Fox "news" has destroyed my family

[Warpy]

50. Emily Post them. It works.

There are just some things I don't want to discuss with people, either the nearest and darest (who are gone now) or strangers. Religion and politics head the list. The Navy added sex to that. If I wanted to keep any sort of relationship with close family, those were off limits. If I want to keep any illusions at all about friendly acquaintances, those topics have to go.

If people don't respect that, I'll just walk away, hang up the phone. I'll get back in contact later and ask if they're done and change the subject. Most people will get the point pretty quickly.

Your grandparents aren't going to be around forever, and most likely not much longer. They raised you right and only slipped down the rabbit hole of fear and hate later. You can dare them to switch to CNN for a week, which they probably won't, or you can go Emily Post from the get go.

You can't change this, you'll only make them defensive. Best thing is to cut it off at the pass so that you don't end up a target for rants and as a rhetorical punching bag.