Your friends and family have ALWAYS been what they are now. But, for the sake of 'friendship' and familial ideals we are very good at glossing and avoiding.
I have two siblings that applauded the riots and orders for police to stand down. They had some kind of vague notion that this was justice, some how, for those with historic grievences. I pointed out that the rioters were destroying businesses and jobs of people who had nothing to do with anything other than simply trying to exist. They were unmoved.
They live in very nice homes in very nice neighborhoods and would be absolutely horrified if rioters came down their streets and the cops did nothing. But it was justice for it to happen to other people.
I have family member who are corrupt and evil. It's that simply. They call good evil and evil, good. They are lost, in every sense of the word. And, they love it that way. They are willingly lost. Slaves to darkness.
Multiple times Q has mentioned a future reunification after the reveal. For this reason I try not to burn bridges. But, sometimes you have to torch that sucker.
If this goes too much further, reproachment will be impossible. We might already be there. Hard to know. Some will burn down the world before they admit they got fooled.
The Bush family fooled me. When I discovered that I admitted it. Admitting you got fooled by world class criminals won't kill you. It might even save you.
I've mentioned several times on this site to prepare to not speak with some of these people again. I do not advocate for a Scientology-style disconnection. What I am saying is: get your relationship with them to the point where if you do not speak to them ever again, your life doesn't change. This means, have no dependency on them and ensure that neither of you have any of the other's property.
I've prepared my relationships with much of my family this way. If we no longer see each other or communicate, my life doesn't change. Until then, I continue my relationship with them as normal.
I actually made a conscious decision to not attend family gatherings, i.e. Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. years ago because being with my family always made me pissed by the end of the night. No one had kids yet, so a bunch of adults grandstanding and bragging about their jobs and how important they are.
I just celebrate with my husband and 2 sons. Years of wonderful holidays.
Outfall from Covid - not speaking to my sister who thinks I'm a conspiracy nut, brother is mute, praying for my 91 year old mom to survive her two shots.