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  • A reminder that the above is true not only for Global Thermonuclear War, but also for debating Religion and/or Politics with family members. Hat tip to Step 262: This Thanksgiving, do not get drawn into fights you won’t win: Inspired by this brilliant Onion article, a gentle reminder that no one wins the bickering-with-extended-family-about-religion/politics game. This year, refuse to be drawn into it. … No one, no matter how desperately they wish to argue, can withstand this stonewall effort. Whatever they are saying, however wrong they may be — you will not change their minds, and you especially won’t do it by getting in a big fight during a family gathering. So right now, summon all the zen you may need. Read the rest here

    A reminder that the above is true not only for Global Thermonuclear War, but also for debating Religion and/or Politics with family members.

    Hat tip to Step 262: This Thanksgiving, do not get drawn into fights you won’t win:

    Inspired by this brilliant Onion article, a gentle reminder that no one wins the bickering-with-extended-family-about-religion/politics game. This year, refuse to be drawn into it.

    …

    No one, no matter how desperately they wish to argue, can withstand this stonewall effort. Whatever they are saying, however wrong they may be — you will not change their minds, and you especially won’t do it by getting in a big fight during a family gathering. So right now, summon all the zen you may need.

    Read the rest here

    • November 22, 2012 (9:34 am)
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