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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.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:Just say hi and move on. No need to shun her, no need to be her best buddy. You are neighbors by chance and may or may not have one single thing in common. Be polite but move on.

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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.

+1 Yes, it's the failure to denounce the horrible inhumane parts of his platform, of his alt-right supporters, I can't tolerate. I can agree to disagree on basic policy differences, but this is a far different kettle of fish.

+2 I'd rather not spend my time with anyone who supports him. This is a moral issue, not a political one. I've voted republican most of my life.

Not spending time with those whose political views offend you is one thing, but being unfriendly in a neighborhood setting is another. Have fun at the block party.

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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.

+1 Yes, it's the failure to denounce the horrible inhumane parts of his platform, of his alt-right supporters, I can't tolerate. I can agree to disagree on basic policy differences, but this is a far different kettle of fish.

+2 I'd rather not spend my time with anyone who supports him. This is a moral issue, not a political one. I've voted republican most of my life.

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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.

+1 Yes, it's the failure to denounce the horrible inhumane parts of his platform, of his alt-right supporters, I can't tolerate. I can agree to disagree on basic policy differences, but this is a far different kettle of fish.

Anonymous wrote:This election has definitely brought out the worst in people. Why can't you try to be a decent kind person and "go high" as Michelle Obama advised. i hope for your community that you don't raise your children to surround themselves by only similarly-minded people.