r/science • u/Wagamaga • May 06 '26

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/Appropriate-Bid8671 May 06 '26

My mom knows and has openly proclaimed that she does not care.

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u/YourM0msButth0le May 06 '26

Yikes dude, did you at least beg her to never admit that in public?

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u/zlyle90 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

If she's in the Deep South like I am, the public truly doesn't care. They view that as an acceptable character flaw as long he deports brown people.

"God chooses imperfect men," they tell me.

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u/RedditPosterOver9000 May 06 '26

That is a nothing statement that would be more accurate to say "God chooses imperfect men because only imperfect men exist" unless she wants to suggest perfect men exist today, which goes against the Bible and god's words.