“One of my (few) conservative colleagues was very outspoken and not afraid to point out liberal hypocrisy. The libs running the place humored him in a condescending way, as they are want to do. They tolerated him because of his seniority, high level of education, likability, and skills. Lacking those attributes he probably would have been been pushed into a corner somewhere so they wouldn’t have to interact with him.”
I had a very conservative, outspoken (like myself) boss once at a big oil company. He was so popular, that he had a literal harem of ex-assistants. We would all get together once a month for a luncheon, with him as the guest of honor. Anyway... this guy let the corporate bigwigs know what he was thinking... once too often. They finally got enough of it and transferred him to the Dubai location. His harem was devastated. But nothing lasts forever. Lesson was... yeah, lefties will tolerate you for a while, but eventually they’ll ‘Siberia you’. It’s how they roll.
Most Lefties (even our relatives and associates) would be happy to send us all to re-education camps. They wouldn’t lose a moment’s sleep over it.