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I have friends from all sides of the spectrum.
I don't think any of us 'hate' each other, and we've gotten into some seriously hot arguments. But at the end of it all, we agree to disagree on certain things, put it aside and go on.
I think the venom on the internet is from people spewing out their anger at unknown faces. I highly doubt most people would speak to people they know like that, no matter how vehemently they disagree politically.
And your poll is missing any number of variables of the liberal/conservative relationships.
I've always found that when I question my motivation for holding a certain belief it's important to have someone around who is so bat**** crazy on the subject that it puts everything back in perspective.
I have friends on both sides of the aisle, but being in Texas, the balance tends to be more toward the conservative side, just as a matter of regional culture. The friends I have who are democrats are usually quite easy for me to find common ground with, with the exception of one- with him, I just avoid discussing politics altogether, and gravitate more toward philosophical and religious discussions.
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is very lib and loves Obama and it got me wondering about other people in this forum. Some of you seem to hate people on the other side of the isle and I am wondering how this effects your social life. IMO more libs hate cons than visa versa and shun them but lets see.
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is very lib and loves Obama and it got me wondering about other people in this forum. Some of you seem to hate people on the other side of the isle and I am wondering how this effects your social life. IMO more libs hate cons than visa versa and shun them but lets see.
I know the poll is missing variances but I just stuck with the basics. There is no way I could come up with every scenario. I agree with you that the internet lets people spew venom they would not say IRL and that is one of the reasons for my poll. I am curious if some of the most foaming at the mouth partisans in here have a real life that is a little or even a lot different.
There are some topics I avoid and others that I refuse to respond to. For example, last Christmas at a family gathering and out of nowhere, someone I love announced, "Bush is an idiot." I just didn't say anything.
... Of course, it doesn't mean exactly the same thing here as it does everywhere else.
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is very lib and loves Obama and it got me wondering about other people in this forum. Some of you seem to hate people on the other side of the isle and I am wondering how this effects your social life. IMO more libs hate cons than visa versa and shun them but lets see.
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is very lib and loves Obama and it got me wondering about other people in this forum. Some of you seem to hate people on the other side of the isle and I am wondering how this effects your social life. IMO more libs hate cons than visa versa and shun them but lets see.
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is very lib and loves Obama and it got me wondering about other people in this forum. Some of you seem to hate people on the other side of the isle and I am wondering how this effects your social life. IMO more libs hate cons than visa versa and shun them but lets see.
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who is very lib and loves Obama and it got me wondering about other people in this forum. Some of you seem to hate people on the other side of the isle and I am wondering how this effects your social life. IMO more libs hate cons than visa versa and shun them but lets see.
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