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Emile

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23. Usually they'll bring the subject up.

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Fri Feb 18, 2022, 07:08 AM

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I wonder if some of you feel this way [View all] cilla4progress Feb 2022 OP

I don't have any friends of the opposite political persuasion. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #1

I don't either, anymore. Life is way too short. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #19

Because it infects our every moment? OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2022 #2

I've actually never had that convo cilla4progress Feb 2022 #4

I live in rural Maine. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2022 #9

Here's what I don't understand. How could a person be close to ok Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #20

It's not just 'politics'. It's about character and shared values. n/t KarenS Feb 2022 #3

That's how I see it. FoxNewsSucks Feb 2022 #5

Definitely. cilla4progress Feb 2022 #6

Urban societies share diverse values. Rural societies promote insulated values. nt OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2022 #11

"love of the outdoors" orleans Feb 2022 #21

You hit all the explanations cilla4progress Feb 2022 #24

If they manage to pull off the civil war wnylib Feb 2022 #29

Yup Freddie Feb 2022 #8

Well said MOMFUDSKI Feb 2022 #12

Dear Cilla, Since Trump was elected and overtly supported Putin over 17 intelligence agencies and MLAA Feb 2022 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Dan Feb 2022 #10

We have Republican friends. We don't talk about it. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #13

Thank you cilla4progress Feb 2022 #14

I dont think I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #15

i no longer speak with two friends of at least 40 years. It is, as was said, about values. c-rational Feb 2022 #16

I'm very lucky, I've kept up with the group of girls I grew up with Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #17

"character & shared values" (KarenS, post #3). They have a different/FLAWED world view. UTUSN Feb 2022 #18

What is another word for frenemy? Donkees Feb 2022 #22

Usually they'll bring the subject up. Emile Feb 2022 #23

Well, I have big old Obama/Biden signs hanging in my barn cilla4progress Feb 2022 #25

I started distancing myself from repub family & acquaintances when Bush 2 was prez. CrispyQ Feb 2022 #26

No, it's helpful cilla4progress Feb 2022 #27

because Skittles Feb 2022 #28

I actually dont think they think that hard about it cilla4progress Feb 2022 #30

I cannot be friends with people who are racist and facist Skittles Feb 2022 #33

I can get along with them, but 9 out of 10 Emile Feb 2022 #31

I live in deep red rural Pa. orangecrush Feb 2022 #32

I find myself hesitant to make new friends for fear that someone I may find myself liking... 3catwoman3 Feb 2022 #34