Political preferences - impact on friendship and relationships
The recent US campaign and the initial days of the new Administration were being watched with interest not only by the domestic audience but by foreigners as well. As such, one of the things that I noticed was the polarization level, how people were/are really aggressive in defending their candidate. I've read articles on people breaking up friendships or romantic relationships because of this. I have no idea if this is a "new" thing, since I didn't pay a lot of attention in previous elections.
Here in my country we've seen the same thing since the last presidential election, were results were also close to 50/50. What is your point of view on this? Would a different political opinion be a motive to end a relationship? (Obviously I'm not talking about extreme stuff such as someone who defends white supremacy or the Khmer Rouge).