I think I've finally had enough of their bullshit. I used to be an obnoxious liberal but sometime in 2014 before the midterms I came to my senses. Some of these people have been my friends for years so I've put up with their snarky comments, telling me I'm misguided or confused and I'll come to my senses. I've put up with them ganging up on me and yelling in my face about how and why I'm wrong. I've put up with the constant Trump and Conservative bashing. But after these last two weeks of all of them pandering and virtue signaling I finally think I'm done. I've never heard a single of one them ever mention black inequalities or their concern for black lives. Some of them are posting ways to defund the police. I think I've hung on for so long because everyone I know is a liberal and if I stop hanging out with them, I'll have no friends left but at this point I would rather be friendless than surrounded by a bunch of mindless hypocrites.
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So I was literally in the same spot as you. Word for word. Your situation is literally a clone of what I went through. Reading this I felt like I was reading a chapter out of my own past.
I had to part ways with my friends. Knew them for half my life since middle school. But it became so bad one day that one of my friends snapped and started physically hitting me with a tablet and screaming at me. It was scary. I decided then and there it was time to part ways. You cant be a rag for these people. Unfortunately I have not made new friends. It's been hard because I live in a liberal state. Theres been some connections here and there with people, but I have learned to have fun and do things by myself.
When I left my friends, that was in 2012. Today theres a couple that have come around. One guy actually left the democrat party and became libertarian. But he keeps leaning more and more right. These people either come around or they dont. Leave them to their fate. The important thing is in time you will feel better for leaving them. Emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
OMG that's horrible! I can't imagine ever being so angry at another person especially a life long friend that I would start hitting them over it. I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad you're able to do things on your own, I'm trying to get there I just get so uncomfortable doing things alone which I know is silly. It's nice at least a couple of people you know are starting to see the light. It sucks when you feel like you're the only one not allowed to open your mouth and speak, so it's definitely nice to have like minded people to talk with.
So doing things alone at first is awkward. Not going to lie. But if you push yourself to do it. Go out to eat by yourself. Go to the movies by yourself. It will start to feel normal and not so bad. But most importantly doing things alone is a time of personal growth. I'm not exaggerating when i tell you, that you will re-evaluate almost every perception you have of life. Everything out there has only one purpose. To distract us from ourselves. From what is truly important. You can learn much from silence.
Thanks for all the great advice. Some self reflection sounds kind of nice right about now. Perhaps I'll try to grab a drink alone this weekend and see how it goes 😀.