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In reply to the discussion: Can you be friends with someone who holds political views opposed to yours? [View all]ChoppinBroccoli
(3,786 posts)Because he is incapable of holding a civil conversation when it comes to Drumpf (he's gone full fanboy and won't hear a negative word spoken about his hero), we just don't talk about that subject.
I will admit, however, that while I used to admire his intellect and reasoning, his support of Drumpf has actually caused me to lose a lot of respect for him and to really question his judgment. He's actually sold out almost everything I knew him to believe in just to twist his views so they match Drumpf's. He was a self-described Libertarian whose hero is Ron Paul. Apparently the fact that Drumpf's policies pretty much all would make any true Libertarian vomit with rage, and the fact that his hero is a "Never Trumper" doesn't cause him any issue whatsoever. He's a Libertarian talking about how we need to ban all immigration and purge all the "vile Muslims" (his words) from our society. He told me he thinks President Obama LOVES it when there's racial discord in this country. This is a guy who voted for Obama twice because he hates McCain and Romney. He used to be adamantly anti-war and anti-intervention, and now he's talking about attacking pretty much everyone. He says he won't vote for Hillary because she's a liar, yet he's an unrepentant cheerleader for Drumpf, who lies like it's a bodily function. And all of this started a year ago, simply because he said he thought it was funny how Drumpf wasn't nice to the other candidates during debates and told them to "shut up" and stuff.
When we steer clear of politics, we're the best of friends. But I must admit, I've lost a lot of respect for him. He's now a walking, talking right-wing wacko website. He has all the hateful rhetoric and buzzphrases down to a tee and will repeat them any chance he gets. So yes, it can be done, but it's not easy.