Well as someone who I think most would consider a leftist (I oppose any restrictions on abortion. I oppose intellectual property and much more.), I've tried to offer people on the right of me alternative proposals which should be starting points to find compromise, as I never assume what I propose is the compromise but rather an avenue to one, and just have it thrown back at me. It's really one of those hard situations when you honestly reach out to someone across the table and their answer is: no we want it this way and nothing else.

> extremists on both sides consider compromise to be tantamount to violence

My strategy is to block them on social media, and avoid them in real life. It's worked for me so far. I've surrounded myself only with people who don't consume themselves with political battles, and my world has been peaceful.

"As a centrist/apolitical"

Let's not forget that the radical center is a thing.