Are politics worth breaking up over? Expert weighs in on Georgia elections, polarization

It’s a politically contentious time in Georgia, with negative campaign attack ads running round the clock ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

The word divisive often comes up. Georgia public school teachers can no longer teach “divisive concepts” — including that the U.S. and the state of Georgia are fundamentally or systemically racist. That law was passed in the last session. Plus most abortions in Georgia are now banned at around six weeks into a pregnancy, before many know they are pregnant.

If you’ve broken out into fights at the dinner table or around the holidays on these issues, or similar notoriously-disputed topics that ruffle feathers, you’re not alone.