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That really hit home for me, Wil; and thank you. I, too, was raised to think for myself only to find that my parents have joined the talk-show believers. We've had more than one family event ruined -- at least for me! -- by just the thing you described: the accusatory freak-out where my mother points how the world is going to hell because of "you bleeding heart liberals". She has even used the word "femi-nazi". Until we agreed to not speak about politics, we were close to not speaking at all. She doesn't know that her brothers and sisters speak of her gullibility when she's not around or that one of her brothers-in-law refers to her as "Rush". The worst thing is that she is no longer open-minded. There can be no discussion -- she's heard all about it, of course, and has no opinion outside of the talking points provided by the radio.
