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rbrnmw

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58. Thanks for all the comments

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:28 PM

Oct 2012

I tried to call one of my friends but she didn't answer it went to voicemail I told her nothing could ever make me love her any less and to call me when she had time but I have little hope of getting a phone call back her inbox to me pretty much said all I think she will ever say to me again and that was that had she known I had such radical views we would have never been friends to begin with.

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I have lost so many friends this election season [View all] rbrnmw Oct 2012 OP

Sorry to hear this. redwitch Oct 2012 #1

Me too rbrnmw Oct 2012 #4

. beac Oct 2012 #10

It is like the civil war times...brother against brother... movonne Oct 2012 #47

Don't worry it happens to all of us. Historic NY Oct 2012 #2

I'm sorry oldtime dfl_er Oct 2012 #3

This may sound harsh, but if they're shunning you now, they weren't real friends before. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #5

They weren't real friends Fresh_Start Oct 2012 #6

maybe try an apology quinnox Oct 2012 #7

I won't apologize for who I am rbrnmw Oct 2012 #13

just a suggestion quinnox Oct 2012 #20

Oh yes a very dear friend in my eyes anyway nt rbrnmw Oct 2012 #24

Was it Fox News? Hate Radio? eom Blanks Oct 2012 #30

Are you kidding? They don't seem to like her progressive politics. nt bluestate10 Oct 2012 #35

I suggest subtle yet on target Facebook posts.... Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #56

False friends don't deserve this much effort. Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #54

Ever consider they weren't your friends in the first place?- ruffburr Oct 2012 #8

"Never say you're sorry, it's a sign of weakness." ~ Leroy Jethro Gibbs. monmouth Oct 2012 #9

A Quote From "NCIS"? Really? Paladin Oct 2012 #67

HA! It just came to mind..n/t monmouth Oct 2012 #71

I lost a longtime friend who has gone tea party evangelical Israel first friend also kimbutgar Oct 2012 #11

Many families and friends have been torn apart since Bush lunatica Oct 2012 #12

They were not true friends KauaiK Oct 2012 #14

Sad Wildcat1955 Oct 2012 #15

You posted well. They ignored you. ipso facto They weren't really your friends. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #16

Stay strong! sling438 Oct 2012 #17

me too, but we can't be silent. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #18

Hugs Sebass1271 Oct 2012 #19

What I do hasn't cost me any friends. I post some political stuff of my own brewens Oct 2012 #21

I'm trying to put a lot of things on hold PatSeg Oct 2012 #22

yup, not seeking interactions with in laws... ReasonableToo Oct 2012 #42

It is unnerving for me PatSeg Oct 2012 #52

Tried to talk single payer ... ReasonableToo Oct 2012 #66

It can be so frustrating PatSeg Oct 2012 #79

Yeah I'm more or less avoiding contact with conservative friends/family till after the election Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #51

I figure they'll go back to watching PatSeg Oct 2012 #57

I figure much the same Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #65

In this case PatSeg Oct 2012 #78

Caucasions in Amercia for Romney! CrispyQ Oct 2012 #61

Started by "ANONOMYS" PatSeg Oct 2012 #63

Real friends don't let political differences of opinion get in the way. LibDemAlways Oct 2012 #23

If ultra-con Scalia can attend operas with ultra-liberal Bader-Ginsberg BlueCaliDem Oct 2012 #25

I sometimes walk with a fundamentalist neighbor Frances Oct 2012 #26

I found if I see someone shares different politics I tell them that if we are going to be southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #29

So sorry OkieGranny Oct 2012 #27

Sorry to hear that, but once the world doesn't end (again) when a black man is US Pres.... Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #28

It wasn't over any comments I've made rbrnmw Oct 2012 #31

Keep in mind that the CONservatives represent a failed party rock Oct 2012 #32

Do phone bank work for your local Democrats. Go to their rallies and canvas for them. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #33

I would like to blame Rush Limbaugh or Fox News but at the end of the day rbrnmw Oct 2012 #34

..."it's the person who would be angry at a few pictures posted of a rally"... Surya Gayatri Oct 2012 #60

Hang in there Robin. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #36

You aren't alone. We can only hope that if (God help us) Romney wins, Frustratedlady Oct 2012 #37

The saddest part of this is Kookaburra Oct 2012 #38

You seem like a wonderful person cosmicone Oct 2012 #39

You're better femrap Oct 2012 #40

Robin, I have made wonderful friends over the years The Second Stone Oct 2012 #41

It's a tough one. tomg Oct 2012 #43

The fundamental difference I have found - bhikkhu Oct 2012 #44

Be glad you don't have torture supporters as friends anymore just1voice Oct 2012 #45

lost so many friends this election season Flashmann Oct 2012 #46

My own parents are conservatives but we deeply love each other. Jennicut Oct 2012 #48

I still have a few Republican friends. JohnnyRingo Oct 2012 #49

thanks for the video rbrnmw Oct 2012 #55

Lost my life long friend during the Bush years. EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #50

I don't have any republican family, friends, or associates at all. IL Lib Oct 2012 #53

Thanks for all the comments rbrnmw Oct 2012 #58

Welcome To The Club otohara Oct 2012 #59

What did they say? Festivito Oct 2012 #62

I am sorry. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #64

I"m LGBT, and don't allow republicans in my circle. I have learned to never trust any of them. Zorra Oct 2012 #68

I reconnected with some old friends last Saturday at a friend's 50th birthday party Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #69

Just out of curiosity, what was the main issue that caused bad feelings? reformist2 Oct 2012 #70

Pictures I uploaded from my phone from a recent Obama Rally rbrnmw Oct 2012 #74

Oh wow, that's horrible. :( reformist2 Oct 2012 #76

A REAL friend would accept your olive branch to not let difference divide you. After all you are Raine Oct 2012 #72

I'm old.... Bigmack Oct 2012 #73

I am an atheist and a flaming liberal Dem LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #75

Well, one good thing.. fadedrose Oct 2012 #77

. reflection Oct 2012 #80

So sorry you are feeling down. I hope you and your friends make-up. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #81

Thirty-year friendship down the drain here. Darkhawk32 Oct 2012 #82