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In reply to the discussion: How do you cope with Trumpers in your family or close associates? [View all]LittleGirl
(8,284 posts)on facebook but if they can't, I remove them promptly.
I just ended a 26 yr long BFF relationship with someone that proved to be a racist and told her, bye bye a couple of weeks ago. I had tried to ignore it for at least the past 5 yrs and then when I opened up an email from her on xmas morning complaining about those "fucking Mexicans," I lost it. I wrote her a long letter, edited it a couple of times and waited until the weekend and sent it. She was surprised and told me I was hateful but I couldn't do it anymore. We rarely discussed politics and every time she said something stupid like "if you're in America, you must speak English!" I would go off on her.
It's really upset me to walk away from someone that close to me but I believe that if they are racist to the core, I can't associate with them. I just can't. No regrets.