It finally happened. I unfriended a relative because of Trump support.

[Binkie The Clown]

A distant cousin I've never met in person, though I knew her parents back in the day. She sent a friend request on facebook, and I accepted. It thought why not keep in touch with family. At first she seemed rational enough, sharing family stuff on facebook. But then the barrage of pro-Trump garbage started showing up. I finally got fed up with it and just unfriended her.

I suppose I could have tried to reason with her, but frankly I'm done with Trump and anything to do with that orange anus.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Probably for the best...

Die-hard trumpers should be shunned and isolated.

[dawg day]

11. I think maybe that's something that could bring some back--

being shunned.
The insane Trumpers would revel in that as it shows that they are willing to give up family and friends for Trump.

But the ones who aren't all-in might eventually realize that if they want to have friends or ever date again or get invited to family gatherings, they have to regain their senses.

[greenjar_01]

2. You can just unfollow, so you don't have to see it

I did that with a bunch of folks, since unfriending is a hard thing to come back from. A lot of Trumpies I did unfriend, though - people I knew from like elementary school and from around the neighborhood who I will never see again anyway, fuck 'em.

[Binkie The Clown]

5. No point, really, since she's actually a total stranger who happens to share a tiny bit of DNA.

My mother had 6 siblings, and her mother had 12 siblings, so there's no shortage of first and second cousins scattered all around the country. Except for 3 cousins I actually know and stay in touch with (all liberals, BTW) there are probably two dozen or more distant cousins who are, in reality, perfect strangers to me. And most of them are clear across the country since I'm a very long ways from my state of origin. So as I see it, there's really nothing lost by unfriending a stranger two thousand miles away that I will never encounter IRL.

[Dream Girl]

3. Maybe you should get off Facebook?

[Binkie The Clown]

6. I have friends I've known for 50 years and more that I stay in touch with there. nt

[Dream Girl]

10. If they're such great friends, why do you need Facebook?

Per sheryl Sandberg, Facebook is for weak social connections.

[mtnsnake]

12. +1000

[TNNurse]

15. That seems cold.

People cannot visit during the pandemic and for lots of other reasons during saner times.

[Dream Girl]

18. That's just an excuse. Facebook has pointed America.

They exacerbated our divisions and willing amplified misinformation. You want to “keep in touch” with friends. Pick up the phone. Do a Skype call with all your wonderful “friends”.

[Kaleva]

24. Nobody is forcing you to use Facebook

And I certainly feel disdain towards those who feel they can tell me what I can and can't do as they are Trumpsters or Jill Steiners at heart.

[Kaleva]

21. Much of my family is spread all over the world.

I've been using Facebook to discuss with 3 brothers about projects that need to be done at the old family farm. One brother is in Texas, another is in lower Michigan, and the third lives and works in the Persian Gulf region.

[Dream Girl]

26. Email, Skype, text, collaboration software programs would all do nicely.

[Kaleva]

27. Absolutely no reason to switch when Facebook works so well.

And trying to get the adult kids and their spouses, grandkids, brothers, in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, and old shipmates and high school friends to switch to another format when Facebook does the job is not worth the effort. Those who don't like Facebook are free to not use it.

[Dream Girl]

28. Facebook works so well to spread lies and misinformation.

I suppose for many “convenience” outweighs doing the right thing.I get that.

[Binkie The Clown]

25. Because they are thousands of miles away. nt

[progressoid]

29. I've actually made stronger social connections via Facebook.

Particularly with long distance relationships.

Another positive is finding out who are actually right wing assholes to avoid in the future.

[Beachnutt]

4. Good job..you can't reason with them, they're totally brainwashed

I have 3 brainwashed sisters so I know.

[Binkie The Clown]

8. Both my sisters are brainwashed Trumpies.

But I keep them on facebook because we are very close, and I love them dearly in spite of our political (and religious) differences.

[Paper Roses]

23. Hard to avoid family on FB. I have a very small family.

Things have been rough during our earlier (tRump) conversations. We no longer go anywhere near a political conversation.

It now seems she is taking a break from calling or emailing me. I think it is 'sour grapes'. Just after the election, I got an email saying she would be in touch in a few weeks. We had no argument or any other problem other than the fact that we were and are 100% opposite in our political leanings.

We never had a problem before she and husband moved to Florida about 10 years ago.
Must be something in the air down there.

[lastlib]

14. If tRumpers could be reasoned with, they wouldn't be tRumpers.

I've probly lost a dozen FB friends over tRump, and really feel better for it, although I'd like to keep in touch with some of them for other reasons.

[RKP5637]

7. You did the best thing. These people are unhinged, there is no reasoning/discussion

with them. They are in a cult.

[SWBTATTReg]

9. Yeah, it's too bad that we as outsiders to FB (I'm not a FB fan nor belong) can't browse FB

prior to joining or such, before we get 'friended'. At least, from the stories I have heard about FB, I'm glad I never joined. Good luck w/ your attempts to be friends w/ her, she deserves an 'F' for being so disrespectful in others' feelings. Not everybody feels the way she does and she should already know that, that not everyone feels the way she does.

I give you a lot of credit for attempting to reach out to her, but I think you're right to unfriend her.

[ashredux]

13. You can't reason with them...had a similar issue.

[Soxderrube]

16. So did I

I have 3 tRumper cousins all brothers, dumped them last Feb. They still try to contact me and they cant figure out why they cant dumb asses

[RussellCattle]

17. The term "dead ender" comes to mind. We'll be dealing with Trump "dead enders" for a while. Don't...

....look back, it's for the good. Maybe your mental health after these four years.

[Happy Hoosier]

19. Welcome to 2017! NT

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

20. I do not knowingly associate in any way with anyone I know is

a Trump supporter. Fortunately, only family I know of that supports Trump is an ex sister in law, and only 1 longtime friend, whose long term regressive descent into the dark bowels of fascism caused him to hit the bottom that is Trump. So sadly, I nixed him, because when he found Trump, he totally lost the ability to think rationally, and is beyond all human help.

[tiredtoo]

22. MY Experience with trumpers

You cannot reason with them.