DS partner extremist views - how to handle

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Getting more than a bit fed up with DSs partner ranting about various pro anarchist and similar subjects - any kind of political nuance is accepting global injustice, every conflict is goodies and baddies and no middle ground, frankly at times dehumanising those disagreed with, we should abandon Israel to their deserved fate, etc etc.

I'm broadly progressive, but this kind of thing brings to mind Pol Pot or the Cultural Revolution. This person is in their 30s ffs not a bloody student. DS roughly like me, moderate Labour type, just rolls his eyes, but partner appears to think I'm a suitable alternative audience bc ILs are Tories and just shout back. Can't really say just knock it off, however tempted, guests should be treated politely etc.

Any ideas, Aibu even to engage in good faith debate? Or just change the subject?

Are his views actually extremist, or is he just more interested in politics/current affairs than you? It's fine to not engage if it's not what you want to discuss, but I personally enjoy lively debate and find no politics and religion type people rather dull. Horses for courses.

How often do you see this person? Do you get on with them well otherwise? Do you generally enjoy discussing politics / current affairs?

I don’t much enjoy those topics. If friends or family do enjoy it I’ll listen or engage a little, but find ways to end the conversation it if they are dominating or it gets heated.

I minimise time with people whose views I think seem bigoted, who dominate conversation and/or are poor with social cues!

If your DS’s partner is one of those would avoid engaging with them when behaving like this and also perhaps have a word with DS that you dislike those behaviours, especially if/when they visit your home.

If you actually are interested in politics and international affairs but just don’t like being ranted at, (and they would take it in good spirit) could you try a challenge? Every time you see them they get 5 minutes to tell you about an interesting news/politics story they read recently and it has to be a completely different topic each time. Then you get to do likewise. After that, no discussion of current affairs.

No, i find clueless people in this day and age annoying, who need propaganda spoon fed to have an opinion.

Hello pot, have you met kettle?

Stop feeding the loon, at this point its just encouraging him. Better to report every post.

Can't really say just knock it off, however tempted, guests should be treated politely etc.

Of course you can!

Their behaviour is not what you want in your home and as such, is rude towards you. Just tell them to wind their necks in, or leave.

You can't reason with these type of politicos.

Pleased to see MNHQ removed the racist / if only their was a ‘report’ button in real life and you could press it every time someone veered into extremism diatribes 😂

You have to be very direct with people like this.

• X we are not going to discuss politics, we don't agree with each other. I'm not going to change my mind, you're not going to change your mind so this topic and all similar are permanently off the agenda.

Then every time they start up

• No. We don't have these kind of conversations. We don't agree it's boring and repetitive.

I have a family member who is lovely but politically miles away from me & this is how I deal with it.

Huh? Have spent the last 10+ years earnestly asking interested questions about anarchism ( it is interesting) and debating. Just fed with them getting more and more extreme and ranty.
Sounds like you have made a shed load of assumptions there, mate

NC fail, soz