I’ve worked at a very small business for 10 years.
My boss, who is also a very good friend, is a great guy, but very leftist. Considers himself a socialist.
When I started work he spent quite some time trying to convert me. Failed miserably every time. Largely because he’d spent his entire life in the liberal echo chamber and had never been exposed to the facts and opinions I showed him.
His problem was that he believed any conservative was by definition evil, stupid or both. And of course he was well aware I was neither.
So rather than re-examining his own belief system, we just stopped talking about political and related issues. Created too much cognitive dissonance for him.
However, I have recently come to the conclusion that he’s not nearly as liberal as he thinks he is. So there’s hope.
Thank goodness for hope.