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Many experts who have studied this problem say that cycles of polarized political disagreement occur during times of large wealth disparities between the wealthy elite and working-class employees.

The thing is that political differences are healthy for a thriving republic such as ours, but these differences need to be channeled in a productive as opposed to a destructive way. Different perspectives help us grow and understand the opposition when it is done constructively. When a friendship is built on trust and respect, it should be able to withstand the stresses of political differences. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could have a civil conversation with someone who does not share our political beliefs, yet each of us listens attentively and respectfully to the other’s point of view? If we did that, we might learn something.