A sociologist criticized left-wing calls for Americans to exclude family members and other loved ones who voted for President-elect Donald Trump, saying such measures were extreme and unhealthy for society.

“I don’t think that’s good advice. I mean, that sounds like a cult.” Brad Wilcoxprofessor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, said Fox News Digital.

“Cults often encourage people to separate themselves from family and friends just to keep people within the cult. So I don’t consider this advice worth following,” he said. added.

Wilcox was responding to advice given to Harris voters on MSNBC just days after the election, where a guest suggested that it would be better for those voters’ mental health to distance themselves from their close Trump supporters over the holidays.

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Some media figures encouraged Vice President Harris voters to exclude their family members who voted for President-elect Trump during the holiday season. (iStock/Getty)

“There’s a pressure, I think just a societal norm that if someone is in your family, they’re entitled to your time, and I think the answer is absolutely no,” said Dr. Amanda Calhoun, chief psychiatry resident at Yale University, on MSNBC. host Joy Reid last week.

“So if you find yourself in a situation where you have family members, where you have close friends who you know voted against you, like what you said, against your livelihood, it It’s totally okay to not be with these people and tell them why, you know, tell them, “I have a problem with the way you voted, because it goes against my win.” -bread and I won’t be with you on this holiday,” she said.

“I think it can be essential for your mental health,” Calhoun added.

That advice also received support from “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin on Tuesday.

“I really feel like this candidate, you know, President-elect Trump, is just a different type of candidate, based on what he’s said and what he’s done and what he will do, it’s more of a moral issue for me and I think it’s more of a moral issue for other people,” she said. “We’re just… you know, I would say it was different when, say, (George W.) Bush was elected. You might not have agreed with his policies, but you didn’t didn’t feel like he was a deeply flawed person, deeply flawed in his character, deeply flawed in his morality.

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Sunny Hostin, co-host of “The View,” said she understands the value of avoiding Trump-supporting families during the holiday season. (ABC)

Tests have also appeared online liberals bragging about canceling their holiday get-togethers with Trump voters in their family because they are completely devastated by the election results.

Wilcox recommended that families in these situations focus on areas of agreement and try to keep the peace during the holidays by avoiding charged political topics as much as possible. But if politics comes up, empathy and respect can go a long way.

“I think a lot of us – the family divided between Republicans and Democrats – when people get together for Thanksgiving or the holidays, you have to be more diplomatic,” he told Fox News Digital.

The sociologist suggested using a communication skill called “soft startup” in which you set a positive tone by acknowledging the validity of your loved one’s concerns before politely explaining your own opinions, without attacking the other person or his favorite political candidate.

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Supporters of Vice President Harris shed tears during her concession speech at Howard University last week following her defeat to President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

Wilcox said these conversations may be even more difficult in today’s society because many Americans have replaced politics as their “religion.”

“I would say that for too many Americans, politics has replaced religion as the primary orientation to the good life and the primary tribe, if you will. And that’s why I think it’s particularly difficult today for people who invest an almost religious meaning in politics. make peace with family members who do not share their political views,” he said.

More and more Americans are sticking to their political tribe, even in marriage, Wilcox said.

He cited a recent study, documented by the Institute for Family Studies, that shows that politically intermarriage — in which spouses hold different political views from each other — is rapidly declining in America. The study found that 30% of couples were politically mixed in 2016, but that number fell to just 21% in 2020.

“If marriage is a kind of barometer of the relationship between politics and family life, we see fewer politically intermarriage today,” Wilcox said.

Fewer married couples these days have opposing political views, Brad Wilcox said. (iStock)

He also cited research by Cornell sociologist Karl Pillemer that found that “More than a quarter of Americans are separated from family members, and differences in values ​​are among the leading causes of this estrangement,” according to the Institute of Family Studies.

“I think it’s tragic because from my perspective, charity begins at home. Our primary obligations are to our immediate family members, emotionally, practically and financially,” Wilcox said.

“When you’re old and infirm or sick and destitute, I don’t think most of us are capable of looking to the Republican Party or the Democratic Party to take care of us,” he added. . “So I think people also just need to put things into perspective as to who is going to be there for you when you need them most.”

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Gabriel Hays and Alexander Hall of Fox News contributed to this report.