I've made it clear to a couple of friends that if politics is more important than friendship to them, that's OK with me, and that's cost me at least one and probably another (he hasn't been in touch for awhile). It is simply a lack of respect and common decency that motivates someone to use a friend as a stage prop.
I had a Internet friend from Sweden that I had been communicating with for over 5 years, sharing music, pictures, thoughts etc. He emailed me about 2 months before THE ELECTION and asked me who I supported. I told him that I was doing everything in my power to make sure that JF'NK would not be elected because of what he did to this country in the 1970's. Haven't received a response yet. Sa la Vie!