Why does Politics bring out the worst in so many people?

[Seraphina]

People's identities are often wrapped up in their politics and so people - including me and you - often take it personally when someone disagrees.
I still mostly follow the old rule "don't discuss politics and religion in mixed company" even though those are two of my favorite topics of conversation.
And I don't argue on social media with strangers or acquaintances about politics (AF is perhaps an exception). You don't change people's minds on an issue by anonymously fighting on the web. Anyway, these days, you could be arguing with a Russian troll sitting in St. Petersburg.

-Teresa

There are times in history, where if you don't discuss politics bad things happen. 

I really hate that many, even on the left fail to realize how Hitler was taken for granted until it was too late.

I'm not a talker, I'm a doer. Talk is cheap. I vote, attend rallies and protests and donate. Clicking like on facebook or arguing with strangers below the line on a newspaper article doesn't change a darn thing.

-Teresa