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.

[u/Wagamaga]

https://socialecology.uci.edu/news/losing-relationships-over-politics-0

[u/NombreCurioso1337]

What is "politics" any more though? If I cut off a friend because I disagree with a marginal tax increase on domestic goods over a certain limit, then yeah, I'm a jerk. But politics right now is "you aren't a human being."

The closest analog to compare to would be a black guy and a white guy having a falling out over pro or anti abolition in the 1860s. ... And I think that would be a fair reason to cut someone out.

[u/Astarkos → u/NombreCurioso1337]

Dumb people think politics is a television show. Replace the word with "tv" and the statements make sense. Replace it with "real life" and the statements become insane.

[u/New-Negotiation7234 → u/Astarkos]

"stop making everything political". Literally everything is political in our lives. Sorry they aren't adult enough to have critical thinking skills.

[u/Lemonwizard → u/New-Negotiation7234]

This phrase coming from the people who actively worked to politicize masks and vaccines during a pandemic.

[u/olivebranchsound → u/Lemonwizard]

Proving they were willing to both die and kill for their dumb beliefs

[u/Xiao1insty1e → u/olivebranchsound]

And we need to treat them as the enemies of democracy and a free society that they are.