> I lose a bunch every election. Selfish right wing friends get removed. You didn't "lose" (passive voice) friends, you actively decided to not be friends with

> I lose a bunch every election. Selfish right wing friends get removed. You didn't "lose" (passive voice) friends, you actively decided to not be friends with them. That's on you, not them. > I don't know how people can be anti-BLM .... How can I be friends with them? You could try to understand why they express the views that they do. Presumably they aren't full of hatred, or you probably wouldn't be friends in the first place, which means they probably have a reasonable view, even if you disagree. The more your friends have to agree with you on everything to be friends, the fewer friends you'll have. Personally I think that shared interests and values and ability to have healthy conflict are more important than agreement. Plus, you'll grow more as a person if you don't live in an echo chamber.