I also feel that sometimes, sharing feelings and opinions on small, politically insensitive things helps build connections between people with different political beliefs. However, some unfortunate discoveries have also been made by sociologists, indicating that buffer zones are shrinking nowadays. Political and ideological divisions may also have spillover effects on previously politically irrelevant fields, such as leisure activities, consumption, and aesthetic taste, for instance producing a stereotypical world of “latte liberals” and “bird-hunting conservatives” (DellaPosta, D., Shi, Y., & Macy, M. (2015)). Such segregation of worlds of lifestyles, in return, may strengthen the political divides, especially with the homophily networks created through the Internet, social media, and recommendation algorithms. Therefore, traditional rituals, such as festivals, become a very precious opportunity for us to foster understanding with well-intended people with different beliefs through positive interactions.
p.s. I hope your medical procedure goes well and looking forward to reading your book!
That’s one reason the English like to queue up and moan about the weather. The queues and weather are great equalisers.
I also feel that sometimes, sharing feelings and opinions on small, politically insensitive things helps build connections between people with different political beliefs. However, some unfortunate discoveries have also been made by sociologists, indicating that buffer zones are shrinking nowadays. Political and ideological divisions may also have spillover effects on previously politically irrelevant fields, such as leisure activities, consumption, and aesthetic taste, for instance producing a stereotypical world of “latte liberals” and “bird-hunting conservatives” (DellaPosta, D., Shi, Y., & Macy, M. (2015)). Such segregation of worlds of lifestyles, in return, may strengthen the political divides, especially with the homophily networks created through the Internet, social media, and recommendation algorithms. Therefore, traditional rituals, such as festivals, become a very precious opportunity for us to foster understanding with well-intended people with different beliefs through positive interactions.
p.s. I hope your medical procedure goes well and looking forward to reading your book!