Depending on the relative, how close you are to them, and if they know your political views/thoughts that's in the 'maybe' column of life. I have a general 3 strikes rule about this crap no matter who it is, be it friend or relative.
If they DON'T know your views, 1) send them a so-polite-its-sickening email stating your views and that you don't wish to recieve any more of their political emails, since you don't share the same interestes. 2) if the abuse continues send everything they send you back to them and then send them another email stating that you will ban them from sending you any more email if the political emails continue, since again you don't share the same p.o.v. as they do but you still wish to keep in contact since they are family and you do love them (supposedly). 3)they are out, block them with a final email stating that this will be the last time they will hear from you via email till they decide to straighten up and act like a freakin adult instead of a 2 yr old with a political bat.
If they DO know your p.o.v., 1)send one polite email stating that you don't share the same interests, so please stop, otherwise you will ban them via email and won't talk to them via email til they grow up 2)if it continues, ban them with final email tell them to piss off but in the politest way possible. I like killing people with kindness, piss'em off even more than being buligerent(sp?).
This is excellent advice and probably means that you're a much more mature and responsible person than I am, since all I want to do is find an equally inflammatory piece advocating the opposite position and forward it back to them. *grin*
I want to stay on good terms with this particular relative, and I don't think banning is warranted, especially since it may be that she genuinely thought I'd appreciate it.
My usual response to this sort of thing is to ignore and delete, but that doesn't really fix the problem, does it...
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If they DON'T know your views,
1) send them a so-polite-its-sickening email stating your views and that you don't wish to recieve any more of their political emails, since you don't share the same interestes.
2) if the abuse continues send everything they send you back to them and then send them another email stating that you will ban them from sending you any more email if the political emails continue, since again you don't share the same p.o.v. as they do but you still wish to keep in contact since they are family and you do love them (supposedly).
3)they are out, block them with a final email stating that this will be the last time they will hear from you via email till they decide to straighten up and act like a freakin adult instead of a 2 yr old with a political bat.
If they DO know your p.o.v.,
1)send one polite email stating that you don't share the same interests, so please stop, otherwise you will ban them via email and won't talk to them via email til they grow up
2)if it continues, ban them with final email tell them to piss off but in the politest way possible. I like killing people with kindness, piss'em off even more than being buligerent(sp?).
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I want to stay on good terms with this particular relative, and I don't think banning is warranted, especially since it may be that she genuinely thought I'd appreciate it.
My usual response to this sort of thing is to ignore and delete, but that doesn't really fix the problem, does it...