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(19,768 posts) Fri May 18, 2012, 09:27 PM May 2012

Do you have an active friendship with anyone who opposes your political views? [View all]

Was it a conscious decision to seek out a friendship with someone of differing views, of was it was a long-term friendship which just evolved to this point?

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	I do have an active friendship with someone who opposes my political views.
	23 (77%)
	I do not have an active friendship with anyone who opposes my political views.
	7 (23%)
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Do you have an active friendship with anyone who opposes your political views? [View all] Skip Intro May 2012 OP

Yes. MrSlayer May 2012 #1

Exactly. I have friends with whom I never discuss politics because of our opposing views... Scuba May 2012 #43

Yep. LeftyMom May 2012 #2

Grudgingly Canuckistanian May 2012 #3

Sure. cloudbase May 2012 #4

Long term friendship with people that were raised republican. I can't hate them for that. brewens May 2012 #5

Yes... jorno67 May 2012 #6

MOST of them! Courtesy Flush May 2012 #7

My Friend Changed Political Views grilled onions May 2012 #8

Yes. emilyg May 2012 #9

No. And I don't think I could. Drunken Irishman May 2012 #10

Huh..yeah you can. My mum has always more Repub than anything. vaberella May 2012 #25

If I met a Republican like that, sure... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #27

Ah okay. My mum is not like that. vaberella May 2012 #33

The owner of the company I work for Betsy Ross May 2012 #11

I had dinner the other night with five hard-core right-wingers. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #12

It isn't easy but yes. nt Walk away May 2012 #13

Yes cheri010353 May 2012 #14

As a matter of fact abolugi May 2012 #15

My political life has two spheres: DU and the ballot box. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #16

Not exactly. ananda May 2012 #17

No. And it wasn't a conscious decision, we just grew apart. riderinthestorm May 2012 #18

Yes, Three of them Populist_Prole May 2012 #19

My girlfriend's parents are staunch conservatives but great people. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #20

My Bestie is a Mormon LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #21

nope shanti May 2012 #52

Nope. Jamaal510 May 2012 #22

I have way too many. Shit, even my mother. n/t vaberella May 2012 #23

Your mom? That must suck. Cali_Democrat May 2012 #28

Yeah. You get used to it. My mother was a long life Republican before Katrina. vaberella May 2012 #32

Ya Cali_Democrat May 2012 #24

My best friend is a conservative... white_wolf May 2012 #26

Yes. H2O Man May 2012 #29

Yes; I have friends who normally vote Conservative.. LeftishBrit May 2012 #30

I'm friends with this one dude BECAUSE his views are different XemaSab May 2012 #31

Yes, some of my friends are Libertarians. ZombieHorde May 2012 #34

I guess it depends on how loosely you define friendship. nt Snotcicles May 2012 #35

I think it is extremely important to cultivate such friendships. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2012 #37

Same here. GoCubsGo May 2012 #42

Yes and without reservation. pecwae May 2012 #38

Nope not a single one StitchesforSnitches May 2012 #39

Yea I guess you could say that madokie May 2012 #40

I keep my political views restricted to DU. Kaleva May 2012 #41

No friends, just a lot of GOP acquaintances NNN0LHI May 2012 #44

Yes Aerows May 2012 #45

Yes, and she's a bad tipper, too... Phentex May 2012 #46

Of course etherealtruth May 2012 #47

Yes and a lot of family treestar May 2012 #48

No, I don't. Iggo May 2012 #49

Yes (nt) bigwillq May 2012 #50

2 of my best buddies at work are repubs IcyPeas May 2012 #51

I do but we have agreed AsahinaKimi May 2012 #53

sort of Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #54

I don't take politics into account when determining how I feel about somebody on a personal level RZM May 2012 #55

No, I don't need the aggravation. Blue_In_AK May 2012 #56

I do not have an active friendship. Doc_Technical May 2012 #57

I'm an Anarchist married for 30 + years to a Marxist. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #58