Have you ever lost people to politics ?

I had a couple of close friends who I'd known for 15 years.

We didn't wait 15 years to realize that we disagreed on politics. It was the order of the day in our discussions and sometimes in our arguments.

For the first few years, we talked as equals. Then they became more and more insistent that I 'progress' in their direction.

Finally, after one last crisis, they decreed that we didn't share the same values and that there was no point in continuing. It was painful.

That's how I feel I've experienced first-hand the stiffening of political debate. When you hear that differing opinions are taken as insults... That's right...

Have you ever had a similar experience?