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In reply to the discussion: I can not have a friend who is a Republican.. [View all]OmahaBlueDog
(10,000 posts)It's a big world with a lot of areas of interest outside of national politics.
I would no more limit my interactions with people who don't share my politics than I would limit interactions with people who don't share my faith. There are people with kids who attend the same schools as my kids; there are people in my neighborhood who have to drive over the same bone-jarring potholes that I do. We can agree we want our school funded, or our potholes filled, even if we don't see eye-to-eye on marriage equality or the efficacy of the ACA. My cousins and I can sit down for a few beers and discuss our parents and our kids, and tell stories about our grandparents despite the fact that we represent divergent views on the poltical spectrum. One Republican friend is a volunteer firefighter; you tell me -- is he evil because of his right-wing beliefs, in spite of the fact that he'll enter burning buildings and rescue people of all ages, income levels, and politics?
The self-righteous are annoying, regardless of political affiliation.