It’s one of the reasons the left is less politically successful, this kind of excessive ‘call-out’ behaviour tends to cause groups to endlessly divide and fight one another (at least it’s consistent)

I’m glad at least some people understand this. I grew up in a small farming community in Middle America. I was as left as they come, in my town. Always fought (in the literal sense) racism, bullying, sexism, saw no problem with people doing whatever they wanted to do and being who they wanted to be, this was in the late 90s and early 2000s. None of my opinions aligned with the majority of my peers or my family, and when young was called satanic for being pro-choice, anti-controlling people, pro-do whatever makes you happy as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else. I only had a few friends, all outcasts. Today they’re all happily out of the closet. Edit: 1 is straight, maybe, has only ever had 1 girlfriend.

Now as an adult living in the biggest blue city in a red state I have found myself becoming more conservative in some ways, having more conservative friends. In large part due to the unwillingness of many to discuss serious issues without having a falling out over some relatively minor difference of opinion in the grand scheme of things, like not all Republicans being evil racist rednecks who just want to watch the world burn. Most of my family and many good-hearted associates voted Republican in 2016 because it’s what was on the ticket.

I used to proudly call myself a liberal but wouldn’t dare anymore. I’m sure someone will not read the whole comment and swing in here to tell me that’s good, that I’m just a Republican at heart and there must be a deeper reason for this, and to not let the door hit myself on the way out – amplifying my point.

Whatever happened to the Popular Front of Judea?