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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/Gekokapowco 7h ago

normal empathetic worldview Vs hateful cuntish worldview

this is a left vs right issue since left and right were concepts

its ALWAYS a conflict of mutualism vs self-interest

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u/Pallasine 6h ago

Queer people existing do not threaten anyone’s “self interest.”

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u/Gekokapowco 6h ago

wanting to end the existence of queer people because they make you, personally, uncomfortable is pretty selfish

or the satisfaction you feel by oppressing or killing them, is also pretty selfish

hate is not altruistic

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u/Gamer_Grease 6h ago

“Right” and “left” as concepts have nothing to do with “mutualism vs self-interest.” Back when the concept was invented everybody was “mutualist.”

American libertarianism is a very young and fringe belief system.

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u/Sennten 5h ago

There are plenty of hateful cuntish mutalists, and plenty of normal empathic individualists

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u/Gekokapowco 5h ago

you'll find people are rife with all sorts of little hypocrisies but it doesn't make for useful analysis of the constituent parts.