I don’t have children, but I think if my kids were extremely different than me politically it would bother me a little. Not enough to make an issue out of it, unless their views caused them to have a problem with me.
I feel the same about religion. I’d prefer my kids to align with me religiously, but if they chose a different religion, I just don’t want it to be one where they think everyone else is wrong and that they all, including me, are going to wind up in hell.
I guess my main theme is I just have a very low tolerance for any sort of hate or venom just because someone has a different opinion, assuming the opinion isn’t causing any great harm.
I think I would probably steer my kids in a direction though. I’d talk in front of them about some political issues hoping they see why I feel as I do. I wouldn’t just let them form their own opinion without knowing mine. It’s not like it would come up daily though. I don’t want to talk about politics all the time, I’m tired of it.