@TheNewsOwl I just got finished with a difficult conversation with a loved one who voted for Trump last time, still hangs out with their Republican friends, and who still isn't convinced that we're in trouble and believes a lot of what the MAGA people are saying (i.e. that they are reviled for being white and male, when they're a nice person who doesn't do things to deserve that).
If I cut them off, only the MAGATs would be there to talk to them.
@TheNewsOwl The thing is, this is a person I love. I didn't stop loving them because they're difficult.
Having said that, there are people who have been maintaining relationships with people who _don't_ love them back, and for whom "love" is more about obligation and abuse than anything else.
Pick your battles, and don't make cuts where someone might heal.
@AskTheDevil I have always been open and if itvwas someone who hadn't already hurt me then yes I would keep that relationship. However, some people are just toxic in thier behaviors. My mother for example is someone that is just a toxic person all around to me. On top of it all her values align with Trump.
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Well, _I_ like you, and I am happy having connections to you and be still talking to you!
They're losing out.