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When a longtime friend develops views that disturb you

I have been friends with Marcus for twenty years but he has become increasingly political in ways that make me uncomfortable and I do not know if I should speak up or just accept that people change.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your loyalty to the person is being tested by your inability to recognize who they are becoming.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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