Will politics ruin our Christmas?

I like it! it keeps the b b theme going.

British sprouts?

What shall we call them from now on......

I think I could live eithout them ( quite happily!)

We'll just have to grow our own. They probably won't let us call them 'Brussels' sprouts though...

Do you have any inside info on this Mumsy ?

Of course, out of spite, the EU may well hoard Brussels sprouts from now on and refuse to let us have them! They may say 'let them eat turnips!'

There was talk of a shortage of sprouts this year ( the rumour mill) but there were loads everywhere that we looked.

We saw all the family over Christmas, all voted differently in the referendum but keep thoughts to ourselves, and at Christmas certainly never discuss politics.
At other times, politics talk may be on the cards, but done in a civil way.

Sprouts?

Why will Christmas 2017 be different after Brexit? .....no Brussels....

Why would I want to spend precious time with people who could possibly vote for Trump? Life is too short

So, even if a person was just a possible Trump supporter, they are to be avoided?

Why would anybody - anybody - want to spend the festive season discussing politics with their nearest and dearest?

Unbelievable!

I think you would be surprised how many people are even avoiding Family Christmas s because of Brexit Thankfully I m spending it with my eldest daughter and our politics are identical we are both passionate remainers so that will be fine I would have to have a no politics rule if it wasn't the case as I do have strong opinions and couldn't sit quietly on my hands if an arguement started

Why would I want to spend precious time with people who could possibly vote for Trump? Life is too short.

I think ChristineFrance's idea of a charity box is a good one - all over the festive period!

Any mention of politics and a sum of money (enough to mean something!) has to be put into the box and the culprit is sent off for a long walk on his or her own.

Some people just don't seem to be able to help themselves, though, do they? It must be because they're so convinced only their opinion is the right one!

Surely a family can spend Christmas with loved ones without mentioning politics?

If people can't manage to keep their opinions to themselves over what is a time of peace and love without antagonising family members then they are not worth bothering with at any time; they can't be a very loving family.

People should have respect for the views of family members even if they don't agree with them and manage some self-control over the festive period.

We succucmb to the goading of gransnet, and their posts.

Any post by Cari or whoever will not get a response from me.

I find them demeaning of my intelligence and just sick in engineering more posts from the fora.

For the first time ever, my cousins in the USA did not meet up for Thanks Giving- because they just could not face it as some of them are staunch Trump supporters and have been boasting ever since about how much better their financial portfolio has been since- and how pleased they are they won't have to participate in the cost of healthcare for the poor, and how delighted they have got rid of a Muslim President from Kenya who is an AlQuaida spy ... I couldn't either- as much as I love my cousin and her OH as people. Will probably never meet them again.

I don't think I know anyone who has NOT had a discussion about this since the vote.

LaraGransnet is asking a perfectly interesting and topical question. I for one am really pleased there are certain members of our family we will not be sharing Christmas with- both on the Brexit or the Trump issue.

Even if we make a deliberate decision NOT to discuss this, not to engage about it, we know that some members of our family would make it impossible to avoid and goad, directly, or indirectly- until we would have to quietly leave- or it woulde become unpleasant. Because, as the article Maisie has posted earlier- there are a lot of very angry and vociferous 'winners' leavers out there- and with views which we just could not ignore (racism- despite them saying that what they are saying is not... and that they are not racist because they know one Mexican or one black man- so there).

I dont think I know anyone in rl who has had a discussion about this since July.

Oh dear headquarters, I think you've just made a massive booboo.

Why would anyone at headquarters want to stir things? Even more bizarre. It was a democratic vote!

I voted out and there will be no arguments over it at Christmas. How bizarre.