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it doesn't just affect the two people dating, it makes things awkward for everyone else.

my brother is dating a hardcore Trump supporter and its just super awkward during the holidays. i am cordial and respectful but it sucks feeling like you are walking on eggshells.

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Why would it be awkward? I am often in very mixed political company, and never share the politics of people I am around. It isn't awkward at all. Either, don't talk about politics. Or just have fun debates, assuming they are able to hold those debates. If you can't talk with people that disagree with you, that's an issue.

The operative keyword there is "hardcore", and it applies for either political direction:

I guarantee lots of conservatives also walk on eggshells around hardcore leftists for the sake of cordiality, just as cordial lefts walk around eggshells near radical conservatives.

Naturally, cordial people's politics are harder to tell, especially near a radical.

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