I mean, that is a valid solution. If you're a highly liberal person and you're in conservative central, you will be seen as the asshole. Or maybe it's something more tame like being a sports buff outside of work among a sea of techies who talk about nothing but programming. It's all relative.
Either way, the quote to me reflects a need to either change yourself or your environment.
Either way, the quote to me reflects a need to either change yourself or your environment.