Staying friends with Trump supporters?
Hi all. I am in a deep south red bubble / red state (military so stuck here). I am struggling big time as I am the only non-Trump voter in my entire bubble. I'm also Jewish and the Elon "salute" and Holocaust jokes tweets and then a recent Nazi salute by a priest at a pro life rally have really shaken me to my core. I have a sense of dread for what's to come.
I've given major distance between myself and friends, but isolation isn't good for anyone. They aren't true MAGA types so their votes shocked me. The little I've gleaned from their politics is that they want to stay friends with opposing sides - I feel guilty and hypocritical for it. I've given it a few weeks post election and everyone gave me space. Now that it's reality I am seeing the chaos and harm in just 10 days and I don't know how to avoid facing it or talking about it at all.
It's awful, because I felt like I had a strong and supportive network and shared values and now I am questioning them entirely. I wrote off little ignorant and bigoted comments even directed at Jews because I knew I was the only one they had ever met and they genuinely didn't realize what they were saying. It also allowed me to correct them. But I thought I was an influence for change.
They are all young gen Z white straight, middle class and Christian and don't really understand the concept of feeling actually threatened by politics which is what is causing the rift. It's also clear they don't really read the news.
When I do bring things that Trump has done up they usually talk about praying, and I'm like, how about calling it out? How about action?
And, my area is deeply conservative so I have been unable to find like minded individuals (Dems don't even bother running candidates). Help?