I used to hang out and stream video games with my friends three nights a week. Now they don't even talk to me. They bought into the propaganda. There is only so much reaching out I can do. They don't respond to my texts, respond to any of my social media posts, or even tune in when I stream alone.
Tough they've never said it, is obvious they were using the lockdowns as an excuse to avoid me. Even when my father died a few months ago, they barely reached out. I'll never be silent or censor myself for fear of how others will react... But still, it does hurt. Literally having no IRL friends is lonely.
The only remaining friends I have are rare acquaintances and people online I've never even met before. The ones with whom we share memes, and the one or two dedicated stream fans, who still ask me where the rest of my crew are.
I must be the only person that is conservative that have more close liberal friends than conservative. I am asian, maybe that helps. I don't know. I have never had to shy from my views and as a matter of fact, I am always asked for my perspective on the issue whether or not they agree.
Those sound more like "moderates" than "liberals". Today's liberals are Marxist commies that will not allow any speech that isn't supporting their crazy theories. I've got moderate friends and some dumb apolitical friends but not modern liberals.
Maybe, I don't know. These friends of mine love Nancy and Chuckie. Funny enough they do not like Biden but voted for him anyways because orange man bad. Another crazy thing, some my friends did not like the riots and wished that Trump had sent in military to clamp down on them.