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Puzzledtraveller

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43. I find that too amongst my friends

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:12 PM

Feb 2013

A varied bunch and not a one can you tell by just their appearance or their vocations, hobbies, interests. As you illustrate we are friends despite our politics, not because of them. I remember when I had met my ex-gf, she had a quilt and fabric shop, very quaint, she often held book clubs, poetry readings, everything she did by hand, recycled everything, meticulously, very petite, soft spoken, short black hair and mild of dress in earth tones and vegan. She was a tea partier. Even my prejudice would have prevented me from knowing a wonderful person if I had judged her on her politics, the irony is that my prejudice expected her to be a liberal.

and no, we didn't split over politics, in fact we never fought over that.

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No. I just can't stand listening to their shit. I had some upaloopa Feb 2013 #1

yes friendships transcend politics and just about everything as long as their is history and commona loli phabay Feb 2013 #2

You have "friends" that hold some of the worst viewpoints but you consider them friends? HangOnKids Feb 2013 #5

history, family ties, lots of stuff that transcends that one thing we disagree about loli phabay Feb 2013 #19

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Yes, I do. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #3

We have conservative neighbors that would lend us a hand if needed. They have all the RKP5637 Feb 2013 #54

My best friend is LDS LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #4

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Some are, some aren't LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #11

My co-worker, office-mate and friend OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #6

Very few. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #8

Yes Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #9

I thought I did but I just discovered she's unfriended me on Facebook! riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #12

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LOL!!!!! HangOnKids Feb 2013 #15

Sure--lots pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #14

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Not anymore CanonRay Feb 2013 #16

lol Go Vols Feb 2013 #20

To me what my friends and family think Blue4Texas Feb 2013 #52

Yes... Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2013 #18

I find that too amongst my friends Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #43

I have a friend who is married to one. nt DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #21

My best friend Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #22

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I am sure there is a wild streak but Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #65

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No. I have a few acquaintances that are, but I'm easily bored and conservatives have so little Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #24

no catbyte Feb 2013 #25

Didn't think it was possible, but I have one... kairos12 Feb 2013 #26

Two younger guys from the old neighborhood; friends of firends, actually. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #27

Too bad his son has to suffer for him to get a clue. nt Walk away Feb 2013 #29

It's close to impossible. I have a "Conservative" client who wants to be my buddy.... Walk away Feb 2013 #28

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Apparently, he is into convincing everyone that his point of view is viable... Walk away Feb 2013 #35

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I don't know why anyone whould consider using the word Zionist to be anti-semetic. Walk away Feb 2013 #46

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How did OWS get usurped? hootinholler Feb 2013 #75

'Conservatives were shown to be better informed about civic matters...' Kingofalldems Feb 2013 #73

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Nope, thank God ailsagirl Feb 2013 #30

same- a few church types, but they don't know much about politics and have very conservative bettyellen Feb 2013 #31

All my friends are either liberal or live-and-let-live. forestpath Feb 2013 #32

Depends. How often do they have to talk politics? Taverner Feb 2013 #34

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I am very familiar with Evangelical Christianity Taverner Feb 2013 #38

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Not anymore leftynyc Feb 2013 #37

No, I encounter enough in my family and employment to want to avoid them otherwise. nt NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #39

no MFM008 Feb 2013 #42

Jeez, not any close friends Burma Jones Feb 2013 #44

No. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #45

Not after the 90's Notafraidtoo Feb 2013 #47

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My very closest friends--no Freddie Feb 2013 #48

yes, quite a few CreekDog Feb 2013 #49

What political party goes with belief in chemtrails and the illuminati? Progressive dog Feb 2013 #51

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Of course I do etherealtruth Feb 2013 #53

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Very few and we don't discuss politics auburngrad82 Feb 2013 #55

Close friends, no. mokawanis Feb 2013 #56

Yes, my sister and her husband claim to be Republicans, RebelOne Feb 2013 #58

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Wow this is just getting better! HangOnKids Feb 2013 #60

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I have no love of guns, I have posted there a grand total of 9 times! HangOnKids Feb 2013 #67

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No, but I know dems who hold right wing views ecstatic Feb 2013 #63

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I don't know any Democrats who are pro abortion Kingofalldems Feb 2013 #81

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What do you think? (re: why it took them so long to be suspicious of govt) CJCRANE Feb 2013 #69

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That's fair enough. CJCRANE Feb 2013 #86

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I know some people here say "Oh, I can put politics aside and focus on other things" Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #70

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I agree that intelligence is bipartisan. CJCRANE Feb 2013 #77

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That's a big subject... CJCRANE Feb 2013 #79

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I'm talking about the Republican base and what they believe. CJCRANE Feb 2013 #84

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