@nprofile1q... With respect, I would argue you are normal for 1980 or 1990. I mean for most people there was no earthshaking tribal affiliation when it came to politics until social media or, to push it back a bit, talk radio, came into the picture. Mr. Smith would vote for party A, but party A was not some sort of identity, his political position was not really part of his identity, it was just his view on the world at the moment. It could and did change. Most sadly, that has become far less the case recently, and I don't by any means say that just for one side. Polarization is one thing, we've seen that before, but completely going into an echo chamber and never coming out is really something new under the sun. In 1980, you wouldn't have had to avoid topics around your friends, you would have just disagreed more or less politely.