Do you have an active friendship with anyone who opposes your political views?

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42. Same here.

I have friends who differ from me on varying levels. Only the ones pretty much agree with me on everything are "close" friends. Lord knows I have tried being good friends with righties, but there have always been things that come as part of the package that I just can't live with. Extreme religiosity being one of them. It tends to be very hypocritical, at that. And, around here, there's also often underlying racism, which automatically prevents any friendship in my book. It's really difficult for liberals to become friends with conservatives in my town, because they're always bashing liberals. Why would I want to be friends with someone who thinks that my political beliefs make me "goddamned", "filthy", etc.? Needless to say, I tend to avoid most conservatives like the plague.