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In reply to the discussion: To my family who chose Trump over me: Was it worth it? (CNN article) [View all]BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)35. Many trump-humpers are simply too invested in him now--they're warped,
maybe for a long time. The more we sane folks all collectively agreed that he was the worst of all Presidents, the nastiest son of a bitch, the most incompetent and stupid motherfucker--the harder they clung to him. They cannot admit they are wrong because it hurts something in their psyche too much--it's actually LESS PAINFUL to them to cut family members and friends loose than say to themselves, and then to everyone else, "Maybe I was wrong about this guy." This is the best case scenario, by the way--the worst is that they genuinely still love the guy, or at least loved what he did. Those people are irredeemable. I have at least one family member like that.
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There are members here who have posted that they were thinking of cutting off family.
madaboutharry
Nov 2020
#3
I do not discuss politics with my two brothers nor a very dear 80 + year old aunt.
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#25
I read every heart-breaking word. Yes. Very poignant and captures the situation for so many
hlthe2b
Nov 2020
#5
Fortunately most of my family was apolitical by their natures before all the Trump
ooky
Nov 2020
#27
I hope so. It's very hard in my family, even though we all try to refrain from politics when we are
smirkymonkey
Nov 2020
#30