Ask Lemmy

I just don't talk about it, my views are toward the end of the spectrum and definitely not inline with relatives. But then most of my views about controversial topics are. I'm just too old and cynical anymore. My wife and I are on the same page though, no problem there.

In the hippie days there was a cliché, "don't trust anyone over thirty." Now it's just, "don't trust anyone."

I haven't spoken to my brother since late 2016 for other reasons. His daughter and son also have cut him off and last I heard his wife was planning to divorce him.

No and I don't really even know anyone who believes in such conspiracies though I'm sure they exist even where I live. I just feel like this kind of crazines is on large part almost exclusive to the United States

Well, my aunt kinda, but she's mostly just following along with her husband (her most recent and current husbands have both sealed themselves off during my lifetime and I've never had an "uncle" relationship with either of them). She hardly has her own opinions anymore. I think both her husband and daughter had to get Covid vaccines for work and school, so I don't know what they did. I hope my cousin has a mind of her own and went to get her vaccines with her sisters, but who knows. I feel like the husband might have some forged paperwork saying he's vaccinated or he's claiming a religious exemption (hahaha, he's not devout, I mean he is Catholic but the Vatican and USCCB both said to get vaccinated). Same thing with this family friend of ours. Her daughters got her into vaccine hesitation. She doesn't seem to feel as strongly about it as the daughters but still didn't get the Covid shots last I heard, though her husband did. The older daughter had a kid who's probably a kindergartner now, but she's insisted she wasn't going to get him vaccinated (specifically MMR) as a baby because that's bad for development or something. She said he would eventually get vaccinated but not until he started school, which is probably around now but I don't know if he's vaccinated yet. She has another kid now too and I imagine she's giving her the same approach. The younger daughter has a baby now too and is probably doing the same thing. Worse about the younger daughter is she is a nurse. Both the daughters are in their thirties and I grew up admiring them. I'm the oldest sibling so I always look to those somewhat older than me as guides for my near future. But now I realize how off-base they are from what I aspire to be.

It’s been about three years since I’ve heard from my mom/sister. I have no idea how they’re doing other than they’re down in Florida the last I checked.

My family have gone full libertarian after covid. Ranting about wef and trudeau

Not per se, but I have a sister who is veeeeeery influential.....