Fox News: The top five absurd tips from liberal pundits for surviving holidays with Trump-voting family

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The top five absurd tips from liberal pundits for surviving holidays with Trump-voting family

Liberal outlets offered advice on "Trump-proofing" Christmas, from canceling holidays altogether to awkward scripts for family talks, sparking debate over festive unity.......                    ...                        ...As the smell of pine fills the air and the stockings are hung with care, some liberal media outlets served up advice that's as hard to swallow as a dry fruitcake. Their mission? Equipping you to survive holiday conversations with Trump-supporting relatives. ......From suggested scripts that sound more like hostage negotiations to icebreakers better suited for therapy sessions than a festive family gathering, here are five of the most over-the-top ideas mainstream media is dishing out to keep You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login "Trump-proof."......For one HuffPost contributor, the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login wasn't just a political turning point — it was a holiday deal-breaker. Faced with the knowledge that her husband and his family voted for the former president, she decided to cancel both Thanksgiving and Christmas altogether. No lights, no carols, no awkward family dinners. ......"But I will not give thanks and hold hands in a circle with people who voted for a party that wants to take rights away from LGBTQ people," guest contributor Andrea Tate wrote. "I will not pass the turkey to someone who supports people who have signaled they will cause harm to people with disabilities and the elderly. I will not sit by a Christmas tree celebrating the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and sipping eggnog when I know how many people may now find themselves in grave – even deadly — danger because they cannot get the reproductive care they need. I will not unwrap gifts given to me by people who voted for a party that has talked about building internment camps and mass deportation."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......After a psychologist made headlines last month arguing people should avoid Trump-supporting relatives this holiday season, "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin agreed, saying many people feel "someone voted not only You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login but against them."......Shortly after the election, Yale University chief psychiatry resident Dr. Amanda Calhoun spoke to MSNBC host Joy Reid about how liberals who are devastated by Trump's re-election can cope with the news, including You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login ......"There is a push, I think just a societal norm that if somebody is your family, that they are entitled to your time, and I think the answer is absolutely not," Calhoun told You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login "So if you are going to a situation where you have family members, where you have close friends who you know have voted in ways that are against you, like what you said, against your livelihood, it's completely fine to not be around those people and to tell them why, you know, to say, 'I have a problem with the way that you voted, because it went against my very livelihood and I'm not going to be around you this holiday.'"......If your holiday feast feels more like a political debate than a festive gathering, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login has your back with a list of 11 carefully crafted phrases to defuse family tension.......The top pick? A simple yet stern declaration: "I won't be talking about politics today." Framed as a way to create a politics-free safe zone, the advice encourages setting boundaries with relatives whose views you loathe — so you can focus on what really matters......."Emphasize that you want to keep the focus on the festivities at hand, and ask for a commitment to avoid polarizing topics. If the conversation still ends up turning in that direction, shut it down: 'OK, that's enough of that,' or, 'We're not talking about that here today,'" the Time article states. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The Associated Press has a simple solution: take a breather. Whether the conversation veers into a political minefield or Uncle Bob just won't stop, the AP suggests calmly excusing yourself from the fray. No need for a dramatic exit — just a composed stroll to the kitchen, the porch, or anywhere that isn't the battlefield of your family table. ......"Things getting intense? Defuse the situation. Walk away. And it doesn't have to be in a huff. Sometimes a calm and collected time out is just what you — and the family — might need,"You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login recommends.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......In a searing MSNBC op-ed, writer Amira Barger challenges the notion that family gatherings should always be sacred if they have different beliefs. The author doesn't differentiate between Trump-supporting family members and liberal voters......."I have come to realize that being related by blood doesn't necessarily mean that those gathered will protect you," You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login "Finding family isn't always about unity, or forcing yourself to remain in a place that causes you harm. Sometimes, it's about clarity, and the difficult choices that come with it......."This fall, after a conversation that spanned You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in various family group chats, my husband and I made the difficult decision to hold a hard and fast boundary with much of my immediate family, whose stated values and votes made it clear to us that we could not feel comfortable around them."......She adds, "These were decisions we did not make lightly or hastily, but sometimes the best course of action is, in fact, to ban the bad actors."......Fox News Digital's Alexander Hall contributed to this report. ...

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