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cookmo · 05-23-2006, 10:56 AM

How do you handle people who feel the need to engage you in unsolicited
political talk?

Recently, I was at the park pushing my son on the swingset, and this woman turned to me and my bf and asked us if we had voted on the school levy that day. I told her no, and turned away from her, thinking that this would shut her up. I was wrong. She then proceeded to tell me that she had voted against it, because it would have added an extra $900 a year to her property taxes, and her kids went to private schools anyway, and basically that she didn't want to have to pay for the poor kids to be educated.
Well, I wanted to roast her, as this goes against my beliefs, but instead I just found an excuse to remove myelf from the situation (I know, I am such a mouse !!!).

Also, my soon to be father in law is a conservative preacher. He is always giving me political propaganda in which I don't believe in. Out of respect for him and my bf I just smile and nod. Once he tried to make me sign this petition against homosexual marriage. I had to lie to him and tell him I had already signed it some where else, and didn't think it would be right to sign it twice.

These are just off the top of my head, but it seems this happens to me all of the time. I'ts so unfair, not to mention rude. Does this happen to others out there? How do you handle it, do you go in balls to the wall, guns a blazin' ready to debate, or do you scurry away with the rest of the mouse brigade like myself?

p.s. I searched for threads similar, if it's already been discussed, sorry.

05-23-2006, 10:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
cookmo Insane Location: Ohio	Unsolicited Political Talk How do you handle people who feel the need to engage you in unsolicited political talk? Recently, I was at the park pushing my son on the swingset, and this woman turned to me and my bf and asked us if we had voted on the school levy that day. I told her no, and turned away from her, thinking that this would shut her up. I was wrong. She then proceeded to tell me that she had voted against it, because it would have added an extra $900 a year to her property taxes, and her kids went to private schools anyway, and basically that she didn't want to have to pay for the poor kids to be educated. Well, I wanted to roast her, as this goes against my beliefs, but instead I just found an excuse to remove myelf from the situation (I know, I am such a mouse !!!). Also, my soon to be father in law is a conservative preacher. He is always giving me political propaganda in which I don't believe in. Out of respect for him and my bf I just smile and nod. Once he tried to make me sign this petition against homosexual marriage. I had to lie to him and tell him I had already signed it some where else, and didn't think it would be right to sign it twice. These are just off the top of my head, but it seems this happens to me all of the time. I'ts so unfair, not to mention rude. Does this happen to others out there? How do you handle it, do you go in balls to the wall, guns a blazin' ready to debate, or do you scurry away with the rest of the mouse brigade like myself? p.s. I searched for threads similar, if it's already been discussed, sorry.