Democrats plans to shun Trump-voting family will tragically drive division

Ignorance thrives when people live in isolation, breeding irrational concepts about the “other” they clearly do not understand.The overwhelming victory for President-elect Donald Trump has brought to the forefront Democrats’ wholesale ignorance surrounding his supporters — and many are choosing to lean on their lack of knowledge, rather than think deeply about Trump voters’ reasoning.The most prideful Trump haters are now imploring others to remain in their benighted wasteland by permanently separating themselves from friends and family who helped to put the former president back into power.Yale-affiliated psychiatrist Dr.Amanda Calhoun appeared on MSNBC’s “The Reid Out” and encouraged left-leaning viewers to disconnect themselves from Trump-supporting family members as the holiday season approaches.“There is a societal push that, if somebody is your family, they are entitled to your time,” Calhoun told host Joy Ann Reid.

“And I think the answer is absolutely not.”If family members or close friends “voted in ways that are against you, that are against your livelihood,” she advised, “it’s completely fine to not be around those people.”“I’m not going to be around you this holiday,” she declared.“I need to take some space for me.”She’s not alone: Bitter leftists across social media are picking up the theme.Only two types of people will tell you to separate yourself from your friends and family because of ideological differences: cult leaders and domestic abusers.Cult leaders — members, too — understand that family is a pathway to normalcy that could potentially pull recruits away from their dogma.

By associating with your family, you’re more likely to hear truths that challenge the cult’s illogical propaganda.Cults abuse your naivety and insecurities by framing themselves as the only ones who can protect you from the evil outside their compound’s walls.Calhoun and her ilk are engaging in cultish protectionism wi...