Are people okay with losing friends over politics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re the kind of parents who don’t really care much about who wins elections. We did vote for Trump, but either way it wasn’t a big deal to us. My daughter, however, was very upset when she found out. She’s glad we live in a very blue state. We knew he wasn't going to win Maryland.
This why we can't tell anyone who we voted for....

Her best friend has some Trump flags in her room, and now my daughter doesn’t want to be friends with her anymore because of it. I told her that it should be okay—that differences in political views shouldn’t end a friendship, especially since they’ve been close friends since kindergarten.

The girl is also losing many of her friends for the same reason. I even spoke with her mom. Most of the friend group is Latinas, so SHE NOT RACIST. but they keep telling she likes a "PDF" and a racist. m

How can I help my daughter understand that it’s okay to have different views, and how can I help the kids stop treating her friend this way?

Do you have a lot of friends that have different political views?

Back in the day, literally only 25 years ago, you could argue with your buddies and even almost get into fist fights over practically anything and still hang out the next day as if nothing happened. Something has gone seriously wrong in this country. Maybe it's the internet, maybe it's some kind of psyops or microplastics, or maybe it's just that our telomeres are getting too short. Who knows but society has become so vindictive and it's antithesis to how it used to be. I mean pretty much every single thing that people are shooting each other over today existed in some form back then as well. Can anyone name any topic (other than AI) that wasn't argued about in the past?

Trump made me a one-issue voter in 2016. Human rights became the only issue I cared about. We are so far from 2016 that if people can’t understand why there are extreme divisions between the parties, it shows that you don’t know history and frankly, you just don’t care about universal human rights for Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ditching someone because they have different thoughts than you says more about you vs them. I’m not surprised the "tolerant left" is known to do it though

Yes! That’s exactly why Trump was such good friends with Epstein. Trump didn’t dump a close friend just because that friend had different ideas.

You sure about that? Some friendships are made from mutual interests. Both Trump and Epstein liked young girls.

[Anonymous]

Back in the day, members of the KKK were hurt and offended when friends dropped them. Yes, if you can believe it, friendships ended over KKK politics. Crazy, I know. People have dealt with this through history OP.

[Anonymous]

Why are MAGA so obsessed with being the victims in every situation? For as tough as you play, your spines are made of gossamer. WAH WAH WAH nobody wants to play with me! Just stop.

I’m very glad for you that the direction of this country does not affect you, that’s quite a place of privilege. For others, the stuff you support has a very real impact on their lives and their livelihoods, and they have decided that whatever good you are bringing to their lives is far outweighed by the harm and they are done with you. Not every relationship is worth saving. You don’t have to befriend people who disgust you.

I know empathy is mental illness for you, so I’m not going to bother with suggesting that you put yourself in someone else’s shoes or try pretending some of the MAGA hate is directing at you. All I’m going to say is that the nasty energy you are putting out into the world is blowing back on you threefold.

If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen. If you don’t want to be punched, stop being a schoolyard bully. If you don’t want to find out, stop effing around. And if want to be friends with caring, empathetic people, stop being a MAGA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's been studies over this, OP. Democrats are considerably more likely to ditch family and friends over politics than Independents and Republicans.

Do you have a citation for this?

DP. Of course not. PPP, pulled that lie out of the deepest crevices of her buttocks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ditching someone because they have different thoughts than you says more about you vs them. I’m not surprised the "tolerant left" is known to do it though

I ditched my parents after 30 years because they had different thoughts than me - they thought it was okay to verbally abuse me and never acknowledge nor apologize for the bullying, violent physical beatings and sexual abuse they’d subjected me to over the course of most of my childhood.

If I found the courage to cut those toxic losers from my life, why on earth would I feel obligated to maintain friendships or acquaintanceships with people with whom I don’t share DNA and who have abusive bullying violent mentality like most MAGA do? FFS, be real!

Sorry you were unloved and now so messed up.

I'm not messed up, but YOU might be messed up posting bullying comments like that to a child who was molested, beaten and bullied throughout their childhood and grew up strong enough to set healthy boundaries and demand that others abide by them. I pity your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have extremely nice, caring Christian neighbors with a completely disabled adult son (doesn’t walk, talk, or feed himself.) They are truly some of the kindest people you could ever meet.

And they are openly Trump voters. And I just can’t wrap my mind around it. They don’t strike me as stupid either.

We just avoid the topic entirely but I will never look at them the same. It was one thing in 2016. But this time around I just can’t get past it.

You might want to direct them to the book by Trump's nephew, or this essay, wherein he details how his uncle Trump told him he should let his completely disabled son (same condition as your neighbors') DIE so he could move to Florida.

https://time.com/7002003/donald-trump-disabled-americans-all-in-the-family/

“Hey, pal,” Donald said. “How’s everything going?”

“Good,” I said. “I appreciate your meeting with us.”

“Sure, happy to do it.”

He sounded interested and even concerned. I thought he had been touched by what the doctor and advocates in the meeting had just shared about their journey with their patients and their own family members. But I was wrong.

“Those people . . . ” Donald said, trailing off. “The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.”

. . .

I said I’d heard the fund for William was running low, and unfortunately, the expenses certainly were not easing up as our son got older. In fact, with inflation and other pressures, the needs were greater than they’d been. “We’re getting some blowback from Maryanne and Elizabeth and Ann Marie. We may need your help with this. Eric wanted me to give you a call.”

Donald took a second as if he was thinking about the whole situation.

“I don’t know,” he finally said, letting out a sigh. “He doesn’t recognize you. Maybe you should just let him die and move down to Florida.”

Wait! What did he just say? That my son doesn’t recognize me? That I should just let him die?

Did he really just say that? That I should let my son die . . . so I could move down to Florida?

Really?

I’m usually pretty good at getting my head around things that other people say, even when I don’t agree with them. But this was a tough one. This was my son.

Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised to hear Donald say that. It wasn’t far off from what he’d said that day in the Oval Office after our meeting with the advocates. Only that time, it was other people’s children who should die. This time, it was my son.

I didn’t want to argue with him. I knew there was no point in that, not at the same time I was calling for his help. I tried to keep my cool.

“No, Donald,” I said. “He does recognize me.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not just Trump. They have been protesting Republican attorney generals, calling them fascist at least back to Reagan. I remember the protests in the streets that even blocked ambulances complaining about Ashcroft.
And comparing Republicans to Nazis goes back to Harry Truman.

they say "if only they could go back to the dignified John McCain or Mitt Romney." It's all so tiresome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in the day, members of the KKK were hurt and offended when friends dropped them. Yes, if you can believe it, friendships ended over KKK politics. Crazy, I know. People have dealt with this through history OP.

KKK Politics? Is that even a term that anyone with any education would say? And did someone try to borrow a jacket and was offended after being handed a robe instead? Come up with lass absurd arguments. Yes, people don't like other people over their views on race but normally you find that out before you're at the 'need to drop them as friends" stage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's been studies over this, OP. Democrats are considerably more likely to ditch family and friends over politics than Independents and Republicans.

Do you have a citation for this?

DP. Of course not. PPP, pulled that lie out of the deepest crevices of her buttocks.

DP
It is true that Democrats are more likely to ditch family and friends. Severals studies/polls bear that out....

Dreier Roundtable (June 2021): This study found that Democrats were twice as likely as Republicans to report ending a friendship over politics (20% vs. 10%). Liberal women were the most likely group, with 33% reporting that they had ended a friendship because of a political disagreement.

Skeptic Research (May 2025): A report noted that approximately one in five people would end a friendship or relationship with a family member over politics. Gen Z and Millennials were the most likely to say they would sever ties, and liberals were more likely to do so than other political groups.

Yahoo News/YouGov Poll (September 2024): 28% of Americans found it stressful to spend time with friends or family who hold different political views. Democrats and Kamala Harris voters were more likely to report feeling stressed than Republicans and Donald Trump voters.

Reuters/Ipsos Poll (August 2025): A poll of nearly 4,500 U.S. adults found that 27% of Democrats felt the 2024 presidential election damaged their friendships, compared with 10% of Republicans.

Nineteen percent of registered voters said recent disagreements with family or friends over political issues have hurt their relationship, according to a new Siena College-The New York Times poll.
Independents and Democrats were more likely to say so — at 21 percent and 20 percent, respectively — compared to just 14 percent of Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3694103-almost-1-in-5-say-politics-has-hurt-friendships-family-relationships-poll/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in the day, members of the KKK were hurt and offended when friends dropped them. Yes, if you can believe it, friendships ended over KKK politics. Crazy, I know. People have dealt with this through history OP.

KKK Politics? Is that even a term that anyone with any education would say? And did someone try to borrow a jacket and was offended after being handed a robe instead? Come up with lass absurd arguments. Yes, people don't like other people over their views on race but normally you find that out before you're at the 'need to drop them as friends" stage.

If you are against DEI policies and not enforcing existing immigration law then you are a racist and part of the KKK (2025 definition). You should be banished from polite society until you repent although a public struggles session won't work either because the internet is forever and you will get clubbed over the head with it until you die. See how this works?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never cared about someone”s politics until the past year. I would 100% drop a friend who still supports Trump after everything that has happened since January.

Yep.

We’re not friends with fascists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in the day, members of the KKK were hurt and offended when friends dropped them. Yes, if you can believe it, friendships ended over KKK politics. Crazy, I know. People have dealt with this through history OP.

KKK Politics? Is that even a term that anyone with any education would say? And did someone try to borrow a jacket and was offended after being handed a robe instead? Come up with lass absurd arguments. Yes, people don't like other people over their views on race but normally you find that out before you're at the 'need to drop them as friends" stage.

If you are against DEI policies and not enforcing existing immigration law then you are a racist and part of the KKK (2025 definition). You should be banished from polite society until you repent although a public struggles session won't work either because the internet is forever and you will get clubbed over the head with it until you die. See how this works?

What is your IQ level so I know, "how big words used should I?" Please admit you're in 7th grade. You obviously lack reading comprehension skills and you vastly overestimate how large the Klan is, which has between 3000-8000 members nationwide. I might just steal your (2025 definition) line every time I need to make something up.

Also, since you brought it up, it's not inherently racist to be against DEI because, if you don't realize, it discriminates against other non-white ethnic minorities, some of whom have lived worse lives than the everyone that DEI blanket covers. I'm all for helping groups of people who genuinely have a grievance and are equally qualified, but those positions should be in addition to, and not in place of, the very few seats at the table that certain other overqualified minority groups already have to fight over.

[Anonymous]

Yes, at this point people who are still supporting Trump / Johnson / Vance are either in a MAGA cult or they just aren't that smart. I don't want to be around either for any length of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in the day, members of the KKK were hurt and offended when friends dropped them. Yes, if you can believe it, friendships ended over KKK politics. Crazy, I know. People have dealt with this through history OP.

KKK Politics? Is that even a term that anyone with any education would say? And did someone try to borrow a jacket and was offended after being handed a robe instead? Come up with lass absurd arguments. Yes, people don't like other people over their views on race but normally you find that out before you're at the 'need to drop them as friends" stage.

If you are against DEI policies and not enforcing existing immigration law then you are a racist and part of the KKK (2025 definition). You should be banished from polite society until you repent although a public struggles session won't work either because the internet is forever and you will get clubbed over the head with it until you die. See how this works?

What is your IQ level so I know, "how big words used should I?" Please admit you're in 7th grade. You obviously lack reading comprehension skills and you vastly overestimate how large the Klan is, which has between 3000-8000 members nationwide. I might just steal your (2025 definition) line every time I need to make something up.

Also, since you brought it up, it's not inherently racist to be against DEI because, if you don't realize, it discriminates against other non-white ethnic minorities, some of whom have lived worse lives than the everyone that DEI blanket covers. I'm all for helping groups of people who genuinely have a grievance and are equally qualified, but those positions should be in addition to, and not in place of, the very few seats at the table that certain other overqualified minority groups already have to fight over.

So you believe DEI is only applicable to whom....say it aloud PP. Bullet point list please.