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I refuse to golf or play tennis with anyone who thinks a serial adulterer, liar, thief, childish name-caller should be sitting in the White House, bringing our country down.
Which president are you talking about? Hard to tell by your description, lol.
Well, I live in a red state and hear conservatives talk politics (and tried to turn me into a full-blown conservative). One woman recommended I watch FOX News. If you think this is just liberals, you need to take a trip to GA or AL.
Maybe you didn't read the thread. The agreement was not to talk politics. People do that sometimes so they can have a nice time, and retain their friends and family without issue. Otherwise anyone can say anything they want.
Ridiculous. I don't dump long time friends or family over politics. Just wish they could chill and be able to talk without injecting it. It seems strange they just can't do it, as if it is embedded in every facet of their lives and that can only be from some level of brainwashing. So I feel bad for them. I feel bad for that Swedish Greta girl, I doubt she can talk about anything without politics coloring it in some way.
Ridiculous. I don't dump long time friends or family over politics. Just wish they could chill and be able to talk without injecting it. It seems strange they just can't do it, as if it is embedded in every facet of their lives and that can only be from some level of brainwashing. So I feel bad for them. I feel bad for that Swedish Greta girl, I doubt she can talk about anything without politics coloring it in some way.
It is admirable - I mean it - not letting politics and politicians interfere with your own people, whether you chose them or not. It is harder when you got them with your family tree. Sometimes you just shrug to whatever the crazy uncle says and life goes on. Sometimes, however, you are a captive audience of a crazed father or mother. Now, that is a challenge right there.
But you will have to have a lot of patience. Because, most probably, they won't chill and the way things look now, it is only going to get worse. While you are diligently forgoing all the words you have on the subject, in an effort to keep the peace, friendships are going to collapse around you. Other families may split up. Maybe there will come a moment when you yourself have to say goodbye to someone for the sake of your own peace of mind. But your general intention is good. Why let people for whom neither you nor your loved ones even exist stand between you and them.
It doesn't help when TV, movies, and the news, as well as social media, inject politics into as much things as they can. Viewers are influenced by that at times and maybe inspired to inject politics into the most unnecessary situations at the most unnecessary of times.
Why does the left HAVE to insert politics or social issues into everything? A conversation about something benign and they have to inject little political jabs.
Among a small group of friends we have a rule, no political discussions. So it is pleasant, then they start throwing little bits of political bait around, and I wonder why they can't help themselves. I don't know if it is TDS because it isn't about Trump, just little hint words to remind everyone they are woke. It does ruin things because even though there isn't a big angry argument, this seems passive aggressive and is a way to skirt the no politics rule.
I suspect their self worth is wrapped up in their political beliefs which are simply regurgitated from the media, and social media. These were pretty apolitical people in the past. Now they can't shut it off for even an hour or two. I have heard of this happening at workplaces also where there are rules about talking politics. Is it worth getting written up?
It is sad that people cut contact over politics but it is rude to force it on people. Actually it is weird. Why let outside forces control you to the extent you can't have a normal face to face conversation. It isn't healthy.
That is funny. I find it is the Trump supporters who insert politics, and making their remarks as if everybody agrees with them, and not only that, they get very belligerent and all red in the face. Maybe they are channeling Trump and dont even know it.
It doesn't help when TV, movies, and the news, as well as social media, inject politics into as much things as they can. Viewers are influenced by that at times and maybe inspired to inject politics into the most unnecessary situations at the most unnecessary of times.
Yeah like that knitting group that banned Trump supporters.
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