“He actually said that when we first started dating, he thought I was a neo-Nazi...”

"When I say Trump supporter, I mean I think he's the least bad option. I voted for him because I'd consider him to be less harmful to the country than the Democrats. I'd consider myself a centrist politically.

My boyfriend is a liberal, and he supports Bernie Sanders and hates Trump. He actually said that when we first started dating, he thought I was a neo-Nazi, but I cleared up the misunderstanding.

We first met in class and became friends, then he asked me out, and we started dating. I didn't know his political ideology at first and assumed he was conservative because he was blonde and didn't look like a liberal. At the time, I had a fear of liberals.

We sometimes debate about politics, and we usually agree to disagree. Although he hates Trump himself, he isn't insane, so he still views Trump supporters as human. He also thinks that the only reason I like Trump is that I was 'indoctrinated' by Fox News since I watched it as a kid."

A: Maybe once a week, but it's brought up every day, as a joke most of the time. I wouldn't say we have different values; we just have different opinions, so there's no conflict.

A: I was more of a Trump fan when I was a teen. I remember my parents got me Trump merch to celebrate the 2020 election... It was a sad day for me.

A: At the time, I thought I'd be able to tell if someone was a liberal by how crazy they look, like dyed hair, piercings, etc.

A: I wasn't a centrist at the time. I was raised in a conservative (political, not religious) household, and I was mostly a loner during my childhood. In elementary school, I once said Obama sucks, and I got bullied for it, so I wasn't a fan of Democrats. In high school, I was a loner, and the only social interaction I had was when I watched TV with my parents. We often watched Fox News, and I'd also watch conservative YouTubers. I developed a fear of liberals and Democrats because they were always portrayed as unstable and violent.

A: I asked people to be respectful because lots of people get super emotional about politics and immediately start personally attacking anyone who disagrees with them. I'd consider those types of people to be the problematic ones; which side they're on is irrelevant.

A: I still think the Democrats are more harmful due to their policies on crime, immigration, and guns.

A: The main issues I have with Democrats are their policies on immigration and crime. I want tough border security, and I want criminals to be locked up and stay locked up. Soft on crime policies make the streets less safe, and add to the fact that they also want to regulate gun purchases for law-abiding citizens.

A: I don't agree with everything Trump does. I support every American's right to own a gun, and I thought the whole "trans gun ban" was terrible, but the Democrats want to take guns from everyone.

A: I fully support them. They're simply enforcing the law, and it's revolting how much harassment they receive.

A: If an ICE agent approached me, I would be respectful and provide my ID. If I don't have any on me, I'll just tell them my information so they can look me up to verify I'm a citizen. If, for some reason, they did need to arrest me, I wouldn't resist arrest. In all those videos you see of ICE agents detaining people "inhumanely," the people are resisting arrest and being disrespectful to them. I was always taught not to start problems with cops.

A: Why are you bringing up race? I'm not hateful. What's hateful is assuming that everyone who disagrees with you must be a bad person.

A: It was her policies. If she and Trump switched opinions, I would have voted for her.

A: Because he's still the best option. There are some things he's done that I disagree with, but overall, he's doing a good job.

C: “Centrist” is just an American way of saying, “I don’t know anything about my own political beliefs, and I vote based on how the politician on TV makes me feel.”

C: Funny to ask why someone is hateful, while being hateful.

C: As per the paradox of tolerance, we are not required to tolerate intolerance.

C: Sadly, based on the lack of a response, I can only assume the original poster defaulted to the all too common “this person's wrong; I’m right, so no need to self-examine” viewpoint. It’s genuinely sad. The most important thing in life is to know oneself. And that doesn’t mean knowing what you think, but more importantly, why you think/feel what you do to improve.

Note: Some comments have been edited for length/clarity.