> I have a few (really lovely) conservative friends who have expressed to me that they feel they can't express their political opinions outside of close friends

> I have a few (really lovely) conservative friends who have expressed to me that they feel they can't express their political opinions outside of close friends and family because of the social risks involved with doing so. When I read things like this, I think back to [this tweet](https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1050391663552671744 https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/105039166355267174...). What innocuous issues exactly are conservatives receiving so much backlash on? Most often I see this sentiment from people who just want to say how they really feel about immigrants and "PC culture" is ruining everything for them. > Conservative: I have been censored for my conservative views > Me: Holy shit! You were censored for wanting lower taxes? > Con: LOL no...no not those views > Me: So....deregulation? > Con: Haha no not those views either > Me: Which views, exactly? > Con: Oh, you know the ones