Sassage 🐈‍⬛ Flare on Nostr: So I just calmly walked away from a family dinner because I'm not willing to share a ...

So I just calmly walked away from a family dinner because I'm not willing to share a table with a bunch of people who are actively defending being a terrible person. My sister railing against 'cancel culture gona mad', going on about 'increasing thought policing' and saying such nice things as 'you just can't know why someone votes for a fascist party' and 'just because someone votes for them doesn't mean they're a fascist'. My father complaining that 'nowadays people call everything fascist' and other such tripe. My mother staying silent and complicit as always. My brother-in-law defending my sister through all of this (he always claims he's left wing tho, which amuses me to no end). And this is by no means the worst things they've ever said. I'm just tired. I mean they never were great people by any stretch of the imagination but they are getting more and more reactionary with each passing year. I have no doubt that as capitalism starts getting increasingly afraid they'll be on the front line of justifying and celebrating growing authoritarianism. And I just just don't want anything to do with it. Truth be told I've never really liked them that much but I feel myself getting farther and farther away from them. They could just choose to be better human beings but they're set in their ways and I don't see them changing anytime soon. I know there'd be much worse people to have as family than them but I'm just not willing to pretend I want to spent time with them just because we happen to be related. I mean they've just told me I'm an extremist for having uncompromising moral principles so I know exactly where they stand. At the end of the day they've shown they are pretty spineless and willing to sell their conscience to the highest bidder and I do not see myself wanting to be around them for much longer. The only one worth talking to is my brother and he hasn't been in the country for a while. At least he's lucky enough that doesn't have to put up with them. In the end it all comes around to the thing where everyone thinks they're a good person but are ready to put up with incredibly contradictory beliefs that do incredible amount of harm to other people. No self reflection or willingness to improve at all. It all makes me kinda sad. Thought you might think I'm overreacting and putting up with this sort of thing is par for the course when dealing with family. But I'm just tired. *Sigh* Dunno, I just want better people in my life.
Sorry for the rant but I just had to get this off my chest. Thanks for being there. 😽