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Joan Kerr's avatar

I have already given up some friendships, and it was hard because some of them were people I loved and had known for years. But when it is a daughter-in-law who is raising my beautiful grandson, I can't cut her out of my life if I want to be able to have a meaningful relationship with him. As he enters his teens, it is easier to talk with him about my own views and why we disagree with Trump, but there is no point talking with his mother about it because she is one of those people who refuses to discuss politics. (P.S. I do more than "disagree" with Trump. I hate him and everything he stands for. I weep for our country. I'm scared for our allies and for the future of mankind. It is unfathomable to me that over half the voters chose this malignant, horrible man.)

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David H's avatar

Well said. To me, this is not a hard call. It is one thing to disagree over marginal tax rates or whether we should have Medicare for all. But if you are ok with women dying because they can't get medical care for a miscarriage, or the military shooting and killing protesters, or taking the right to vote away from anyone, or separating families who have tried to immigrate to our country, then I just don't like you anymore. It isn't about politics as much as it is about values and humanity.

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