Reply #8: Don't delete them

[Kber]

but you can hide their posts, at least for a while.

And no it's not shallow.

I dated a man for 5 years and our final break up came in large part from our political differences. Politics can be a reflection of our values, morals, and life philosophy.

I'm perfectly OK being friends with all kinds of people, even knowing that there are topics of conversation we will never share. I wasn't willing to be married to someone who's basic life view was so different than mine.

Later we reconnected (via facebook) and found that we've both moved farther to the ends of the political spectrum. Let's just say, I made a good choice.