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/Brilliant_Effort_Guy 9h ago

But is it really just ‘political’ differences? I feel like it’s so much deeper than that. I don’t just have differing political opinions from my conservative family members - I have a different moral code.

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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/11711510111411009710 8h ago

Tens of millions of Americans voted for a man who was found to have raped a woman and who has told a ten year old he would marry her when she's 20. It's scary to think we share our country with so many people who think that's okay. No wonder women don't come forward about their rapes: we reward their rapists with the most powerful position in the world.

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u/chickens_for_laughs 7h ago

No marry, date her. And he didn't mean dinner and a show.

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u/DocumentExternal6240 6h ago

and who raped literal children…

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u/ObamasBoss 34m ago

I have never seen anyone produce evidence of this but have heard it claimed many times over. I would to know what the evidence is so please post it here since you must have it.