They have no interest in the truth and will stop at nothing to push their warped view of reality.
What is amazing is that there are many people who normally don't pay a great deal of attention to politics who listen to the media's lies and believe them.
I have old friends who will not even speak with me because they know I am a Trump supporter. They honestly believe that everything--EVERYTHING--negative that happens in life is because of Trump and his supporters. That's what the media tells them.
From the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, to the caravan in Mexico, to stock market gyrations, to the fake bombs, to Megyn Kelly, to the opioid crisis...all due to Trump (and us).
You are spot on. While FreeRepublc has hosted many discussions regarding how conservative a particular politician may be, for the most part (thank you, Mods) they have been civil and intellectual discussions.
For the Left, no one can be pure enough, each individual truly believes they are "The One."
Eventually, after exterminating their political opponents and anyone perceived to be neutral, they turn on themselves.
It's been my experience that if these "old friends" turned on you for supporting Trump, they were never really your "friends".
Just old liberals showing their true colors to you when you did not agree with them.
No big loss. Been there, done that myself. I don't miss my "old friends" who decided their political beliefs were more important than our friendship.
My life is much more pleasant without those liberals in it.