Have you needed to cut people out of your life because of current politics ?

If I were to cut people out it wouldn’t be for differences in politics but for differences in morality. We should really stop expanding the definition of politics to cover things like how we treat groups of people and whether or not some people deserve the same rights as the rest of us.

That said, I so far haven’t cut even the reddest MAGA supporters out of my life. Considering I live in a small city in the middle of Missouri I’m afraid I’d be lonely if I cut people out just for being MAGA or having voted for Trump.

I've never cut a friend or relative out of my life for that reason, but in the past 10 years especially...there have been some serious rifts between I and a few people that were related to "political" differences. One of those rifts was with an uncle I was very fond of, who is now deceased.

I do definitely agree that it is at the very least challenging, to remain on 'good terms' with someone who mocks and makes light of things you care deeply about...or defends someone who is intentionally, very deliberately, chipping away at any progress made on those things.

I was a UK civil servant for two years. I absorbed the principle of political impartiality from that time, including a complete ban on discussing politics in the workplace. We apply this to our home, including discussion of religion. My wife is interested in neither, so really it would just be me restating my strongly held views. If our daughters ask any questions about current affairs, we answer these neutrally and without inserting personal opinion. We ask our extended family members to do likewise. On the whole this has been fairly successful 🤞

Not me. Yet you might say my relatives have. Yet it was a bit more than just politics. Religion as well.

The ostracisation is completely.

Must say, my oldest half sister never ever liked me. Had a lot to do with me being my father's son and again, that was because of religion and politics.

My oldest half sister refused to even visit my father ever. She was married already when my father married my mother and already had one child. Yeah, I have a niece and nephew older than me. My middle sister was already married as well.

No, I haven't cut anyone out, but there are people I spend less time around because they always talk politics and I don't want to hear it. I know that if I were to speak my opinion, they would cut me out, so I just have to stay silent and listen to them rant. In that case I choose to just spend less time with them. Thus my relationship with them remains but is weakened. I guess for me that's better than not having them in my life, but it's disappointing.

I think i kinda did back in 2016. But they were on both sides. I cut out facebook. I'm a combat veteran and Union Yes.

All the groups I was in were either pro Veteran/US ARMY/US Military or pro Union building trades. All full of fanatics.

For those who don't know, most veterans lean hard right and most Union members lean hard left.

I got so tired of all the bs. ..so much so that I didn't vote for either of the two front runners and I haven't checked into fb since summer '16.

The bottom line is that I hate hate and i won't associate with people who wallow in it.

“Cut out” is an overstatement. A few neighbors here with whom I was friendly-ish I now avoid, because they are not only MAGA but loud and cannot be stopped screaming his praises.

If I saw them on fire I would put them out if I could but I would not have a conversation with them.

Luckily not. But with some people I don't even mention any of the ideas that they still believe. I have told them what I believe, so, use it or loose it.

Just friends who I really only kept in touch with on social media.

I don't cut people out but I don't comment on anything political on this site

No. Thankfully, I'm not close to anyone whose politics are their entire identity. It gets completely nauseating after a while.

Yes I have. And the maga I'm forced to deal with get nothing out of me.

I have over the years. Kinda like pruning your life in order to keep growing

No, I'm a conservative. We don't do that, only liberals have those hissy fits.

A small few. Most of the people I was previously close to ended up citting me off over maga first. Well maybe not cut off but distanced themselves, and I'm not going reaching back for them over this shit.


I am still close friends with quite a few Trump voters and I tell them exactly how I feel. Though I wouldn't label them as full on magas or very spirited supporters. In fact most of them seem to be waking up and turning around. There's been quite a few though I just cannot stand by anymore or even want tk associate with over it though.