Something I’ve experienced traveling around the state is that there is a palpable fear of even letting your friends know you are a Democrat, or even in line with what Democratic politicians are doing. There’s vandalism that takes place here, and people are scared of that. Having your yard sign stolen or your flag taken down is one thing, but having your car keyed or trash left in your yard, that’s another. I know people who have been harassed after they are outed as a Democrat, and then people give them trouble. People hear those stories. They’re not fake. They’re not made up. I’ve seen and heard some really ugly language.
I’m not a Dem (I’m a Leftists), but this pretty much sums it up. The Right plays dirty. They aren’t bound by any sense of decency. I’d say the only way we can beat them is to respond with our own violence (which I, personally, detest). I don’t see us beating them because they don’t believe in rules of engagement. Sorry to be so demoralizing in this post.
I’ve actually been harassed and threatened with physical violence by family members who have looked up voter registrations of people they know so they can find out who their “enemies” are.
I have very little doubt that if Trump gets elected and establishes his dictatorship, I’ll been quickly gunned down by a family member after Trump legalizes “liberal hunts”.
They’ve been foaming at the mouth for a reason to execute Democrats with impunity for decades, and with Trump having a real chance at winning a second term it’s so close they can taste it.
Bruh you gotta go no contact or something and get a gun / self defense item. Toxic trash like that should be cast out of your life.
This was before the 2020 election and I haven’t had contact with most of my conservative family since before then, but they know my name and what city I live in so it’s trivial to look up my voter info.
And any liberal without a gun is a dead liberal.
They all have guns, and they will use them given the chance.
Literally had some Republican relatives at the last Christmas celebration I went to say that they couldn’t wait to get the order to hunt people like me (a queer lefty)
This was met at the gathering with laughs and cheers
I went no contact after that
Edit: this was back in 2018
Sorry to hear that. I have a lot of friends in similar situations. They consider their social groups their chosen family