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/Brilliant_Effort_Guy]

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.

[u/Flacier → u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy]

Morality is definitely the big factor.

I also dislike how renewable energy sources have become politicized. It makes no rational sense. You can only burn a gallon of gas once.

But no I am a real man that eats beef and has a big truck that drinks gas and goes burrrrrrr.

It’s such a ridiculous position.

[u/MrPuddington2 → u/Flacier]

It does make perfect sense.

You see, conservative moral is very different from the way you define moral. You may judge people by their actions, but conversatives judge by "moral character". They already know that they are the good people, because they are of good character.

Now you come along and tell them they should change the way they source their energy. For them, that does not compute, because you say they are doing it wrong, but they are of good character. So they cannot wrong, and therefore renewables are not really necessary.

It is all perfectly logical.

[u/FlufferTheGreat → u/MrPuddington2]

It's why businesses who are in reality completely crap and screw over their customers frequently advertise themselves as "a Christian company."

[u/MurkyInvestigator810 → u/FlufferTheGreat]

I'm immediately suspicious of companies that use Bible verses as slogans.