What "grinds your gears"?

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People who resort to ad hominem when they realise they're on the losing end of an argument.

...and this.

Oddly enough, I'm very conservative in many views, but lean toward the middle/left in others. It's the extremism from both sides that bother me. The difference is that I don't swoop in on any view that just happens to coincide with things I think as well. I guess that is a forced habit from having to analyze every aspect of every conversation and situation in my life.

I saw the video of a crowd of people actually assaulting and pushing a reporter who was just trying to photograph a protest at the University of Missouri. Very bothersome as he was actually documenting the situation (Why would you NOT want to be documented on something you believe in and doing positive things?) They were actually pushing him and accusing him of pushing back when he was just standing his ground. The protesters swiped at his camera several times, pushed and threatened. And, when the person who was filming this was found out to be another journalist, one of the professors called "For muscle to help remove" that reporter, I just felt revulsion. It seemed that this peaceful "Liberal Protest" went into "control" mode because they felt power at that moment. They basically became what they protested.

So, I find that "advocates" on both sides are getting so divisive that nothing approaches a norm anymore.

I also hate the new norm of misleading apologies. You know the ones I mean. One sentence of really bad excuse for their behaviour and then three paragraphs justifying their position. It seems to be really "I'm sorry...BUT I WAS RIGHT".

People are such confusing things to me. So contradictory.

To clarify, I used assault in the strict sense. Unwanted physical contact in a forced situation. Nobody was swinging on this guy. But, they did physically coerce and shove him.

The most amazing thing to me was his composure. I would have blown up and then "I" would have been "The problem". I've seen this method of provocation before and I have no way to deal with it.

On forums like these when people say Aspies lack empathy.

When I'm joining in a conversation and suddenly an ad or a scene comes on the telly what catches everybody's attention, implying me to be quiet.

Catching a stranger staring at me.

Getting asked my ID when buying an age-restricted item.

Being told I'm tall. I'm 5 foot 6 but people make me feel like I'm way taller.

When I'm standing in people's way in a shop.

Slow people walking in front of me.