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Perseus

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24. I have a friend who supported Trump

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 10:28 AM

Dec 2017

and it got to the point that to save the friendship we decided we would not talk about politics, and we have not since. We are still good friends, and I know that he will come around on his own because he is not an idiot, he got into reading the wrong stuff and like many, he believed it.

It happens in a lot of places, where they believe someone who offers change, they are fed up with the status quo, they want to see change, are desperate for change, then comes along someone like Trump and they believe some of it.

My friend is not a racist. He, like many others, thought that Trump's racism chants were just hot air.

Anyway, if you value a friendship then, IMHO, you leave politics out and hope that they will come around. Let us not forget that we all hate to admit we were wrong, and politics seems to enhance that feeling.

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in a way. barbtries Dec 2017 #16

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Yes! denvine Dec 2017 #18

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Are you kidding me. About a dozen louis c Dec 2017 #19

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Absolutely and without hesitation Hayduke Bomgarte Dec 2017 #33

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