I would try and reconnect and avoid politics. If they are older, they might not be around that much longer.

I would advise you not try and make any assumptions about someone else's situation based on about 4 sentences in the comments' section.

The world would be better off without them, nevermind me.

< The world would be better off without them, nevermind me.

That's a hell of a sentence.

I realize grammatically I fucked that one up: I would be better off without them. The world would also be better off without them.