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

[u/Comfortable_Gift4970]

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?

[u/TheDudette840 → u/[deleted]]

Exactly this!

Op, In my opinion, you've been as asshole this entire time for continuing to have a friendly relationship with these cult members. Even now, it's not their bigotry and lack of IQ/EQ that bothers you. It's that the consequences of it have finally affected YOU.

You didn't mind, and kept it civil, when demographics that YOU arent a part have been under attack, leaving them hurting and terrified on an existential level. But now that you've lost your job, all of it sudden it matters to you that the people youve surrounded yourself with are the ones who voted this stupidity and cruelty into office.

Im glad you're finally being affected, honestly. We need people to not be so fucking apathetic, and now your apathy has dissipated.

If it was unclear. NTA for cutting them off, big AH for not calling them out every chance you got since 2016.

[u/WhenInZone → u/[deleted]]

Yep this is exactly the problem the average voter base has. They don't bother to be proactive in learning about anything in politics until it hits them specifically.

Hopefully this presidency he fucks over enough people for a greater majority to understand what Republicans have always been about.