[mythrwy]

That's just nuts and it doesn't need to be that way.

Your politics is not your identity. Other people's politics are not their identity. It's just differences in policy opinions which can and do change through life or as circumstances change.

If a person is intrinsically welded to political affinity as _the_ defining characteristic of themselves or others it's a huge problem. A huge imbalance. A horrible and shallow misunderstanding of the nature of the human experience.

Most people want the same things out life and for society, they just have different ideas on the best policies to achieve this. Very few people are intrinsically and irredeemably evil. Many more are simply confused or misguided. Sometimes it's us that's misguided. Its useful to keep somewhat of an open mind and understand people view the world in different ways.

Your friends are people and your friends not Democrats and Republicans.

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"Politics" is how someone would treat you if they didn't know you.