This morning I read an essay from @JuliusGoat that explained why I have walked away from my Republican "friends." Basically I'm not willing to hang out with anyone who is OK with the GOP. Not because of "political" reasons, because of moral reasons. Moxon does a nice job of pointing out the reasonableness of not wanting to befriend people who are trying to kill you.
The Reframe
If You Want To Be Friends, Then Why Aren’t You Friendly?A look at one of the most alarming and pressing problems of our age: the much-lamented fact that "the left" won't be friends with "the right," over "political views."