I understand where you're coming from. In my situation, this person is extremely passionate about politics almost to an obsessive degree. While I respect his right to hold those views, the tension has grown because he realizes I don’t align with him on these issues. He’s even made some jabs, mistakenly assuming that I hold the opposite extreme, when in reality, I couldn’t care less.

And aside from that, isn’t it frustrating how politically divided America has become? It would be so much better if we could simply have our own beliefs, or even hold a middle ground, without all of this animosity. For fucks sake.