I have a dear friend (of over 40 years) who has turned trumper over the last year. She was trying to get my other friend to go to an anti-mask/anti-vax protest recently. So I guess it is a Thing on Maui too.
This is so frustrating to me, I've known her for 40 years. We made friends in school because I brought a Led Zeppelin songbook to school and she saw it and started talking to me, and we had been fast friends ever since. And then last year, she changed. She started hanging out with these bikers, and soon, my peace and love upcountry, animal loving, Maui rock-n-roll friend became pro guns, pro-trump, hates Pelosi, anti-BLM.
I knew things were bad when I saw her post a meme with a pic of a tie-died T-shirt that said: Peace, Love, and Hollow Bullets.
So many times, because of our long-standing friendship, I resisted responding to some, many - of her posts, but some were just so bad (like the Hollow Bullets) and I guess she just didn't want to hear my opposing opinions or fact-checks. So she un-friended me. I can hardly believe it (I Fucking Hate Trump even more now!!).
I guess my response to her vilifying of Nancy Pelosi (where I said I thought she was a hero) was a bit too much. Or maybe it was my asking if she was going to get her gun and come after 'libtards' next?
Anyway, I'm so frustrated. I wanted her to know how I was feeling, I wrote up how I feel about all this and posted it on facebook, even though I know she can't see it. I am hoping our other friend will show this to her, and maybe it might pull at her heartstrings.
Here was my response to being un-friended (name redacted here on DU, because that is how I roll)
For D: While you may have 'un-friended' me (after being friends for 43 years), I know that /you/ are still in there somewhere. The D that /I/ Love, with all my heart, is STILL IN THERE.
I will be here if you ever want to come back into the Light.
I will Welcome you with Open Arms, for I am not the one who has changed. I am the same person I have always been. Anti-War Tree Hugging Lover of Animals. Always A Rock and Roller, and Your Friend.
I don't know how else one deals with situations like this. When a Loved one enters into a cult and will not even listen to someone trying to reason with them.
For now. Robert Plant said it best: "Ahhhhaaaaooooo ♯♬ ♪ ♮♫♭♩ I Can't Quit You Babe. ♯♬ ♪ ♮♫♭♩ So I'm going to put you down for a while........ ♯♬ ♪ ♮♫♭♩"
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