I think I figured out why my mom's death has been especially hard.

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18. It doesn't work for everyone but it's an unspoken rule that we don't discuss politics at family

gatherings. It has worked pretty well until my brother-in-law became a born again and now politics and God can’t be discussed. I also find that the Trumpers I know are eager to bring him up as they know I’m a progressive but I just brush them off and say history will tell. If they persist I will go through all the government services they take for granted and help us all live and work. Then stuff facts down their throats like snow removal from streets, police and fire protection, clean water and air, schools and courts to resolve to conflicts and enforce contractual rights etc etc. They will usually shut up after that but I live in NJ a high tax state but we get a lot of services for our tax money, at least where I live we do.