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[quote=Anonymous]OP, here’s my advice:
1) ignore all FB posts unless they relate to event planning for the kids.  Once you are more esconced start a Snapchat thread or something saying you are getting sick of FB ads or FB tracking you (both the left and the right hate that!)
2) when politics talk start, listen politely for a few minutes but don’t engage and then change the subject by asking about their home renovation, what washing people recommend, which are the best fourth grade teachers, where to buy a decent birthday cake, what your MIL said about your new haircut, foods your kid refuses to eat, etc etc.  All that standard non political popular topics!
3) decide for yourself what lines you can’t cross.  If the conversation is racist or crosses whatever other line you have, say something and burn the bridge or just get up and walk away to use the bathroom or check on the kids (extinction method).  There are some friendship not worth maintaining.

I think the political talk will decrease when we get past this moment.  It’s been a rough couple of years and I feel like politics has infected everything in our lives in a way that’s not good for everyone.  Vaccines and medicine shouldn’t be political.  I’m hopeful we get back to a place where not everything has to be polarized.[/quote]

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