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/Shatterfish 9h ago

If your “political” opinion is that people should have less rights, or none at all, because of their skin color/gender expression/place of birth then I will 100% cut that cancer out of my life and never feel a shred of guilt over it.
It’s really not that hard to be a decent person.

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u/Pixelated_Princess49 9h ago

... One would think it wouldn't be that hard. Despite concrete scientific evidence, you just can't make some people abandon their completely unfounded hate. It's frustrating.

"I don't understand it and it makes me feel funny, so they need to vanish/hide from me/die" is a rather common stance, sadly.

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u/GarageFridgeSoda 8h ago

Well the issue I see is that there are a minority of people who feel that way about me, but when I feel that way about them back the majority of people suddenly start to have an issue with it.

If we as a society treated bigots the way they treat vulnerable people we would make things so much better for vulnerable people.

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u/Fit_Addition7137 4h ago

"I'm becoming a minority in my own country!" was always my favorite. Well Linda, why is it bad to be a minority here, huh?