Because unlike race, gender, and culture - political view points are something that can be persuaded to change, and therefore are either "right" or "wrong". Th

Because unlike race, gender, and culture - political view points are something that can be persuaded to change, and therefore are either "right" or "wrong". There's also an increasing smaller scale between the left and right. If you express a view that could be aligned with either side you are painted as a champion of all views that side is seen as holding. I'm not sure what the solution is, if there is any, but the increasing divide between "us" and "them" coming from both sides is not doing any favors to anyone.