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Maybe a different religion, or especially political beliefs seems to be a big deal-breaker. Do you still find it worthwhile to keep them in your life?

I do. I have e.g. Christian Conservative friends, and Atheist Liberal ones, etc. I enjoy each one for what they are. I mean, nobody is perfect! (like me ๐Ÿ˜)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Purity testing is real yo. Ofc Republicans and other, different Republicans are the same - they call them RINOs, so would the opposite now be a DINO?! ๐Ÿคช

Yeah you could put that on your profile - I mean, why not, especially if it's a genuine deal-breaker? (Unless you think people would like about it, but they could do that anyway regardless). Although there's probably something more foundational than just their views on that singular topic - probably their views on compassion? Yeah, put your stance on that on your profile then?

I mean, on the one hand, that's what conservatives do - divide, divide, divide, until there's nobody else left besides oneself? On the other hand, that's very much not what they actually do, bc the only thing that must NOT be tolerated is intolerance so... yes it's intolerance, but there's an actual reason for such, not just like skin color or genitalia or some such.

Innuendo Studios' The Alt Right Playbook explains that in much greater depth if you need it - pyramid thinking vs. a flat landscape (which I am now questioning, bc obviously not everyone is equal, so what does all that really mean? Anyway, questioning things is good, for my type of mindset at least). One difference is that someone has no to little control over their skin color, whereas their attitude they very much (should) control.