Looking for answers
Posted by Nicht_bei_der_Arbeit@reddit | Libertarian | View on Reddit | 12 comments
Why do so many of you think it is a good mean to an end to break your family apart over politics?
The last days I often read about liberals telling their family they are breaking up contact because the family voted for tump (or the dad/mom).
I'm not from the US so I'm trying to figure this out from an outsider perspective.
I broke up contact to my family as well but not completely. I have abusive and mentally ill parents and siblings who all have very different political views than me. I still visit them at Christmass and we have short conversations from time to time. So I can understand that sometimes less is more. But I wouldn't go as far as telling them to never speak to me again or threaten that my kids won't see their grandparents. Especially in a political context. That would feel like radical ideologism to me.
Therefore I have some questions:
Shouldn't there be a discourse between the two parties (Libs/ Reps)?
How do you think breaking up contact will benefit you or the society as a whole (serious question)?
What are your best/ worst experiences from breaking up contact? I can imagine a lot on loneliness, sadness and tears from such actions.
Let's stick to those for now but I got more.
viper999999999@reddit
These people are basically brainwashed. Much like those who join a cult - you just leave everyone else behind.
EveBeez3738@reddit
You already know this is a libertarian sub and we are very different from liberals but I would like to maybe put my thoughts on it. The actual people doing this kind of thing, which I feel it's probably alot less than what you actually see online because Yay internet points, but the actual people that do this are most likely chronically online, sit in echo chambers online and are extremely propagandized.
staticattacks@reddit
Wrong sub, you're confusing liberals and libertarians, they are very different.
Nicht_bei_der_Arbeit@reddit (OP)
Any suggestions where I should post this?
JamesMattDillon@reddit
My guess would be over in the politics main sub and liberal sub
Nicht_bei_der_Arbeit@reddit (OP)
In the politics main you can only post links and the liberal sub somehow instantly removes my post
JamesMattDillon@reddit
That is awful that the liberal sub just out right deletes your post.
RSLV420@reddit
This is a libertarian subreddit, not liberal (new-age liberal, which is what you're thinking of). I doubt you'll find many if any people here that would agree it's good to break a family apart over politics.
Nicht_bei_der_Arbeit@reddit (OP)
Any suggestions where I should post this?
Malkav1379@reddit
Yeah, we're libertarians, we're already used to being the black-sheep of the family LOL.
The moderatepolitics subreddit may be a place to start. They are left leaning but actually try to have decent discussion without biting your head off for disagreement.
You could try PoliticalDiscussion but they don't seem to be taking the election results very well and could give you grief for not agreeing with them. Although they may be some of the people actually alienating their families so you could get some answers. Good luck!
geeko1@reddit
This isn't the right sub but my suspicion is most of those stories are fake. internet points are very real to some people.
AloofusMaximus@reddit
The internet gives everyone a voice... but there's a lot of people we just shouldn't be listening to.