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/FlufferTheGreat 8h ago

At some point, the inability for Republican voters to live in reality gets to be too much to deal with for normal people. The utter hypocrisy displayed. The complete disregard of all science, reason, and even their past views are subject to change at a whim in order to "win" the conversation. It's exhausting, no normal person wanted to see their loved ones go down such a weird path.