I've realized recently that I subconsciously categorize people based on what I know about their political views, it's often the foremost thing I remember about them.
Like yesterday I saw a co-worker for the first time in several months and one of the first things I thought about was a memory of him making a right-leaning comment one time. It doesn't change the way I treat them, I can still be professional and even get along well with them, but it's always in the back of my mind, especially for people I know voted for Trump.
I know this probably isn't healthy and I feel like I should step away from following politics for a bit, but it seems impossible in this day and age.
I'm genuinely unsure if I could ever respect people with right wing beliefs, most of them just seem so categorically wrong to me. I avoid talking about politics at work so people don't know how left I am, but I can't help but judge them for it.
I feel kind of bad about it, but I don't know that it's something I can get past. Does anyone else feel the same way?
Like yesterday I saw a co-worker for the first time in several months and one of the first things I thought about was a memory of him making a right-leaning comment one time. It doesn't change the way I treat them, I can still be professional and even get along well with them, but it's always in the back of my mind, especially for people I know voted for Trump.
I know this probably isn't healthy and I feel like I should step away from following politics for a bit, but it seems impossible in this day and age.
I'm genuinely unsure if I could ever respect people with right wing beliefs, most of them just seem so categorically wrong to me. I avoid talking about politics at work so people don't know how left I am, but I can't help but judge them for it.
I feel kind of bad about it, but I don't know that it's something I can get past. Does anyone else feel the same way?