Having a hard time being friendly to neighbor

[Anonymous]

Are you serious? I didn't vote for trump but I also don't cut people out of my life over political differences. Think of what the world would be like if people were only "friendly" with people who were exactly like them. Get over yourself. She's the same person she was before.

[Anonymous]

People, this isn't political differences. This is someone who is chanting a phrase that as OP noted, is reminiscent of authoritarian regimes of days gone by. Despite going through every legal channel to find a single thing to pin on her, that slogan was a campaign effort to put the opponent in jail for being nothing other than an opponent. That's seriously fucked up and very different than someone who has "different political views" than OP.

OP, don't make eye contact and cut her. I have lots of friends who voted for trump. But I have no room for people who spout that anti-democratic position.

[Anonymous]

Op, all you have to do is NOT be impolite

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am finding it hard to continue relationships with friends and family who voted for Trump. My spouse is a Latino immigrant who was brought here without papers as a child. That's all long-since straightened out, but every time I see these people I think, you secretly think my spouse is a murderer/rapist or that they should "go back." Even if they think Trump's position on Latino immigration were flawed, they are still willing to endorse a person who has those opinions. Further, none of them has ever told me they don't agree with that part of his platform or opinions. The silence is deafening. Hard to avoid the conclusion that they agree.

I don't think I will ever be able to look at them in the same way. All trust is gone. So, I steer clear now. It's sad.

As a non-Clinton supporting, conservative, first-generation American I assure you that I do not think the bolded. Those that feel this way are not shy in expressing it. It's a shame that a vast majority of liberals are of the impression that if you didn't support Hillary or Bernie then you are certainly a racist bigot. This is simply not the case and this closed-minded, I can't be friends with people who don't think Hillary is the second coming of christ nonsense is equally as repugnant.

Trump's racist comments about all the "illegals" -- how dangerous they were, outlandish facts about how many murders they commit, entirely unbiased in any evidence -- was a major (and one of the only) campaign positions of Trump. He cited this stuff at rallies all the time. Anyone who voted for him knew what they were voting for. You can't claim innocence on this position just because it's not something you personally prioritized when you voted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am finding it hard to continue relationships with friends and family who voted for Trump. My spouse is a Latino immigrant who was brought here without papers as a child. That's all long-since straightened out, but every time I see these people I think, you secretly think my spouse is a murderer/rapist or that they should "go back." Even if they think Trump's position on Latino immigration were flawed, they are still willing to endorse a person who has those opinions. Further, none of them has ever told me they don't agree with that part of his platform or opinions. The silence is deafening. Hard to avoid the conclusion that they agree.

I don't think I will ever be able to look at them in the same way. All trust is gone. So, I steer clear now. It's sad.

As a non-Clinton supporting, conservative, first-generation American I assure you that I do not think the bolded. Those that feel this way are not shy in expressing it. It's a shame that a vast majority of liberals are of the impression that if you didn't support Hillary or Bernie then you are certainly a racist bigot. This is simply not the case and this closed-minded, I can't be friends with people who don't think Hillary is the second coming of christ nonsense is equally as repugnant.

Trump's racist comments about all the "illegals" -- how dangerous they were, outlandish facts about how many murders they commit, entirely unbiased in any evidence -- was a major (and one of the only) campaign positions of Trump. He cited this stuff at rallies all the time. Anyone who voted for him knew what they were voting for. You can't claim innocence on this position just because it's not something you personally prioritized when you voted.

At a bare minimum, these trump supporters are okay with a racist man having the responsibility of being president. That's bonkers and reason enough to avoid forever. It's not about being surrounded only by like minded people, it's about weeding the racists, bigots, xenophobes, and sexists from your life. I will never trust another republican again. They're toeing the line while agreeing this openly racist man is unstable at best.

Cut her off and don't apologize. And I agree you should get one of those yard signs. Imagine how she would treat me and my two little kids, Central American immigrants turned US Citizens? That's all the answer you need. I've never experienced so much racism in my life as in the past two years. Cut them out and don't look back. Soon enough they will pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She's a fool. Just cut her off and move on. There is no need to be friendly with her.

+1

[Anonymous]

Just smile, offer her a civil & brief greeting then be on your Merry way.

In all honesty, I could never share common ground w/someone who could cast her vote for someone as mean-spirited as our new President.

It definitely speaks volumes of the type of person she really is at the core.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am finding it hard to continue relationships with friends and family who voted for Trump. My spouse is a Latino immigrant who was brought here without papers as a child. That's all long-since straightened out, but every time I see these people I think, you secretly think my spouse is a murderer/rapist or that they should "go back." Even if they think Trump's position on Latino immigration were flawed, they are still willing to endorse a person who has those opinions. Further, none of them has ever told me they don't agree with that part of his platform or opinions. The silence is deafening. Hard to avoid the conclusion that they agree.

I don't think I will ever be able to look at them in the same way. All trust is gone. So, I steer clear now. It's sad.

As a non-Clinton supporting, conservative, first-generation American I assure you that I do not think the bolded. Those that feel this way are not shy in expressing it. It's a shame that a vast majority of liberals are of the impression that if you didn't support Hillary or Bernie then you are certainly a racist bigot. This is simply not the case and this closed-minded, I can't be friends with people who don't think Hillary is the second coming of christ nonsense is equally as repugnant.

Trump's racist comments about all the "illegals" -- how dangerous they were, outlandish facts about how many murders they commit, entirely unbiased in any evidence -- was a major (and one of the only) campaign positions of Trump. He cited this stuff at rallies all the time. Anyone who voted for him knew what they were voting for. You can't claim innocence on this position just because it's not something you personally prioritized when you voted.

See, my point proven.

[Anonymous]

I'd have a hard time being friendly as well and I wasn't a Hillary (or Trump for that matter) supporter. The sign tells me that your neighbor is the type that likes a witch trial and is the balloons tell me she is in your face righteous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that thinking Hillary did something worth being locked up over is NOT the same as being a Trump supporter. I disliked both of them and didn't vote for either one. You'd probably assume I'm a Trumper since I didn't vote for Clinton. Not true.

I also don't get what people think she did that was worth locking her up over but really, you need to separate anti-hillary from pro-trump. They're not the same.

She put balloons up in her window when he won. They were there for a week.

I'll be her friend!

Can all of you whackjobs go somewhere else!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am finding it hard to continue relationships with friends and family who voted for Trump. My spouse is a Latino immigrant who was brought here without papers as a child. That's all long-since straightened out, but every time I see these people I think, you secretly think my spouse is a murderer/rapist or that they should "go back." Even if they think Trump's position on Latino immigration were flawed, they are still willing to endorse a person who has those opinions. Further, none of them has ever told me they don't agree with that part of his platform or opinions. The silence is deafening. Hard to avoid the conclusion that they agree.

I don't think I will ever be able to look at them in the same way. All trust is gone. So, I steer clear now. It's sad.

As a non-Clinton supporting, conservative, first-generation American I assure you that I do not think the bolded. Those that feel this way are not shy in expressing it. It's a shame that a vast majority of liberals are of the impression that if you didn't support Hillary or Bernie then you are certainly a racist bigot. This is simply not the case and this closed-minded, I can't be friends with people who don't think Hillary is the second coming of christ nonsense is equally as repugnant.

Yes.

Also, it amazes me how many people who have threatened to unfriend Trump voters are still my "friends" on FB. Maybe you need to start unfriending everyone you think might possibly be a Trump voter, or better yet keep only those who actively oppose him, because your filters are failing you. I guess you can't tell who we are as well as you think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that thinking Hillary did something worth being locked up over is NOT the same as being a Trump supporter. I disliked both of them and didn't vote for either one. You'd probably assume I'm a Trumper since I didn't vote for Clinton. Not true.

I also don't get what people think she did that was worth locking her up over but really, you need to separate anti-hillary from pro-trump. They're not the same.

She put balloons up in her window when he won. They were there for a week.

I'll be her friend!

Can all of you whackjobs go somewhere else!

^^Liberal Tolerance^^

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of people out there who felt that the Clinton's had been getting away with...stuff...for years and years, that most people would have been put in jail for.

Maybe your neighbor was just genuinely relieved that Hillary lost the election. If she took the sign and the balloons down, just let it go and be a good neighbor yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I am finding it hard to continue relationships with friends and family who voted for Trump. My spouse is a Latino immigrant who was brought here without papers as a child. That's all long-since straightened out, but every time I see these people I think, you secretly think my spouse is a murderer/rapist or that they should "go back." Even if they think Trump's position on Latino immigration were flawed, they are still willing to endorse a person who has those opinions. Further, none of them has ever told me they don't agree with that part of his platform or opinions. The silence is deafening. Hard to avoid the conclusion that they agree.

I don't think I will ever be able to look at them in the same way. All trust is gone. So, I steer clear now. It's sad.

As a non-Clinton supporting, conservative, first-generation American I assure you that I do not think the bolded. Those that feel this way are not shy in expressing it. It's a shame that a vast majority of liberals are of the impression that if you didn't support Hillary or Bernie then you are certainly a racist bigot. This is simply not the case and this closed-minded, I can't be friends with people who don't think Hillary is the second coming of christ nonsense is equally as repugnant.

Yes.

Also, it amazes me how many people who have threatened to unfriend Trump voters are still my "friends" on FB. Maybe you need to start unfriending everyone you think might possibly be a Trump voter, or better yet keep only those who actively oppose him, because your filters are failing you. I guess you can't tell who we are as well as you think.

First pp here. I have plenty of conservative friends still -- all from the not-small portion of conservative Republicans who did not support Trump. (There were more than few, as you surely know.) The folks that give me pause are the "rah rah" Trumpers, who justify and defend everything the guy does and who do not stand up against the stuff that is clearly morally and ethically repugnant - including the comments about grabbing women and the comments about immigrants.

And, to the second pp, I have unfollowed the Trump-ettes, even though I haven't totally unfriended (yet). It's the digital version of steering clear of the neighbors. Maybe that's what your friends have done to you?

[Anonymous]

A person I'm aquatinted with just posted a link on face book to a "report ICE activity in your neighborhood" link. should I unfriend her?