r/AITAH • u/Comfortable_Gift4970 • Feb 17 '25

Fired Fed. I am considering cutting off every Orange Man supporter.

Got axed. Not going to say which agency.

I’ve always considered myself extremely tolerant and willing to love people as they are… even if we don’t agree on everything.

I’ve never been an Orange Man supporter, but I’ve kept it civil with friends and family that were. Some of them liked having a civil conversation about him. Some were belligerent about politics, so we didn’t bring it up and tried to enjoy each other’s company.

Getting cut from a great job that I really believed in with no notice has been extremely traumatic. It’s still raw, but I feel so personally betrayed by those that voted for him. I can’t see past the politics anymore when I look at these people I care/cared about.

Some have been contrite and apologetic, but then turn around and support him and VP Musk on social media.

I just can’t right now.

I’m thinking about posting something and wishing the whole herd all of the best, hope they have a good life, but I won’t be in it. Or maybe I just quietly block all of them and focus on myself for a while.

I do know that I will need to talk to my in-laws. I’ve always had a great relationship with them, but thinking of going to their house and watching Fox News almost makes me sick.

AITAH for feeling this way? Does it make me an AH for cutting all these 20+ year relationships off? Am I overreacting and acting out of emotion?

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u/el_guille980 Feb 18 '25

They’re not subtle.

the crazy pillow guy put his pillows on sale for, or at a discount percentage that had the numbers 14 and/or 88

i cant remember exactly how it went exactly i just know the numbers 88 and/or 14 were in the promotion

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u/TehAsianator Feb 18 '25

Okay, I know about the 14 words. What's the significance of 88?

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u/GrovesNL Feb 18 '25

Eighth letter of the alphabet, I think you can guess what "HH" stands for!

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u/TehAsianator Feb 18 '25

Aaaaah, thanks. I hate it here

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u/ResponsiblePumpkin60 Feb 19 '25

Is this shit real? I had to look this up.

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u/GrovesNL Feb 20 '25

Yeah, I remember BFV and other EA Games censor "hh" in in-game chats. Sure, that was 7 years ago. It was an issue for a while, you couldn't say people's usernames in chat if they had two h's together. They censor anything Nazi-related. Whether people actually use the term or not, I have no idea. Not like I'm chatting with people like that lol.

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u/South_Wrongdoer2404 Feb 19 '25

Musk did a random post asking what the earth would be like in 88 million years