Dealing with family propaganda tactics

[NYgs23]

I feel so isolated. My cousin sent me a video email attempting to guilt trip me into voting for Obama. My brother thinks Ron Paul and I are crazy because we believe in "no regulation." None of my relatives trust the free market, and they all are swooning over Obama. I'm starting to dread family gatherings where politics will be "discussed," meaning an Obama lovefest in which I studiously keep my mouth shut as much as possible or risk being mocked and shouted down. I'm almost hoping that when Obama's elected the world continues to go down in flames just to show them what partisan whores they've all been. Does anyone else have this problem with family or friends, and how do you deal with it?

[dannno]

Show them the movie Zeitgeist (NOT Zeitgeist: Addendum.. pretend it doesn't exist). Maybe one at a time, someone like your cousin possibly who may be able to convert so you can fight the good fight with someone else on your side.

Don't get too emotional or angry, they live in a completely different world than we do. They believe the system is there to help them.

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

amazingly, I did not have this problem. I was able to bring my entire family and my in laws over to the good side. I have also not let up on them and try to keep them fighting for liberty and donating to liberty candidates.

You should never sit silent at your family gatherings while they have an Obama love fest. This is your chance to speak up for your beliefs and to tell them exactly why you feel the way you do. Most people will never be victorious 100% of the time but even if you bring one family member over to our side than it is a victory for us all.

[heavenlyboy34]

I have a similar problem, except my folks are all McCainiacs. :( I just don't talk about it with them, and save serious convo for the intelligent folks here at RPF and some of my colleagues. (btw, I've tried to show them the folly in their logic like jdmyprez, but that didn't work)

[SeanEdwards]

I've got an uncle who is a flaming communist, I just laugh in his face. He thinks the democrats are his "team", and he sticks with his team no matter what. It's rather pathetic.

[jack555]

If you can't convince your family who can you convince?

Sounds like you need to study up, get your facts straight and give them a fight back and prove them wrong when they give you a hard time. Often times people can't disagree with me because they haven't even thought far enough to have a real opinion of their own, on almost any issue. I would not be surprised if your relatives are the same. However if you explain why socialism is bad and they disagree thats fine but it doesn't make them right and they know it and you should let them know it.

[Truth Warrior]

Tell 'em what they want to hear, then just do as you please. ;)

[Imperial]

Heck, in my family the question is more if one should vote for Barr or Baldwin. Although I think some of the extended family will pull that lever for McCain. They all despise Obama.

In my Minnesota family though it is a different story. Ventura as governor, but other than that they are fairly liberal. The debate is McCain or Obama, and they think Pawlenty should be tossed out. I am betting they won't support Barkley.

Whenever I get caught debating family or friends, the best thing to do is wait for somebody to make some outrageous claim or accusation. Continually make their fervency sound foolish. Later, come out swinging after you have some good ethos built up.