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Showing Original Post only (View all)Can you be friends with someone who holds political views opposed to yours? [View all]
How successful have you been at setting aside politics to maintain friendships? If you know someone who is vehemently pro-gun while you favor gun control, can you overlook that? If you know someone who is pro-life while you are pro-choice, do you just avoid talking about it and still stay buddies?
What if someone you know and respect reveals they are supporting Trump? Can you still look at them the same way? When it comes to the latter, I just can't. I simply can't. Anyone who backs Trump's simplistic, divisive rhetoric is not a person I want to spend any more time with than I absolutely have to.
Maybe that makes me the small-minded individual, but I draw the line at the Donald.
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Can you be friends with someone who holds political views opposed to yours? [View all]
True Dough
Jul 2016
OP
there are already several people, casual friends, to whom I no longer speak, since they
niyad
Jul 2016
#2
I am in the same situation but the business people had rather not discuss it.
Jim Beard
Jul 2016
#54
Can you be friends with someone who holds political views opposed to yours?
Hayduke Bomgarte
Jul 2016
#17
I would take a second look at that person as to what they value if they supported the hateful cheeto
kimbutgar
Jul 2016
#41
Yep, no problem. I am fairly passionate, but try to be understanding and open-minded for the most
jmg257
Jul 2016
#43
I wouldn't consider anyone small-minded for actively avoiding racists, sexists, or homophobes
LanternWaste
Jul 2016
#51
Only if an agreement is made that we never talk politics and/or religion. Otherwise? No. eom
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#52
What is a "friend". Im told the the SO has hundreds of friends on facebook
HereSince1628
Jul 2016
#63
I don't have any right-wing friends. However, my boyfriend is a Donald Trump fan
redStateBlueHeart
Jul 2016
#65
I don't talk politics with friends. Ever. I don't proselytize nor do I lecture.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2016
#68
yeah sometimes it's harder to be friends with someone who agrees with you.
luckylefty77
Jul 2016
#72
This is something I have been pondering for several months, ever since I saw...
3catwoman3
Jul 2016
#82