While I hate it, I have to acknowledge that the left is very good at shunning anyone who doesn’t toe the party line.
Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, RFK jr, all notable former Dems, and all viewed with contempt by the corporate media.
The Jehovah's Witnesses of government.
Or historically, more like the New Awakening movement in CT in the 1700s.
The church was the government.
You had to pay taxes to the church.
If you weren't a member, you and your business were shunned.