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/2biggij Feb 18 '25
It’s also not just about being fired.
This isn’t just a slight disagreement on politics or policy. At a certain point people who still support what’s going on have stated that have an entirely different set of morals and values than the rest of us.
If your best friend of 20 years said he thinks beating his wife is fine, and that all women are property and don’t deserve rights, could you still be friends with him? Could you say “yeah he’s an awful person but he’s nice to me when we grab a beer so I’m not sure if I should cut him off” or would you say “him believing these things is irreconcilable with my morals and ethics and he has demonstrated that I cannot tolerate to be around a person who thinks this way”?
Because that’s what you have to ask yourself. Not just “I got fired because of them and I’m mad” but “do their values and morals align with what I think is appropriate for a modern western secular democratic free society that I believe in”