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My MIL watches MSNBC and Rachel Maddox and she just can't stand Trump. I mean just has a serious serious case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Can't look at anything he does or says with an ounce of objectivity.
It's getting old as hell. All she wants to do is rag on Trump day in and day out.
I didn't vote for Trump and I'm just completely sick and tired of the hyper-scrutiny that every channel other than Fox gives to him. It's beyond irrational. I get that trump is a douchbag, I get it, but god damn I am getting sick of hearing about trump and all of the protests and if the sink gets back up at the local YMCA it's some how tied to Trump...
Nor at all.
My friends all know my political thoughts. I don't push them on those I agree with any more than those I don't agree with.
I have some friends I simply wont engage in any politics with, because I know how they are, and I don't engage at all when anyone gets too over-heated talking about politics.
Face to face, most folks are still a lot more civil than they may be on the internet. We all have daily lives to lead, and we all have to lead those lives among those we know and may have differences with. Politics is just one part of anyone's life.
No. Politics rarely comes up. When it does, it usually is from the 1 rabid Trump supporter who incessantly tries to beat everyone else down. We have a staff of 15, and he's the only one.
I find myself distancing from my friends more. As a hardcore conservative, trying to debate politics with them is like:
I live in Nevada, a purple state where 3 out of every 4 natives are very conservative or have no party preference. But then, the state receives a huge influx of transplants from California and tries to liberalize the whole state. Even though only Las Vegas and Reno are somewhat liberal. The rest of the towns/cities are very conservative.
Most of my friends and co-workers share my political and social views, so no.
The morning after the election we had a party at work to celebrate with donuts, and our boss brought in cupcakes. All of our staff are women, and all hated Hillary.
Wow that's incredibly sad survivingearth. Politics has not had one negative effect on any relationship in my life. I respect everyone's choice to vote any way they want. My friends are much more to me then a vote.
I've been seeing posts on my facebook " asking people who support ..... to unfriend them". Personally i have colleagues who have stopped going to the usual happy hour because of different political views.
Not much. There are a couple of family members who I've "unfollowed" on Facebook so their annoying political posts don't show up in my feed. I do this so I'm not tempted to respond to what they post because they're so easily butthurt that it would make family gatherings tense.
Some other family members post things that are even wilder than the "unfollowed" family members, but I'm not worried about hurting their feelings.
How is politics affecting your relation to co-workers and friends?
It is best to not talk about it. Trump supporters get very angry and defensive over the topic. Its best to avoid the emotions. I fee sorry for them when I see the embarrassment in their eyes. They have been had, and there is no reason to rub it in.
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