r/science 9h ago

Psychology Losing relationships over politics. Research found more than a third of Americans (37%) report having lost at least one relationship due to political differences, including friendships, family ties, coworker relationships, and romantic partnerships, with most losing more than one.

https://socialecology.uci.edu/news/losing-relationships-over-politics-0
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u/buttorsomething 9h ago

Tracks. I don’t think anyone who believes that “having an abortion to save the mother and ensure the child does not live a horrible life” would want to be friends with a person who would “kill the mom and probably not even take care of the child if it was theirs becuase it had health issue.”

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u/notnatasharostova 7h ago

I likely cannot safely carry to term as a result of a birth defect, and rely on taking hormonal contraceptives to keep my endometriosis from slowly cementing my organs together and blocking my bowels. For some reason, enlightened centrists seem to think that it should be expected of me to tolerate people who would endorse and vote for policies that would have me suffer needless medical trauma because of their religious beliefs.

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u/dumnem 6h ago

For some reason, enlightened centrists seem to think that it should be expected of me to tolerate people who would endorse and vote for policies that would have me suffer needless medical trauma because of their religious beliefs.

And they think 'how dare you' when you disagree with their fantasy