Posted on 05/03/2009 7:44:46 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
I don’t know, different strokes for different folks, I guess. For myself, I don’t find it very stimulating to surround myself with people who only act as an echo chamber for my own views. I find having to defend my beliefs to others shapes them and makes my logic sharper. And conversely, I know which friends of mine it’s better to not discuss politics with. There are many facets to life, politics being one facet.
I have a few friends who could be described as liberal, but I tend to more political on the internet than I am in real life. I rarely discuss politics or religion with friends, regardless of their stance. That said, I’m not very close to any one who is rabidly liberal. My left-leaning friends are mainly so because of their upbringing; the son of a Democratic state rep, a daughter of a union president, my black friends, ect.
A few years ago, I did stop talking to a friend who became a Truther weirdo, but there were also other issues.
You are a better man than I and why I could never be a good Christian. I just dont see me being able to pray for my enemy. Most libs would look the other way or approve of people like me being thrown into a mass grave.
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