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26. I have a favorite cousin who is a Republican and I am very liberal. Spent one week with him on

Reply to Bertha Venation (Original post)

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 05:38 AM

Nov 2012

my vacation.. Never once talked politics, This is the best way to keep friends and family when you know their political viewpoints are carved in stone. They won't listen to you anyway, so why ruin your time with them.

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I don't want to offend anyone, but I do want to say something. [View all] Bertha Venation Oct 2012 OP

What to say, my dear Bertha... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #1

I hide their threads if I don't wish to make waves Irishonly Oct 2012 #2

I go there on pipi_k Oct 2012 #3

me too blueamy66 Nov 2012 #28

Hi Bertha, I'll make a suggestion RiskWrangler Oct 2012 #4

See what you don't know if you don't spend Bertha Venation Oct 2012 #5

Ha! Exactly. I try not to spend much time there myself, but RiskWrangler Oct 2012 #8

Hi risk wrangler, Welcome to DU! RedCloud Oct 2012 #23

Thank You! N/T RiskWrangler Nov 2012 #32

I have few facebook friends on purpose marzipanni Oct 2012 #6

none of my facebook friends are right wing argiel1234 Oct 2012 #7

Life is bigger than politics Major Nikon Oct 2012 #9

Don't offend them - your relationship with them is not a political one Taverner Oct 2012 #10

Taverner, how do you do that? Bertha Venation Oct 2012 #19

Click the "friends" icon on a post Taverner Oct 2012 #24

Had the same thing happen... Jack1963 Oct 2012 #11

Sneaky left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 #12

That happened to someone I know on FB too. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #33

Pretend you never saw the posts. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #13

They're entitled to 840high Oct 2012 #14

I'm there regularly elleng Oct 2012 #15

Don't call them out. Incitatus Oct 2012 #16

I'm in the same boat as you... greatauntoftriplets Oct 2012 #17

It still stings when someone disagrees with you spiderpig Oct 2012 #18

I'm in the same boat clyrc Oct 2012 #20

You hover over their names, then hover over Friends Bossy Monkey Oct 2012 #21

I have a decent handful Broken_Hero Oct 2012 #22

I avoid Facebook altogether. Causes too much family trouble, too intrusive - not worth it SoCalDemGrrl Nov 2012 #25

I don't blame you in the least. Bertha Venation Nov 2012 #27

I have a favorite cousin who is a Republican and I am very liberal. Spent one week with him on crunch60 Nov 2012 #26

roughly half the country likes Romney Enrique Nov 2012 #29

Change your profile picture to say begin_within Nov 2012 #30

I don't go to stepson's page. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #31