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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am your DCUM DC gal - [b]east coast SLAC degree, Ivy master's degree, [/b]politically to the left.

My relatives are in Missouri,[b] military family, community college,[/b] born-again christian, politically to the right.

Normally, we just don't discuss anything political at all. But with Ferguson in their back yard, and the rise of FB and other social media it's been pretty hard to maintain radio silence.

I "liked" a newspaper article on FB after the Ferguson decision and my Aunt immediately began arguing with me on FB about it. I didn't really argue, but simply explained what I agreed with in the article (that the prosecutor used the grand jury inappropriately) and they argued back with lots of all caps. Fine. I'm pretty sure they think I'm an idiot and I think equally negative things about them.

I'm really not looking forward to the holidays when I will see them - mostly because I feel like I'll be spending 90% of my time avoiding the apparent elephant in the room. I know I'm not going to change their minds and I assume they know they aren't going to change mine, but I have this nagging anxiety about seeing them.

Can anyone relate? What do you do to change your own mind set? I don't want to spend xmas being irritated and anxious.

[/quote]. You come off as an insufferable snob, op.  Why the need to compare education?  You obviously believe you are better than them...try a little respect.   :roll: [/quote]

Reallly, it seems that Republicans routinely wag on about "Liberal Elites" Ivory Tower thinking, the Ivies.  I think in that context, the poster is identifying differences that conservatives clearly view as important.[/quote] this isn't a conservative or liberal issue. It is simply an issue of an obnoxious and elitist attitude.[/quote]

And there you go, proving the point.  [/quote]

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