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Well, janterry Sep 2017 #1
Good advice. OnDoutside Sep 2017 #60
I totally agree. I don't engage with Trump supporters anymore. AgadorSparticus Sep 2017 #68
This is unfortunate, but all too common FakeNoose Sep 2017 #2
Cultists can't easily give up their cult without reprogramming and this is Cult45. nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #35
His identity is fox, if he gives that up, he's no one. lindysalsagal Sep 2017 #91
Maybe it's you who has evolved also . Did you just start to notice he thinks all blacks are on lunasun Sep 2017 #3
Believe it or not louis c Sep 2017 #4
Maybe the 'no evolution'came from his church . Totally wierd if he picked up beliefs like that just lunasun Sep 2017 #6
He may have always believed that, but never said it louis c Sep 2017 #12
Does he watch Fox? Listen to Carr? sharedvalues Sep 2017 #10
Fox, all the time louis c Sep 2017 #23
You can get him back-- highlight Fox's lies sharedvalues Sep 2017 #34
Honestly, this speaks to a larger social problem we seem to have here in the US ck4829 Sep 2017 #26
Interesting. That explains a lot. n/t Beartracks Sep 2017 #62
Oh, and another thing, I have not evolved louis c Sep 2017 #9
I cut off communication with five people HAB911 Sep 2017 #5
Your friend has been a conservative asshole Alpeduez21 Sep 2017 #7
Glad you have been awake all this time. Racism didn't come with trump and anti gay religions lunasun Sep 2017 #32
"The masks are off" Girard442 Sep 2017 #37
Engage on Fox, not on politics sharedvalues Sep 2017 #8
Too bad the Brady part is negated by the team's love for Dump RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #21
Why do you even spend a second with this person? pangaia Sep 2017 #11
I feel your pain mdbl Sep 2017 #13
You are in a similar boat as me louis c Sep 2017 #22
I have had to do the same in some circumstances mdbl Sep 2017 #36
These people tend to obsess. Mariana Sep 2017 #63
"He didn't reason his way into it, and you can't reason his way out." mdbl Sep 2017 #96
In my experience, the arguments are not about the facts, but about Doodley Sep 2017 #77
Exactly. Mariana Sep 2017 #97
I understand Books_Tea_Alone Sep 2017 #14
Your brother sounds a little bit like my brother. Bluepinky Sep 2017 #55
Block his number Not Ruth Sep 2017 #15
Life, my patience and my temper are too short, so I avoid them whenever possible Siwsan Sep 2017 #16
I have a few friends like this... WaitWut Sep 2017 #17
Very sensible! You are a good example of how to deal with political differences. Doodley Sep 2017 #79
I feel for you. It's a tough situation, particularly when it's someone you love who has smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #18
Sometimes I have second thoughts about LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #19
Yes. My childhood friend we're both 70 now. rickford66 Sep 2017 #20
I'm sorry for your loss, but that relationship has died...we all grieve on different timelines. Moostache Sep 2017 #24
I had to block contact from a lifelong friend. yardwork Sep 2017 #25
You basically lost your friend to a cult Snake Plissken Sep 2017 #27
Yes. To get him back, need to break out of Fox cult. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #52
I live with one, my father ebbie15644 Sep 2017 #28
Yep. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #29
Yup, been there - done that. BlueIdaho Sep 2017 #30
My inlaws are rural conservatives Cosmocat Sep 2017 #31
Yes, my good friend and her sister who is also my friend. Known for 40 years. Fla Dem Sep 2017 #33
Yep those kind always like to say " Oh we don't mean you , you're different " lunasun Sep 2017 #71
this is war IAMSPARTICUS Sep 2017 #38
It isn't war. It is America. America has been this way for a long time. Doodley Sep 2017 #82
Yes I do just no more contact till after trump is impeached. classykaren Sep 2017 #39
The worst thing about twitlers election was how he has divided long term family and friends kimbutgar Sep 2017 #40
Your friend has been Fauxed randr Sep 2017 #41
xxx THIS HAS WORKED FOR ME xxx uponit7771 Sep 2017 #42
Liberals and Trumpinistas both trust...who? The Weather Channel? Girard442 Sep 2017 #46
Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Fortune and some other right wing sources that are scorching Trump uponit7771 Sep 2017 #48
Sadly I've lost some lifetime friends samplegirl Sep 2017 #43
send him this azureblue Sep 2017 #44
My sister and I used to be close in political ideology WhiteTara Sep 2017 #45
What is all this hatred of Jill Stein voters? Doodley Sep 2017 #83
I certainly don't hate Jill or her supporters WhiteTara Sep 2017 #88
You just can't talk to those people SCantiGOP Sep 2017 #47
I think this guy can be turned back. Doodley Sep 2017 #84
So you wouldn't suggest I say SCantiGOP Sep 2017 #90
Try these kind of phrases that force him to agree with you: Doodley Sep 2017 #95
They've been indoctrinated thoroughly by Murdoch's Faux News Texin Sep 2017 #49
"The Brainwashing of My Dad" documentary trailer Equinox Moon Sep 2017 #50
Tell him you don't want to be friends anymore. pamela Sep 2017 #51
+ 1 this is a good idea . Look at the history of Germany and how the Nazi movement grew with in lunasun Sep 2017 #72
A major difference is Hitler's following grew, but Trump's is shrinking. Doodley Sep 2017 #85
Best response in the thread. Thank you. nt Atticus Sep 2017 #74
Well he's also a big racist and that would have been a deal breaker for me. bettyellen Sep 2017 #53
It seems like neither of you is going to change the other. So... Stonepounder Sep 2017 #54
Yes, I have the same problem. lucca18 Sep 2017 #56
Maybe science Corgigal Sep 2017 #57
Good for you, and for your friend. Bruno Mars will be a blast! Doodley Sep 2017 #86
Don't talk politics, love the swear jar idea iamateacher Sep 2017 #58
My sisters boyfriend MFM008 Sep 2017 #59
Listen, say nothing....and Dan Sep 2017 #61
I'm 62 & lost a good friend I'd had since I was 13. catbyte Sep 2017 #64
No Offense Intended ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #65
I am with you... all the way. nt Kleveland Sep 2017 #78
righties always moving the goal posts superpatriotman Sep 2017 #66
I cut them out of my life nini Sep 2017 #67
I lost a brother. janx Sep 2017 #69
No way my "best friend" could support Trump, because I would find a new one. Easy! n/t USALiberal Sep 2017 #70
I think there's been some kind of embarrassment on the part of hard righties, especially janx Sep 2017 #73
"Best friend" and "Trump supporter" don't belong in the same sentence. nt Atticus Sep 2017 #75
Not specifically. I don't drink, and that helps a lot Warpy Sep 2017 #76
It's unfortunate your friend is such a racist. SHRED Sep 2017 #80
WHO'S YOUR DADDY Goonch Sep 2017 #81
Dumping Trumpers and forcing them to be only with like-minded people does not help. Doodley Sep 2017 #87
I know people that are good human beings. Blue_true Sep 2017 #89
I'm in the same boat as you.. mitch96 Sep 2017 #92
Most of my family members are very conservative. Willie Pep Sep 2017 #93
Suggestion: Give it a year or so... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #94
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