I was just with my very Liberal family for Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.

[sellitman]

5 of us. I'm the oldest. I have two brothers and two sisters.

None of us could discuss politics.

I'm wondering if we all have PTSD?

I feel like the whole sane population of the US does.

[Clouds Passing]

1. Same here, all libs, not much political talk, everything but.

Delicious food, beautiful table, excellent company, It was delightfully pleasant and fun

[WiVoter]

9. Same here

Avoiding political anything, for now

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. Talking about how to make our communities stronger right now is vital. There's no better time to organize.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Absolutely. Seeing it locally, and weekly.

[Cirsium]

22. Yes

We have a window of opportunity right now.

[Trueblue Texan]

28. Although I am truly shell-shocked...

…I did accept the position of secretary for the county Dem party. I don’t even know how to begin to breathe political air again, even after being a lifelong dem. Stepping blindly into the future…at least that’s how it feels as this world now seems completely foreign to me.

[CrispyQ]

4. Yes. It's why MSNBCs ratings tanked right after the election.

We're all depressed.

[BigmanPigman]

13. I think a lot of the US has PTSD

And I am not kidding at all.

[Cirsium]

23. I agree

It is not depression. It is trauma.

[soldierant]

29. I'm certain you're right.

Armed combat is not necessary to give someone PTSD. Of course with unarmed combat the symtoms are different - which is a good thing. There is never a time when it would be good for the country for a bunch of liberals to shoot themselves.

[Meowmee]

5. I have not heard much from my friends

Usual emails from one, but he doesn’t always reply right away and he’s a lot older. And an email from another just sent the borowitz explanation of how psycho could win again or something like that. I have not heard back from her thoughts. But she’s not really good at replying to emails so I have to call her. Otherwise it’s just me and my brother and we have talked about various things and my cats of course who I talk to, but I’m trying to keep them calm because me being upset does not help them.

[Abolishinist]

6. We were with 12, none even close to being a MAGAt.

Interesting, I never thought about it until you brought this up, but except for one comment by yours truly, politics was never brought up!

We were all enjoying the moment, why downgrade it with such.

So except for moi, COOL!

[Nictuku]

8. Just had a family dinner out

Kind of a rare thing. Not for Thanksgiving, but for my mom's (our Matriarch) Birthday. We are all basically Liberals.

Me, Mom and my Cousin talk politics all the time, but at this dinner with his 2 boys (and their girlfriends)... we all abstained from politics.

For me it was kind of weird. I have this sarcastic inside voice constantly going on about (doom gloom TSF, etc) that I had to make sure didn't come out. It would ruin things for everyone else, who seemed to be having a marvelous time.

Edit to add: That sure does make me look at myself.... maybe I am making myself miserable with all these politics. I feel weary of it all.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

7. My latest insight is about facts.

When Vance said "no fact checking" during his debate, we learned that debates are meaningless. And that goes for discussion. BS is no way to run the world.

[spanone]

10. K&R

[LT Barclay]

11. Put on the movie "Dave". It gives me hope.

[YodaMom2]

12. Same.

Two very progressive siblings, plus nieces and nephews, and conservative but T***p-hating parents. We agreed up front that politics would not be discussed. The closest we came to a political discussion was comparing the severity of our insomnia since election night.

[barbtries]

14. i think so.

have for some time. on the right, i think it's mass sociopathy. We're a sick nation and I blame, primarily, republicans.

[Prairie Gates]

15. I was at Thanksgiving with three other families

Not a single person there had watched a minute of news since November 6. We were all talking about our other activities: reading novels, watching shows and documentaries, various exercises and hobbies, travel.

People are fucking done with it.

[sakabatou]

16. Rule in the house when it comes to meals

We never talk politics.

[sellitman]

17. We all are on the same page.

There were 14 adults and young adults all of voting age.

We are all politically minded. This was the first Thanksgiving where no one wanted to " go there".

[stollen]

18. Why ruin a beautiful meal?

[JoseBalow]

21. MAGA-vellian? Thanks for the heads-up!

Would you like to pre-order your pizza now, or wait until later?

[Tickle]

34. I missed it 😂 NT

[Evolve Dammit]

20. Class action lawsuit for 9 years of abusive actions. Sad part is, he was just warming up. He wants to destroy us. n/t

[KT2000]

24. This is a big deal

and we are dealing with a shift within ourselves. How could half the population of this country have such different values? I don't know about you, but I thought we all shared basic values. Now we know that so many think so differently - and with such hate.

[sellitman]

35. Yes, I agree

My friends who voted for him aren't real friends.

That hurts the most.

[70sEraVet]

25. Had all four of our kids and a few grown grandkids, all democrats

All HATE Trump.
I told my wife before they all came, that I wanted to get all of the Harris/Walz signs, as well as the Biden/Harris signs out of the shed and put the around the dining room. We could make believe, in just that room, that Kamala won the election!
Wife said no.

[OAITW r.2.0]

26. People that care, are taking a break. Been on DU from, I guess, early on.

Losing to Bush/Cheney sucked and blew up the ME. Project for a New American Century:.

Now it's Project 2025. Will this be the future? IDFK.

[Different Drummer]

27. I definitely have PTSD.

Haven't watched any local or cable news since 11/6.

[wendyb-NC]

30. Yes, PTSD, post election

I don't dwell on the loss on November 5th, and can take news only in short increments and not every day.

[GoodRaisin]

31. It was pretty much the same at our Thanksgiving.

We’re all liberals and all still in a state of shock I guess. I know none of us want to talk about Trump. We’ve had our fill of him.

[Paladin]

32. Same with my very liberal family in Texas. (nt)

[JI7]

33. I think it will take around spring or summer next year

before we can really start to discuss things again.

I think it's also best to focus on ourselves and doing what you need to make life easier for you.