
Depends on what you mean by “engage”. If you are completely shutting people out simple based upon their political beliefs, then YTA. That would be prejudice, no different than being racist/sexist/etc. and it just creates a bigger divide. Now if they’re just being ignorant/disturbing the peace/etc. then NTA.
It is important for the future of this country and our children that we do not shut ourselves into echo chambers. It is counter productive to hate somebody based off of their political beliefs. It is even more counter productive to judge a population off of a portion. You wouldn’t look at all white women as Karen’s, or (1/2)
If you think not wanting to engage with someone due to their beliefs, which are a choice and something they can change, is the same as treating someone different based on their identity, something they cannot change… buddy there’s a reason people don’t want to engage with that BS.
Agreed but it hasn’t been proven. YTA for assuming. Innocent until proven guilty. I don’t support Trump for my own personal reasons but regardless he hasn’t been proven to be a rapist or a pedo. If either of those are proven to be true, Trump or anybody else, I condemn them. But even still I don’t take it out on his supporters because they’re not him and they may not be supporting him for those reasons. I will hear them out and I won’t attack them for their beliefs.