DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am sometimes treated to acquaintances railing that they will leave the state/country if one candidate or another wins. “I’ll help you pack” is an inappropriate response, but is there anything I can say over an otherwise friendly meal that is neither agreement nor provocation?

GENTLE READER: “Does that mean those peas are up for grabs?”

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