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May 2025  

Dear Dr. Rupert, 

I’ve got myself a super liberal and activist patient in our practice.  I keep my mouth shut and have never spoken politics with him, but that has never stopped him from ranting on conservatives and cherry picking the things he doesn’t like about conservatives.  He speaks as if he knows everything and he is somehow under the impression that everyone sees things as he sees it.  

He makes me and others in the office feel uncomfortable and I sort of want to dismiss him from my practice; but I don’t really think I can dismiss a patient based on their political beliefs or affiliations.  Do you have any ideas on how I can cleanly and legally kick his butt out of my practice?  

Signed, Want Liberal Activist to Either Shut Up or Leave the Practice

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Dear Want Liberal Activist to Either Shut Up or Leave the Practice,

You already know the answer to your question, but are being shy about stating it.  As you know, there is no reasoning or compromising with a Liberal Activist.  You should continue to remain silent about politics with patients in the chair.  Unfortunately, there is also no shutting up a Liberal Activist, because of their deep down belief that they are right about everything and that anyone who doesn’t agree with them is simply ignorant and needs further education (or indoctrination).  I can understand your frustration in trying to do dental work while someone is spewing hate speech about half the population of our country.  I too sometimes get the urge to nick the corner of their tongue to get them to keep their beliefs to themselves.  

What you need to do to make this patient leave your practice on their own is to softly promote conservative causes and values within your practice.  Before you know it, the Liberal activists will slowly leave your practice on their own and take their activism somewhere else.  They can’t stand to support anyone who supports causes they dislike.

Some ideas include:

  • Put a collection box and sign in the corner of your Reception Area asking for clothes, shoes and personal items for our military personnel and soldiers.  
  • Install and fly an American flag outside your office.  
  • Put up a framed sign on the wall of your Reception Area listing the various churches, private schools and Police agencies that you donate money to.  
  • Put up some hunting, fishing or firearm pictures throughout the office.  A stuffed fish or mounted elk or deer head would also work.
  • Put up a Christmas Tree or decorate your office for the various traditional holidays.

Glad I could help,

Dr. Rupert

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