The usual political arguments at Thanksgiving dinner may be silenced this year thanks to America's polarizing political climate.

A new survey by the Cato Institute shows that most Americans no longer feel comfortable talking about their political beliefs.

According to the survey, 71 per cent of Americans 'believe that political correctness has silenced important discussions our society needs to have.'

The Cato Institute recently published the 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey. It found that liberals are more likely than conservatives to speak out about their beliefs (above)

The survey also shows that liberals are more likely than conservatives to think certain types of speech is offensive

Most Americans were in agreement that the government has no place preventing hate speech, but most also found hate speech morally unacceptable

Clinton supporters found it harder to be friends with Trump supporters than vice versa, the survey shows

Meanwhile, 58 per cent of Americans believe the 'political climate prevents them from sharing their political beliefs'.

The survey found that Democrats are more open with their political views than Republicans.

A slim majority, 53 per cent, said they do not feel the need to self-censor. The majority of Republicans and Independents on the other hand (73 per cent and 58 per cent respectively) said 'they keep some of their political beliefs to themselves'.

Most Americans agree that colleges need to teach students different viewpoints, even if they are offensive

Another topic that has become an issue lately is college students getting in trouble for offensive Halloween costumes. Most of the people surveyed thought such issues should be solved without the involvement of college administrators

Both Democratic and Republican students on college campuses believe that most of their professors are liberal. But the percentage of Democratic students with that idea is much lower

Lately college campuses have been the scene of violent protests over planned talks from controversial figures like alt right leader Richard Spencer. Most Democrats polled said that they did not think such figures should be allowed to speak on campuses

Most Democrats thought that administrators should talk to students who try and shut down campus speakers

Most African Americans found the comment 'You are a credit to your race' to be a microagression

Cato's 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey posed their questions to 2,300 adults across the country.

While the survey found that Americans were less willing to talk out their issues, most Americans were in agreement that these issues had a place in the classroom.

Sixty-five per cent of Americans said it was important for colleges to expose students to different viewpoints, even if those viewpoints are offensive.

More than half of Americans believe that MSNBC and Fox News have a political bias. The show they found most balanced was their local TV news station or CBS

A whopping 63 per cent of Republicans believe journalists are an enemy of the American people. That's compared to just 11 per cent of Democrats

Fifty-eight per cent of Democrats believe a business executive should be fired if they are racist towards African Americans, compared to just 37 per cent of Republicans

Most Americans think that bakers who refuse to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples should be punished

While most Americans thought that bakers should not be forced to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, a small majority thought that they should at least be required to serve LGBT couples in other circumstances not involved in weddings

According to the survey, liberals are also more likely than conservatives to say certain types of speech is offensive. Examples include people who say homosexuality is a sin and people who say Islam is taking over Europe.

It also found that 61 per cent of Hillary Clinton voters found it 'hard' to be friends with Trump voters. The majority of Trump supporters (64 per cent ) however, said that it wasn't hard to be friends with people who voted for Clinton.

People on social media have already started to react to the survey. This man found it 'depressing' that Republicans distrust the media

A conservative man on social media said Republicans shouldn't feel ashamed to speak their mind because 'we're the majority'