dealing with family

[Red October]

how do you deal with your family when your family does not support your revolutionary ideas? my grandparents are very conservative and i always try to avoid talking politics with my grandfather in order to avoid a huge argument. its not that im afraid to advocate for my beliefs, but i dont want to needlessly cause a division in my family. it can be really hard though when your own family will not support you in your beliefs. my parents dont interfere in my political activities, but im sure some people on here have parents who do. how do you get around that?

[loveme4whoiam]

Honestly, I try not to bring it up much around my family, or at least, one half of it. My mum is gay, and as such tolerates my left-wing views as I think she sees something of her youth in them (she apparently used to protest for Greenpeace, sabotaging hunts etc), although I think she disapproves of my anti-religion stance (because, somehow, she is slightly religious herself).

My dad used to be a policeman when he was my age, although is now a firefighter. I haven't discussed my political views with him outright, as I don't see how anything productive can come of it. He is what I think of as a typical working-class adult in the UK - he is critical of politics etc (he's moving to Australia in 2008) but would be against ideas of class struggle and revolution.

In my view, one's family can either take or leave one's political stance. I realise that is harsh, especially if you are close to your family, but that's how I think it should be. Like you RO1922, the reason I don't bring up my politics with my dad or grandad is because I don't want to cause an argument with no beneficial outcome. Do your thing and let them do theirs. Unless they actively try to stop you from following your own path, it needn't concern them.