Reply #90: So it sounds like a personal issue with this friend, just like mine

[Hello_Kitty]

The political stuff amplifies it to the extreme because we feel so strongly about it and aren't budging. Control freaks can't tolerate that. Particularly when they are accustomed to some acquiescence from you. And control-freakish sorts tend to gravitate to conservatism (though not always - I encounter liberal versions fairly frequently) because the authoritarianism appeals to them.

I'm pretty much ready to call it day on my friendship and it's NOT only about the election. That's just the catalyst for a lot of underlying problems that were festering. Friendships are supposed to be about fun and support. Life is too short to deal with pain-in-the-ass friends!