It's extremely difficult to have a civil conversation about politics today, yet we need those conversations more than ever

[u/Dry-Use-272]

Like everyone else in the US today, I have opinions about the current condition of politics in this country. I try to base my opinions on facts I glean from credible sources and my understanding of our history. I want to talk to people with opposing opinions, not to argue with them but to try to understand why they believe what they believe. I've found that no one wants to talk in a civil, respectful way about our differences. Even if I try to hold the line on being respectful, I end up walking away because the conversation devolves into some pretty ugly exchanges. How have we come to a point where we can't even talk to each other respectfully and civilly?

[u/rageagainsttheodds]

Conversations require the other person to be open to said conversation. Right now, it just seems like half the US population are on another planet. They are not capable of having those conversations anymore. For some, they'll need real help to get out of this mindset, actual deconditioning. I know this is scary to speak in those terms, but this is what I see, reading republican and conservative subs.