Personally, what really led me to read theory and move beyond the “Political Compass” style identification as replacement for horoscope type of political radicalization was actually entering the workforce, specifically in a manufacturing environment where stratification is painfully obvious and safety of precisely no real concern. That’s the vaguest I can keep it, haha.

What Christians tell their children: … love everyone because we are all God’s children

What Christians tell Christian adults: … hate everyone, even other Christians because it pleases God

That also made me vegan