surprised. What to do about it? I've advised they join civic clubs and get involved in getting things done on a local level. They're not interested and would rather watch TV. DH finds them exhausting and at times insulting because although he's worked on Capitol Hill, they still think they know more about politics than he ever will- all from TV. At thus point, I just see them as very difficult people who love their grandchildren. The world has become a strange place to them, all the more stranger because they never travel and do not engage in many activities. They'd rather conjure up enemies. They're just more comfortable that way. [/quote]

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