Why is there seemingly no middle ground?

Democrat or republican

Liberal or conservative

Pro or anti abortion

Pro or anti LGBT

Pro or anti Islam

Etc. Etc.

Why do these topics give rise to such deep conflict?

If someone disagrees, are they against you?

Are people comfortable loving and respecting others as they are, feel, believe?

What are your thoughts on these dichotomizing issues that exist today?

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Turtlepower · 36-40, M

I think there is some middle ground but to some people some of these issues are equivalent of something more serious that's not negotiable.

For example, women's suffrage is no longer a debate, but sadly once was. Now if someone strongly felt like women shouldn't be allowed to vote they'd rightly be dismissed, ignored, and probably lose friends after voicing that opinion.

With the above example in mind, some people feel very strongly about some topics you mentioned and others.

Another reason is modern politics has been set up as my team vs your team and a lot of people buy into it sadly and just don't want to be the 'loser'.

Iwantyourhotwife · 22-25

@Turtlepower that last paragraph is a modern phenomenon

But I'm thinking more so as a human with reasoning, what could potentially be barring us from accepting that others will not just obey and believe every single thing we believe?

Turtlepower · 36-40, M

@Iwantyourhotwife On some level it seems to be a genetic trait that we've succumbed to throughout history. We're just not a tolerant species and we're probably too big and too diverse to work as a collective with how we're programmed.

Perhaps there is an evolutionary reason for this that we're too far removed from to really understand?