My best friend of fifty years (since kindergarten in 1970) supports Trump. We don't talk about politics. I have conservative friends that I disagree mightily with on many issues. They're still my friends. Yes, I fight with people online. No, I probably never changed anybody's mind doing it. But the way I see it these days, the best tool the politicians have is to keep all of us hoi polloi fighting with each other instead of paying attention to the shit THEY are pulling--all of them, Repubs and Dems alike--to make sure their own nests are feathered. I'm voting for Biden in November like a good Democrat, more AGAINST Trump than because I have any respect for Biden ... but in the back of my mind I can't help remembering Audre Lord's observation that the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. :(
Friends are more important than politics. Hands down.
I have a good friend who is also very anti-Trump, we don't discuss Trump..and before with Obama, Bush and or Clinton. We know our views and respect them..sort of..
I have a good friend who is very pro-Trump. We have other things in common, so we talk about those things. I know after hearing her reasons for voting that way that I'm not going to change her mind. Rany Jayazerli, a Royals fan and baseball writer (I know he's also a doctor--I think he was the first non-KC writer I read who was a Royals fan) wrote a long piece that criticized Obama's stance on Syria. He...and I voted twice for Obama. When I read it, I was sad. I knew Obama wasn't perfect, but Jayazerli's piece showed me how little I knew, or maybe where I had blinders on.
My best friend of fifty years (since kindergarten in 1970) supports Trump. We don't talk about politics. I have conservative friends that I disagree mightily with on many issues. They're still my friends. Yes, I fight with people online. No, I probably never changed anybody's mind doing it. But the way I see it these days, the best tool the politicians have is to keep all of us hoi polloi fighting with each other instead of paying attention to the shit THEY are pulling--all of them, Repubs and Dems alike--to make sure their own nests are feathered. I'm voting for Biden in November like a good Democrat, more AGAINST Trump than because I have any respect for Biden ... but in the back of my mind I can't help remembering Audre Lord's observation that the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. :(
Friends are more important than politics. Hands down.
With the exception of the Kool-Aid drinkers, I think most of us vote for the lesser of two evils.
Your best yet. And that’s saying something. Thank you.
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I have a good friend who is also very anti-Trump, we don't discuss Trump..and before with Obama, Bush and or Clinton. We know our views and respect them..sort of..
Not sure I "respect" my friends' point of view, more like "tolerate" in the interest of remaining friends.
I have a good friend who is very pro-Trump. We have other things in common, so we talk about those things. I know after hearing her reasons for voting that way that I'm not going to change her mind. Rany Jayazerli, a Royals fan and baseball writer (I know he's also a doctor--I think he was the first non-KC writer I read who was a Royals fan) wrote a long piece that criticized Obama's stance on Syria. He...and I voted twice for Obama. When I read it, I was sad. I knew Obama wasn't perfect, but Jayazerli's piece showed me how little I knew, or maybe where I had blinders on.
Sounds like you're open-minded and unfortunately, that makes you exceptional.