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In reply to the discussion: Do you have an active friendship with anyone who opposes your political views? [View all]
treestar
(82,383 posts)48. Yes and a lot of family
They seem to be control freaks and conservatism appeals because of that, with its simple conclusions. They don't like to hear about anything that disturbs their set-up of the way things ought to be. I even think they know on some level but want to hang onto their simple view of the world.
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Do you have an active friendship with anyone who opposes your political views? [View all]
Skip Intro
May 2012
OP
Exactly. I have friends with whom I never discuss politics because of our opposing views...
Scuba
May 2012
#43
Long term friendship with people that were raised republican. I can't hate them for that.
brewens
May 2012
#5
Yeah. You get used to it. My mother was a long life Republican before Katrina.
vaberella
May 2012
#32