If your family are trumpsters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I guess I am trying to figure out if I would associate with my family if they were Nazis. I am thinking no??

I love my family but to me, if they are not outraged by kids being tortured, they are as bad as Nazis.

Your mom said it was horrible. How would her outrage help? Is your outrage truly helping?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I guess I am trying to figure out if I would associate with my family if they were Nazis. I am thinking no??

I love my family but to me, if they are not outraged by kids being tortured, they are as bad as Nazis.

Your mom said it was horrible. How would her outrage help? Is your outrage truly helping?

That is nice that she said it is horrible. She also voted for the person who is doing it. Which makes her complicit.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, OP. Luckily my parents are gone so I don't have to hear my father ranting (although at this point, I think he would have changed sides. Taking away kids from their parents would have likely turned him) and my MIL switched to voting blue when my FIL passed away.

My siblings all remain as apolitical as possible, so not even totally sure of their views.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I guess I am trying to figure out if I would associate with my family if they were Nazis. I am thinking no??

I love my family but to me, if they are not outraged by kids being tortured, they are as bad as Nazis.

You should not go to visit your family.

[Anonymous]

This is tough. I have a similar situation with some family who are so far gone they post memes and laugh about it. Of course blaming the parents. I’ve reached the point where I avoid them. The problem comes in larger family gatherings that includes some normal people I still want to see. I basically stick to hello, goodbye and very superficial topics if we are in a mixed group talking. While I don’t walk away from them rudely, I do try to subtlely avoid them. It’s mutual at this point after some blowups. It sucks.

[Anonymous]

In my case it's especially hard because an uninsured illegal immigrant caused an accident resulting in a life long injury to one such relative. I've always avoided the topic because their minds are closed. As heartbreaking as the separations are, opinions are unlikely to change.

[Anonymous]

I do not discuss it with my Repub loved ones. They make comments I just ignore. I got a musical instrument and I play that.
OP it sounds like Trump might be about to sign something stopping the separations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't discuss it with them -- they are bigots and I can't engage. It sucks, because I don't want to remain quiet, but it also sucks because I do want a relationship with my family.

This here all day long and, possibly, for the next 6 years.

[Anonymous]

If they're the kind of people that supporting children from their families, I would disown them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they're the kind of people that supporting children from their families, I would disown them.

*support separating*

[Anonymous]

Op - ask your mom if she would change her vote knowing what she now knows.

[Anonymous]

My entire extended family enthusiasticly voted for trump. They despise him now. They aren't vocal about it. And they won't vote Dem. But they won't vote for trump again. Maybe your family will surprise you.

[Anonymous]

I don't know. Actually hearing someone say they support separating families at the border (because they're brown being the unspoken subtext), I don't think I could continue to see them after that.

[Anonymous]

I don't know. Very worried about July 4 week myself. Trump people themselves are split over this.

I'm hoping we all just don't talk about it. I'm mentally prepared to pack up and leave if I have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My entire extended family enthusiasticly voted for trump. They despise him now. They aren't vocal about it. And they won't vote Dem. But they won't vote for trump again. Maybe your family will surprise you.

About half of my family voted for Hillary. Sounds like more are going to vote for Trump next time around. At family gatherings we seldom talk about politics. Most are adult enough and respect different voting choices.