&gt; Here&#x27;s what I don&#x27;t understand, and I&#x27;m likely the weird one here: Why are political opinions considered private?<p>People often keep their political opinions private in polite society simply because of what this whole thread is about - it&#x27;s very easy for people who don&#x27;t know you very well to judge you by the political opinions you spout and then possibly treat you more poorly because of that. This is why I tend to keep my mouth shut about political stuff at my workplace. (It doesn&#x27;t help that I know that, statistically speaking, my opinion will be at odds with most of the others in my industry and location.)