Iced out for not being liberal

[Anonymous]

I also think getting distracted from the point of: people get to have their own social groups and standards. They can choose to not like you for whatever reason they like. You can either self reflect on why you're repeatedly alienating the people you seem to want to hang out with or you can try to find new friends.

Practically, there isn't any other option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What shifted so quickly the last 5 years? I’m a younger millennial and have gotten excluded both at work and in my personal life for “being MAGA”, even though I never talk about politics with anyone. FWIW I’m not leftist but not MAGA either, not registered with either party. My BF does work for a center right org that isn’t super involved with Trump anything

Is wanting to keep your political beliefs to yourself passe in NWDC social circles?

Who wants to date an anti american racist anti semite idiot who can not read or do math?

Go back to your hole fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP — I did not vote for Trump and I find him to be an awful human and an embarrassment as our president. However, I am no longer feeling at home in liberal circles. I’m a center left moderate, I think. I look at individual issues and research them before I make an opinion. On some things, I lean right (immigration policy, education, transgender healthcare for minors) and on others I lean left (environment, guns, healthcare). But I feel as though I cannot speak my mind in most DC circles. I wish the left would see how their unwillingness to listen to alternate views is hurting them and our ability to get Trump OUT.

I’ll be your friend!

You can speak your mind, you're just unwilling to deal with other people having opinions about you based on what you believe. That just makes you seem like a coward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This isn’t new for left wingers - been the case for 15 years or so.

Right wingers (especially the educated) are much more tolerant of viewpoint diversity.

If they weren't "tolerant" they'd have no friends.

People don't want to be friends with people who support shitting on Constitution, blatant racism and misogyny, bigotry, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This isn’t new for left wingers - been the case for 15 years or so.

Right wingers (especially the educated) are much more tolerant of viewpoint diversity.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What "center right" organization does he work for?

A fake one like this fake post.

You think those type of organizations do not exist? Google it. Why do you need to know what one it is? So you can be judge and jury?

In my real life (I am not the OP), I know someone with this exact dilemma. She dates someone who works for one of these places and it's her dirty dark secret she knows she'd be shunned. She's liberal herself.

What's the problem with naming this mythical "center right" organization that doesn't support Trump? It doesn't out anyone. So what's the issue? Because it doesn't exist.

AEI is not solidly pro-trump or anti-trump. Mixed bag.

Nonsense. They support Trump, so they can't be the org OP refers to. She claims a center-right organization that doesn't support Trump exists, and that her BF works there.

[Anonymous]

OP your silence won't save you.

Your indifference won't save you.

[Anonymous]

Is the thread title supposed to be a pun?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do any of you care that there is zero evidence presented that OP disagrees with any of you? A lot of assumptions.

Circle the wagons and ice out anyone you suspect is not one of you. This winning hearts and minds strategy is really going to help win the next presidential election. Can't wait.

this is why people hate MAGAs...

[Anonymous]

No you are "ICED" out because you are a dummy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What shifted so quickly the last 5 years? I’m a younger millennial and have gotten excluded both at work and in my personal life for “being MAGA”, even though I never talk about politics with anyone. FWIW I’m not leftist but not MAGA either, not registered with either party. My BF does work for a center right org that isn’t super involved with Trump anything

Is wanting to keep your political beliefs to yourself passe in NWDC social circles?

Oh, the persecution complex with conservatives never dies. You'd think that the fact that no one likes you would be a clue that maybe your opinions and feelings aren't valid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What shifted so quickly the last 5 years? I’m a younger millennial and have gotten excluded both at work and in my personal life for “being MAGA”, even though I never talk about politics with anyone. FWIW I’m not leftist but not MAGA either, not registered with either party. My BF does work for a center right org that isn’t super involved with Trump anything

Is wanting to keep your political beliefs to yourself passe in NWDC social circles?

How do you know this is the reason for being iced out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What "center right" organization does he work for?

A fake one like this fake post.

You think those type of organizations do not exist? Google it. Why do you need to know what one it is? So you can be judge and jury?

In my real life (I am not the OP), I know someone with this exact dilemma. She dates someone who works for one of these places and it's her dirty dark secret she knows she'd be shunned. She's liberal herself.

which one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This isn’t new for left wingers - been the case for 15 years or so.

Right wingers (especially the educated) are much more tolerant of viewpoint diversity.

If they weren't "tolerant" they'd have no friends.

People don't want to be friends with people who support shitting on Constitution, blatant racism and misogyny, bigotry, etc.

I'm also going to point out I haven't seen posts from liberals complaining that conservatives won't be friends with them or date them. Yet there are so many of these like OP.

[Anonymous]

You guys are such babies. Go ahead and find friends at the Cato Institute events where your BF works or whatever. I promise you that you are not being socially “iced out” - but yeah, you are going to have to be accountable for your views at this particular juncture.