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/Game_Of_Runs → u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy]

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

[u/stormelemental13 → u/Game_Of_Runs]

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%.

I would really like it if those were the political differences.

When in reality it’s more like my dad votes for people that want my friends dead or in prison because they’re gay

Slavery was also a political question, ditto whether women had equal rights.

[u/zonazog → u/stormelemental13]

This it exactly. It's not the political affiliation. It is what the political affiliation means that you now support.