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I don’t talk to those relatives anymore. It’s done wonders for my mental health.
Growing up, I had always heard “brothers fighting on opposite sides of the battlefield” types of stories from the American civil war. I always wondered how people could let it get that bad. Nowadays though…
The most incredible trick the GOP has managed to pull is to convince working Americans to hate each other.
The same people celebrating that Obamacare is gone, and being shocked when Affordable Care Act which they depend on suddenly disappears.
Wait until they lose Medicaid... Most of them probably have no fucking idea that their health insurance is even funded by it.
The stupid is coming from inside the house
And this is why I have no faith in the recovery of this country. After everything that’s happened, these people are cheering on the destruction of the country.
One of the harder things in life to accept is that your family can be scumbags.
“It’s really hurtful for the president to insinuate that you don’t exist or that your job consisted of sitting at home doing nothing and cashing the paycheck,” he says. “I’d like to see him sifting through spiny naiad in 120-degree weather looking for parasitic snails. He’s the one that goes golfing on the government dime. I don’t even know how to golf.”
Although I don't think much will get through to MAGA people, the hypocrisy is what gives me the most hope. Trump's mind is so unlike his voters' that he doesn't deserve to represent them.
Like, I wake up earlier than my wife. She has back problems, but I like to keep the kitchen nice for her and not remind her of it. So every day I unload the entire dishwasher, carefully putting away every plate, knife, glass without making noise. I don't mean it as a virtue-signal, we all probably do little things like this. I just mean, can you even imagine Trump doing something like that? Imagine him caring about someone other than him that much? Imagine having to live so intentionally and carefully for any reason at all?
That should get through to them, right?
I lucked out in that all of my relatives that are still living are reasonable. I didn’t need to remove any relatives from my life.
Friends however… yikes! Different story there. I moved from a red state to a blue state in October so I need to meet some people here.
Disown your republican friends & family
However, recognize that grief may result. It's a loss of the fantasy of people who love you. That hurts.
You’re absolutely right. It’s been 7 years for me. I grieved them and still do occasionally. It’s just not worth it to let them be a part of my life anymore.
this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2025
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