Are politics creating a strain in your relationships?

[The People's Liberation Army of Rancho Cucamonga]

No, there's no history of mental illness in my family.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Not in mine.  In some relationships between my wife and some family members, a bit.  Then, again, our pro-life and religious views have been more straining for some of them.

[Blue3]

No strain at all. I lost a couple Facebook acquaintances in 2020 over the combination of everything going on then. And I disagreed with a couple family members on Gaza last year, trying to convince them otherwise. But yeah, my family has common sense, and my coworkers/friends have similar opinions. It's really about deep fundamental values at this point, so if any huge difference in political opinions did spring up with someone I know, I'd feel zero guilt about that relationship ending - their choice, not mine. I'd try to persuade otherwise, find common ground in values, and some patience, but if there's no progress in mutual understanding at the very least, I'd no longer desire a relationship with them anyways. But like I said, I'm not really in that situation with anyone, nor have I been since probably 2016. Maybe it doesn't help/hurt that I'm mostly an introvert in my personal life, anyways. To be clear, I kind of like it when there's some political disagreement, I like good conversation. But so much of current politics is about deeply-held values, and that's beyond mere political disagreement.

[Proud Family Values]

They have and they do... but people do change over time, the views a person has are not necessarily the same they'll have 30 years later.

I come from a conservative Republican family (like many Italian families with NYC origins are).  Some are quite right-wing.  They strongly supported the war on terror.  Very pro-Bush, and that Republican allegiance has led them to be faithful to the conservative ideology, consume conservative media and that kind of thing.  It clashes somewhat with their actual personalities.

Politics has destroyed a lot of happiness.  I'm not going to consider family members or friends enemies though.

When it comes to family, I throw politics out the window.  Family is family.  We will share together our memories, our food, our love for other family.

If I was in charge of Thanksgiving, I'd demand that all political discussion be removed from the family dining table.  I would never let the topics be brought up in the first place.  In my kitchen, in my dining room, I would be a dictator lol.

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

No

[Steve from Lambeth]

No. As I also said elsewhere:

I like to think I could hit it off with most of the people on Talk Elections and not come away looking absolutely ridiculous, although Crane is 100% going to haul me around the coals for still supporting Trump - that's perfectly understandable and he's a legend in his own right.

[courts]

actually i'm getting along better with everyone lately

[dead0man]

I've been posting on FB a new "can you believe this idiot?" type things every day (until today).  I've gotten a few people making excuses (I mentioned an exchange here last week), but it's been mostly polite (if anything, I've been the asshole).  My parents have not said a thing, and I know they read 'em (or at least enough of it to know what it is).  I'm visiting this weekend, I've already mentioned to my sister that I might not be able to contain myself.  I love this stupid country and I hate what is happening to her.  My parents taught me that love, and they are support this guy?  It really grinds my gears.