"He specifically told me, 'You are no longer my mother, because you are voting for Trump'

[Demovictory9]

LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 (Reuters) - When lifelong Democrat Mayra Gomez told her 21-year-old son five months ago that she was voting for Donald Trump in Tuesday's presidential election, he cut her out of his life.

"He specifically told me, 'You are no longer my mother, because you are voting for Trump'," Gomez, 41, a personal care worker in Milwaukee, told Reuters. Their last conversation was so bitter that she is not sure they can reconcile, even if Trump loses his re-election bid.

"The damage is done. In people's minds, Trump is a monster. It's sad. There are people not talking to me anymore, and I'm not sure that will change," said Gomez, who is a fan of Trump's crackdown on illegal immigrants and handling of the economy.


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In interviews with 10 voters - five Trump supporters and five backing Democratic candidate Joe Biden - few could see the wrecked personal relationships caused by Trump's tenure fully healing, and most believed them destroyed forever.


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Now, with Trump trailing Biden in opinion polls, people are beginning to ask whether the fractures caused by one of the most polarizing presidencies in U.S. history could be healed if Trump loses the election.

https://news.trust.org/item/20201102100611-ux0v5

[roamer65]

1. FUCK TRUMP.

[634-5789]

2. FUCK TRUMP.

[roamer65]

3. FUCK TRUMP.

Anyone else want to join?

[Piasladic]

15. Fuck Trump

[Tommymac]

31. Fuck Trump.

Oh that felt good

[Hermit-The-Prog]

22. NO! There are too many trumps in the world already. Do not risk making another one.

[hlthe2b]

4. I find myself avoiding people I SUSPECT support Trump, including not reaching out to

extended family members who may fall into that category. It makes me sad, but until this election is over, I simply can't make myself do so. I can't say that I don't feel bad about losing contact, but at some point, one's own sanity has to take priority.

[roamer65]

5. No maskers are DUMP LOVERS.

[Bettie]

16. I can't ask my oldest friend who she voted for

because I fear it was Trump. I'd never be able to speak to her again.

A lot of relatives are MAGATs.

My own two brothers and their wives, I'm done with. For good. They live far enough away that I won't ever have to be in the same room as them again.

DH's sisters and some of their kids I'll have to deal with at gatherings, but I can bring my Kindle and just read instead of interacting with people who I now know don't share any of the same values I do.

[rzemanfl]

6. This about her-

[Boogiemack]

7. Immigrants and immigrant offspring liking Trump for the way he handles immigration???

WTF I just don't get it.

[unblock]

13. And the economy?? He's been a disaster!

[Totally Tunsie]

18. Sadly, so many adopt the attitude of "Well, I got in, but I don't want

the rest of them coming too." Selfish, very selfish.

[JI7]

29. They like to think of themselves as superior and want racist white

people to like them.

[angstlessk]

8. I think forgiveness is more likely if Biden wins.

Biden will try to heal the wounds, trump would open then ferther.

[Demovictory9]

25. Trump has a video ready to run if he wins - the video mocks dems

THere will be no bringing the country together under Trump

[RKP5637]

9. FFS, Stupid. She has to look at the whole picture, not just cherry pick to support her

racist views. And WTF, millions are suffering in this economy. He hasn't done shit to help the majority of the nation. Fuck her, AND FUCK TRUMP!!!

[iemitsu]

10. The country surely won't heal if Trump remains in office.

And I think the sorry mother who is voting for Trump could have chosen her son over a criminal.
Fortunately for me none of my family (except for one BIL) are republican and even he is not voting for Trump this time.

[unblock]

11. These people whine but it never occurs to them to change their support

Is supporting Donnie really worth wrecking personal relationships?

Apparently it is to those who drink the kool-aid.

Why does it never occur to republicans that hey, maybe I should rethink my views given how much everyone seems to be pushing back?

[BusyBeingBest]

12. Let the shunning begin.

[genxlib]

14. I have had to hit pause

On my relationship with one of my best and longest friendships.

He isn't a MAGA guy and is really an old time conservative at heart. But he refuses to hold Trump accountable for anything. He will say he does bad 'x' or bad 'y' but still plans to vote for him because he thinks the Dems are so much worse.

I finally had to tell him I couldn't deal with him these days. If i spend time around him, I am going to do permanent damage to our friendship so it is just better to take a break.

But I will say this one is my decision. He is fine with hanging out and has no ill will. But I am just so angry about all the bullshit that I can't take anyone willing to defend it. Perhaps I will be ready after January but I just don't know.

Most everyone else, I just avoid the topic all together.

[NRaleighLiberal]

17. I'm done with republicans for the rest of my life

[The Magistrate]

19. Kudos To Her Son, Sir

To be blunt, this needs doing as a routine thing --- vote for Trump, you are no longer in the family, no longer a parent, a sibling, or even a child. You are scum, with no claim on any decent human society.

[DBoon]

20. 1932 German version

"He specifically told me, 'You are no longer my mother, because you are voting for Hitler'"

Trump is not just another conservative republican we have to deal with - he has consistently enabled violence, attacked ethnic and other minorities, attacked the press for reporting facts and advocated imprisoning opposition party leaders.

You cannot support someone who has been destroying the basis for American democracy and expect to remain on cheerful terms with those of us trying to save it.

[brush]

21. I have no respect for anyone backing this inept wannabe fascist.

Especially the ones hollering "socialists" at us Dems.

That fucker thinks he's a strongman dictator, when all he is is a coward wanting to stay in office to avoid the jail that's coming for him.

[RussBLib]

23. could be bullshit

lots of that going around these days

[sdfernando]

24. Well I can't blame her son for that.

Mayra Gomez is obviously Latina, and as such I can't see how she can condone ripping children from their parents arms and caging them....maybe never to see their parents again. She is voting for a return to unsafe, deadly back alley abortions. She is voting against her own interests. She is voting so she can become "the other".

[Silent3]

26. I was certainly finding it difficult to deal with my Republican sister...

...but somehow, a few weeks after I had a very blunt and angry discussion with her about Trump (after simply avoiding the topic entirely for a long time) she shocked me by texting me she wasn't able to vote for Trump any more. His handling of COVID broke the spell for her.

A few months later, after initially saying she was disgusted with both parties and was probably going to vote Libertarian, she'd move all the way to supporting Biden.

I'm glad that that happened, because I honestly don't know if I'd have been willing to speak to her again if she voted for Trump not just once, but twice.

[StarlightGold]

27. Nope

Even if he looses, I now know what’s still inside of trumpsters. Raging, foaming at the mouth hate for anyone not white and Christian (and preferably male). They would rather see people just “accept their fate and die” instead of Wall Street being worried. They are dying to strip people of their rights and nullify every same sex marriage. They are also DYING to say the N-word loudly whenever they’re in public. These are but a few samples. I cannot in good conscience have someone like that in my life. That is pure toxicity. Fuck them sideways.

[Codeine]

28. Trump voters are subhuman scum.

This goes beyond Republicans and Democrats, beyond liberal and conservative. This is about the celebration of cruelty and the enthusiastic embrace of bigotry. This is about punching down rather than up and bullying vs helping.

No, I will not repair my relationships with anyone I know has voted for Trump. Those filthy garbage humans are out of my life forever.

[Solly Mack]

30. Life is too short to allow other people to poison your time.

Family, friend, whatever.

To support someone like Trump is to let the world know just how little you care about people. That support exposes you for what you really are, even if you try to hide it in other ways.

That support is offensive to all things decent, fair, and just.

[Poiuyt]

32. I lost my best friend to Trump

We had always avoided talking about politics or religion, but his values are just so different from mine. Anyone who thinks trump is the greatest president in US history is not someone I want to hang out with.

Maybe things will heal when this is all over.