[Thirdegree]

My father is very conservative on most issues, where I am very liberal on most issues. We still get along perfectly because politics is not that important. He's still my dad, still a great person, and still an exceedingly good debater.

[onetwotree]

I have conservative friends and relatives as well, and we get along just fine -- the trick is to see the person and not the ideology. This is why this statistic is so shocking to me. So your kid fell in love with someone from the opposite party, and you can't see why your kid fell in love with them through your ideological glasses?

[randcraw]

Probably you are able to interact civilly because you want to maintain a positive relationship. So you don't dismiss the other without a fair hearing and exchange of perspective. Fundamentally, you respect each other.

I think the primary source of Americans' anger is the disrespect for other peoples' opinions that's spoon fed into us 24x7 by the mass media, who cares much less for civil discourse than a good fistfight that attracts more viewers.

The rise in America's anti-populism starts with the rise of broadcast hate speech, IMHO.