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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Servonaut on January 02, 2009, 04:41:13 PM
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 07:41 PM
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How do you feel about maintaining a friendship with a Republican?
A Republican in another city contacted me after the election, said he'd voted for Obama, and wanted to renew the friendship. I haven't talked to him in a long time, but thought I'd try emailing for awhile and see how it went. He's got a lot of good qualities. But sorry to say, the vote seemed to be based more on "inspiration" than on values and there is conflict over some pretty fundamental things - some things haven't changed as much as I had hoped that his vote suggested. I have Republican family members so I have some experience with this type of situation, and one good friend who is libertarian (who is married to a liberal, and they have an agreement not to discuss politics). But I am perplexed by how difficult it seems to be.
So I was curious as to whether anyone here had any thoughts about this. Do you find it to be worth the effort to be friends with people who have very different views from yours? Do you simply avoid this type of friendship? Or have you found something that works for you?
lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 07:43 PM
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1. Hmm mmm. Avoid dat.
emilyg (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 07:43 PM
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2. I don't judge my friends on party affiliation.
Wwagsthedog (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 09:50 PM
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55. Second that. nt
Blarch (1000+ posts) Fri Jan-02-09 12:08 PM
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83. BS, It's beyond that.
The second vote for Bush was also a vote for torture, murder, wars based on lies, wiretapping, ect... It goes WAY beyond 'political affiliation'
It was a vote against our Constitution, and I would never associate with scum like that.
Xenotime (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 07:45 PM
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4. Avoid 100% They are not deserving of the air they breath.
cali (1000+ posts) Fri Jan-02-09 10:55 AM
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79. seek help. if you believe that, you need it. sick.
ThomWV (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 07:45 PM
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5. I do not forget the horseshit I heard come out of people's mouths, or who they were
Edited on Thu Jan-01-09 07:46 PM by ThomWV
If they were recent converts to the light they can just as easily fall back to the dark side. They had no backbone to start with and they are untrustworthy now.
On Edit: P.S. All those Jesus-freeks can kiss my ass too.
chucktaylor (113 posts) Thu Jan-01-09 07:47 PM
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6. That depends on how much of a political loon you or they are.
I have plenty of friends on all sides. We agree on some things. disagree on others and continue to get along. It's only a problem when one person can't get over a simple disagreement. I think it is like religion. You don't have to believe what I do, just understand that I don't believe what you do.
shanti (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 07:47 PM
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8. sorry, no can do
i'm shallow like that don't need the stress either.
depakid (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 07:50 PM
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13. At this point in time, identifying with Republicans indicates that a person has character issues
Personally, I avoid people like that....
Blue State Native (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-01-09 08:01 PM
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23. I don't have republican friends. It's a personal choice.
I have quite a few family and friends that vote Democrat. They aren't raving moonbats though.
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One of my best friends is an Obama-maniac. Sings his praises day in and day out.
She's going through an extremely difficult labor right now, with a hospital staff that would rather kick her to the curb, and the LAST thing on my mind is what her political persuasion is. How many DUmmies could say that I wonder?
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There is more to friendship then political ideas,there needs to be respect and it is obvious that (like most other good traits) DUmmies are severely deficient in that.
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a better question : who the hell seeks advise as to whether or not to revive an old friendship on an internet message board?
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a better question : who the hell seeks advise as to whether or not to revive an old friendship on an internet message board?
A DUmmy? :evillaugh:
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A DUmmy? :evillaugh:
it was a rhetorical question. :-)
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it was a rhetorical question. :-)
Wretch, you got a factual answer.
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I don't usually talk politics until I know a person pretty well, even then it depends upon their temperament. I live in a farming community next to a small town where the one of the closest cities is moonbat heaven so my friends are pretty much a mix. We're friends because of mutual interests that cement stronger bonds than politics. Politics is important as it shapes the direction of our world, but I am now and always will be much more impacted by what's happening in my little corner of the world...people whose names I know, who have children I watched grow up with mine, people who share my love of farming and growing roses, who share the same values and beliefs, people in my local art guild who, while mostly moonbat share the same innate desire to create as I do, people who are fitness fanatics. Some of them I know intimately, some I know only well enough to have a superficial conversation with but I seriously don't give a fat rat's ass about their political leanings because the everyday life stuff we have in common is a hell of a lot more important. What a bunch of classless superficial assholes.
Cindie
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DUers lie...
They lie all the time.
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Some of my best friends are republicans.
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Some of my best friends are republicans.
at least one of yours is . . .
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I have friends and co-workers who are Dems. Their affiliation doesn't make me be a prick to'em. ....though we do debate....a lot. The two gay guys in my neighborhood, who I talk to as there are two couples, who are some of my very good friends have one truther and the other who doesn't really give a shit. We're still friends. ...but it does get heated in debates.
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DUers lie...
They lie all the time.
I'm sure quite a few of them have Republican friends........................................................ to try to borrow money from. :lmao:
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spooky3
But sorry to say, the vote seemed to be based more on "inspiration" than on values and there is conflict over some pretty fundamental things
Congrats! Your friend voted for Il Duce for the same reason the overwhelming majority of those who voted for him did; not because of what he said (because he didn't say anything worth consideration) but rather how pretty he said it.
When the shine wears off you'll see,
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