Dear Abby, My brother and BIL are going to the Trump/Cruz rally in Houston tomorrow.

[TexasTowelie]

My BIL paid for tickets and invited my brother since my sister doesn't feel safe because of (antifa, BLM, gay pride activists, women's movement marchers). While I respect my brother's right to participate in the political process, I am not looking forward to the taunting that will occur when he arrives home.

Any ideas how I can diffuse such a horrible situation?

Ugh,

Feeling Blue

[gay texan]

1. Bake some "special" brownies for him? n/t

[TexasTowelie]

3. That might work.

At least I could get out of taunting range if he is making the decrees from the throne.

[gay texan]

7. Well, i wasnt precisely thinking of THOSE sort of brownies

However useful!

I was thinking more along the lines of the type that make you feel no pain LOL

you know the ones that make test patterns entertaining

[TexasTowelie]

8. If I'm going to go to that much trouble baking brownies,

then I'm going to bake them for myself instead.

I did have a friend from college that made the best GREEN apple muffins though. Homecoming 1999 was kind of special.

[msongs]

2. dear feeling blue, quit associating with losers who disrespect you nt

[TexasTowelie]

6. If only the solution were so simple, but circumstances dictate otherwise.

The last time that I followed your solution was blissful.

[underpants]

4. Ignore it.

Don't give him or they any fuel.

[DUgosh]

5. If you get cornered

Point and laugh

[Gothmog]

9. There is already a line for this rally

Notice the Q shirt

Link to tweet

[TexasTowelie]

10. I always tried to avoid lines like that.

I suspect that they won't get in since they probably won't show up until about noon. My brother will at least get a free meal out of it.

[RainCaster]

11. Let him sleep in the boat shed

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Oh boy, that's a tough one! I've learned to never bring up politics with my Republican brother

It's the only way I can stand to associate with him - as if we didn't have other issues from decades ago. And since there's no telling my brother anything - he has a Masters in political science from Texas, of all places - I don't even try. But I do have one advantage over you, my brother's an agoraphobic so he's unlikely to go to any rallies these days, has to get his politics from the TV.

I'd stick close ti DU and think how satisfying it'll feel when Beto O'Rourke cleans Cruz's clock at the polls - and then you won't have to say a word. It is just a matter of time with Trump, too.

[TexasTowelie]

13. Early voting starts today so if I feel up to the bike ride

I might go ahead and get it done. That way when I get taunted from my brother, sister or brother-in-law I can tell them what I did today while they were wasting time at a pep rally.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. That's true! Do they vote?

If they listen to Trump, they just might vote on the ten-teenth!

[TexasTowelie]

15. The BIL calls CNN the Commie News Network and is very political.

My brother mostly votes in presidential elections although he has been more active the past 10 years. He used to be apolitical and uninformed. Now he is mostly uninformed. I didn't tell him when there was special congressional election in this district back in June so he missed voting.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. That really does suck, but if they listen to Trump then they're bound to be misinformed

Do they know about early voting? If you let on that you already voted then they might just assume that they missed it!

[TexasTowelie]

17. My brother is less likely to know.

My BIL and sister may be informed incorrectly most of the time, but they are informed and will see reports on the TV. My brother watches the weather or Fox News on his laptop so he doesn't get as much local news.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Then there you have it!

If he knows you already voted, he just may miss it! And my brother watches The Weather Channel all the time, too! What is it about that? My mother had no idea that 9/11 had happened until she went to pick up her friend since she sat there with my brother watching weather!

No such luck that my brother will miss voting though. No early voting here in New York and that's one of the few reasons he'll leave the house.