A PRRI study shows 23% of Democrats want to cut ties with family members who disagree with them about politics. Leftist outlet Salon covers the story in a seemingly positive way:
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/18/going-no-contact-with-maga-parents-crucial-self-care-or-the-unraveling-of-america/"On the Trump-voter side of the debate, the sentiment has been nearly unanimous: It's an outrage if "woke" friends and family stop speaking to them. The only real disagreement among that cohort is whether this trend is literally the devil's work, or merely liberal "intolerance." One TikTok video that went viral featured a woman crying about being cut off and saying, "I'm completely heartbroken about my family taking it how they are. I never did this to them when Biden won." Conservatives have coined the phrase "vote-shaming," which seems to equate political and ideological conflict with personal choices regarding diet or sexuality."
It seems to me this is the bedrock measure of a cult. You have a system of belief, and if you are a disbeliever, you are cut off, whether family or not. It is clearly and obviously intolerant, but the deluded author Salon merely put intolerance in quotes as to not agree with the intolerance of it.
There is nothing that has helped my life more, especially during trying times, than the unconditional love of the people in my life. The shining gem of western conservatism is the unconditional love that seems to specifically originate from Christianity.
A liberal political supporter should always respect opinions from a supposed opponents or people that have contrary view from them, Democracy doesn't encourage intolerance as having arguments and opposing views are one of the key ingredients that forms a democratical system.
But one thing in democracy that is not arguable is the fact that, election has consequences. the opposition party should not expect favorable laws from a suppose openent party, so that is why you always need to be at the majority party so that your opinions would be recognised because "minority they say will have their say but majority will always have their way".