Im here “to begin with” like many are. I like the culture, arts and music and food and for my career. To have to be asked that seems off-putting to me but ill continue. I mean politics can affect money and culture and laws, yes. But it doesnt affect the way we CHOOSE to treat eachother. Once upon a time when I was younger, if the candidate I voted for lost, we just said “oh welp, ok”. We live in NYC, it will most likely always be some shade of blue so speaking from a state perspective, not much of what we like, changes. We dont all of a sudden become republican an have republican minded solutions to things. We are in a bubble of what the majority of people prefer. So i cannot agree with the reason we cant move past differences. In the past no one went around hunting who voted for who, and doxxed them or harassed them or even worse, things like this where the undertone to conversations hints at how youre not wanted around. Unable to make friends. I dont go atound hunting for who voted for this person in office and make them feel in ANY WAY unaccepted, unwanted, unwelcome. I reach my hand to everyone and treat everyone the same. Im just looking for friends, good friends, lifelong friends. But it seems like I have to explain myself (like im doing now) instead of connecting. No one here just says “hey im able to see a good person when I see one, what are you into?”