Good to hear a personal experience related to this topic. It seems to me that you made the right decision. Not everyone's stomach can handle this.
I know people who jumped into politics quite heavily. One was one of my best friends. A good person with a sad past. It's brutal to see the gradual change up until the point you feel you don't know your friend anymore.
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