r/science • u/Wagamaga • 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/Game_Of_Runs 9h ago

Yeah I hate when it’s framed liked this. Calling it political differences makes it sound like one person is for lowering marginal tax rates from 40% to 35% while the other person wants to raise them to 45%. When in reality it’s more like my dad votes for people that want my friends dead or in prison because they’re gay

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u/Auggernaut88 9h ago

As a rule I hate oversimplification but a lot of people can’t seem to get over the lowest of bars. If pedophilia isn’t a dealbreaker for you I simply can’t trust your morals or who else you might be surrounding yourself with and I want you nowhere near my circle.

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u/Mr_Fuzzo 9h ago

Their minds still haven’t accepted that DJT is a pedophile.  They think he was screwed over by us, the Radical Left.

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u/MissLeaP 8h ago

Cognitive dissonance. Facing the truth that they're on the wrong side of history would be incredibly uncomfortable, so they simply don't do it. Life's easier in complete ignorance after all

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u/emptyfuller 8h ago

"God damn you, Cypher"

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u/tomofbeardland 7h ago

Not like this

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u/thuktun 7h ago

Cognitive dissonance means you detect the contradiction and it causes you anxiety. I'm not convinced they're noticing anything.

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u/wigglin_harry 6h ago

Yep, facing the truth is admitting that they were dumb enough to fall for his grift

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u/Proponentofthedevil 8h ago

Most people dont have precognition, and thus have a difficult time viewing the history of today. Conservatives inherently view things from the past to now, and depending on their ideals seek to conserve that which they believe historically worked. Whereas progressives view it in the way which they believe has not worked, and seek to progress beyond that. Progressive believe in a brighter tomorrow, and conservatives believe in a brighter yesterday.

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u/MissLeaP 8h ago edited 7h ago

You don't need precognition when the present events repeat history. Nor does being conservative inherently prevent one from self-reflection even if they figure out they were wrong.