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If Trump loses, will you try to reconcile with people you cut out of your life ?
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if anything im probably just going to point and laugh at them even more, although i don't usually cut people out of my life for having shitty political opinions
Nope. I'm not interested in trying to mend fences with monsters and bigots. If they want to make changes in their lives to open themselves to other people, then that's fine, but it's all on them. It's not my problem to make inroads with them.
The ideology these people subscribe to is inherently selfish and toxic, and the fact that they're losing connections with family members and friends is entirely their fault.
The ideology these people subscribe to is inherently selfish and toxic, and the fact that they're losing connections with family members and friends is entirely their fault.
I'm a no until they come groveling at my family's feet. And even then, they will need to walk the walk to prove their evolution into a not shitty human.
Yes but only because I'd rather not be absent from my nephews/neices lives if I can help it. But if they double down then I'm outie.
At this point I am working on coming to terms with the fact that I may no longer have a functioning relationship with my father and sister. Only family I will have left is an aunt/uncle and 2 cousins.
At this point I am working on coming to terms with the fact that I may no longer have a functioning relationship with my father and sister. Only family I will have left is an aunt/uncle and 2 cousins.
It's so hard to know for sure. Some of my extended family on places like FB which I only use for direct family and very close friends, have become insufferable in their pro-Trump discussions. Starting discussions from a very sided perspective which I have no desire to engage. And yet, they're family and outside of this political discussion I love them very much and prior to 2016 never had a single beef with them.
So it's hard to say I'd ever permanently write them off and not want to have anything to do with them... but it's crossed my mind multiple times. If I knew we could still all get together and NOT talk about it, I'd really have no problem. I'm not saying that I would in any way accept their beliefs, but I'm not to the point where I'd disown them because of it. Now if they actively did things like were involved in violent protests, etc., that would def change my mind I think. Luckily that's not been the case (that I'm aware of).
So it's hard to say I'd ever permanently write them off and not want to have anything to do with them... but it's crossed my mind multiple times. If I knew we could still all get together and NOT talk about it, I'd really have no problem. I'm not saying that I would in any way accept their beliefs, but I'm not to the point where I'd disown them because of it. Now if they actively did things like were involved in violent protests, etc., that would def change my mind I think. Luckily that's not been the case (that I'm aware of).
lol no. Trump didn't magically make all those people bad. they're just not afraid to be public about it now.
Even if Trump didn't exist I wouldn't try to reconcile with racists and anti-poor bigots. Life is too short and there are better people worth your time.
Thankfully, my family members who voted for him in 2016 saw the error of their choice and are voting for Biden. I'm sure they will vote republican in 2024, but that's whatever. They figured it out that at the very least Trump and his admin are idiots.
All of my 'friends' who voted for him and are still supporters I cut out of my life to the point of removing them from my phone contacts. I have no idea what they are doing and, quite frankly, don't give a damn.
All of my 'friends' who voted for him and are still supporters I cut out of my life to the point of removing them from my phone contacts. I have no idea what they are doing and, quite frankly, don't give a damn.
Remember the Obama years? Did you like their attitude during the Obama years? There's your answer.
People weren't really paying attention if they think this is only about Trump. This shit is 40+ years in the making.
nope. I will thank them for exposing their true feelings. See: my elderly next door neighbors who are more than happy to live off of their pensions decades ago and fly their trump signs because they got theirs.
I'm used to my family making bad decisions sadly. It's a process but eventually they come around. Stubborn pride's a hard pill to swallow. I do it for my nephews mainly.
Trump has made some of my friends miserable angry hateful people. I don't know if they could come back to people I'd even want to go out of my way to experience. I understand I live in kentucky but there's a difference between "keeping coal going" and just blaming everyone else for your own issues and sulking about it.
I thankfully am not around the Trump supporting family members but I lost tremendous respect for all of them and will probably not remain civil if they dare bring up politics around me again. I have even less respect for the Black Trump supporters in my family than the white racist ones. They are in swing states and tapdancing away to the polls to vote Trump.
I've only had family decide to cut me off because I was starting to prove their bullshit wrong after the election. They decided to then ignore me in person at a family event too.
They can honestly go fuck themselves. I already decided I'm not going to their funerals even if my mom asks me to. They don't get to decide they were wrong and want to make up 4 years later after losing an election because Trump winning wouldn't change their minds. Racist fucks can go to hell.
They can honestly go fuck themselves. I already decided I'm not going to their funerals even if my mom asks me to. They don't get to decide they were wrong and want to make up 4 years later after losing an election because Trump winning wouldn't change their minds. Racist fucks can go to hell.
I broke silence with my folks to warn them about COVID-19 when the pandemic started and to not listen to Fox News because the fucking assholes on the channel at the time were saying it wasn't a big deal. They responded with "we wouldn't tell you if one of us died from it." so yeah, fun shit.
as a matter of fact im waiting for a biden win to remove/block some once and for all. was going to in 2016 but decided to leave them be so i can get a glimpse into their reality. like the post above said, this has been building for quite some time, the trump presidency just made it a point of no return
From a UK perspective, knowing people voted Brexit, it's honestly hard to move past it if the topic or related shit attitude in politics and general opinion is brought up. I haven't cut anyone out as they aren't off the deep end but some suspect attitudes and idiocy, it's a bit blood boiling thinking about it generally. I dunno, think I'm too nice.
Exactly. The onus shouldn't be on the ones who didn't support this shit to reach out and basically let them off the hook for supporting fascism and being the worst version of themselves. These things have consequences. This isn't a game. It's not "difference of opinions". So much suffering these last few years and some of them not only chose to turn a blind eye, but gleefully revel in it. That's not something I could ever forget.
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I'm not going out of my way to support anyone who stayed with Trump all the way to the bitter end. It will take marked effort to claw back even a shred of respect from me, and I'm not going to go looking for it.
When someone shows you who they really are, believe them.
When someone shows you who they really are, believe them.
Yup.
To sort of add onto this, even if a family member or friend reached out to reconcile, I'd just tell them that the best way they can make up for their shitty behavior is to get more educated, listen to more marginalized voices, and treat the people in the family/friend group that do still talk to them with respect. But our relationship is over.
Pro tip, remove your Facebook completely and you figure out who actually matters in your life. Anyone that was Pro-Trump on my timeline were people I was only tangentially connected to, and I never think about them now with Facebook not there to shove it in my face.
Lol naaaah. Come back to me when you get some sense and show me you are a better person. Otherwise don't show your face and go fuck yourself.
Thankfully, I only had to cut off a couple people, and they were both just passing acquaintances. Fully expendable.
Fuck 'em.
My personal social circles are filled with fellow pinko commie leftists and other various liberal scum ☮
My parents grew up in 1950s Alabama... so my family knows what's up.
Fuck 'em.
My personal social circles are filled with fellow pinko commie leftists and other various liberal scum ☮
My parents grew up in 1950s Alabama... so my family knows what's up.
You don't just get to drop Trump and go back to normal after he's out of presidency. You have to atone for what you did. You need to work actively to make our country a better place.
I've already severed ties with anyone outside my family whom I know to be a Trump supporter. If it's on social media, I just cut them from Facebook or unfollowed on Twitter.
I have plenty of great friends already and don't need the dead weight of a Trump supporter's "friendship."
I have plenty of great friends already and don't need the dead weight of a Trump supporter's "friendship."
Everyone I cut out of my life years ago wound up being Trump supporters.
So, this was already in the stars for me.
They're already gone.
So, this was already in the stars for me.
They're already gone.
I'm thankful I haven't cut anyone from my family as far as I'm aware.
But yeah, fuck no! I have no room for forgiveness for racist assholes! I would have given them the benefit of the doubt if Trump supporters have learned 4 years later that he simply isn't fit for office. But I'm pretty certain a significant amount of people still blindly support Trump!
But yeah, fuck no! I have no room for forgiveness for racist assholes! I would have given them the benefit of the doubt if Trump supporters have learned 4 years later that he simply isn't fit for office. But I'm pretty certain a significant amount of people still blindly support Trump!
Nah. Not fucking even.
What Trump is, is apparent to a mildly conscious 5 year old. There's something wrong with your brain if you can't see it or be concerned about it. A stain that will never wash off. And double fuck anyone voting for him this election after the past 4 years.
What Trump is, is apparent to a mildly conscious 5 year old. There's something wrong with your brain if you can't see it or be concerned about it. A stain that will never wash off. And double fuck anyone voting for him this election after the past 4 years.
Not everyone supporting Trump is a monster. I will reconcile with those that are decent, yet misguided folks. The rest can bite me.
I don't know any Trump fans so haven't had to cut anyone out but if I did why would I reconcile just because he lost? It's not like they're magically going to realize they're racist trash.