how do you handle a friend whos gone all freeper on ya?

[LastKnight]

well, ive got this friend. she and i have been friends for a few years, we never got political, then this summer she got political a bit and i of course couldnt let it go, so i responded, she cut it off after thats all our conversations would consist of.

well, its happened again. she asked me why i was a dem... i proceded to take the bait and bushbash, it has ballooned from there into 2 week long dueling emails of viewpoints. i can kill her with information but the only thing thats happening is we are losing trust and faith in each other. although losing that faith in her may not be a bad thing considering what she thought of the federal marrige amendment... and her comparison of the homosexual community to rapists and murders...even though i dont belong to it, it was hard to hear such hate from somone i thought knew better.

but still. its dividing us like georgie's politics are intended to. what should i do? should i back off or should i keep responding to her?

anyway. ive tried to remain non-political. but i cant really let some of the crap she spews slide.

-LK

[Technowitch]

1. The best friend I've ever had did the same thing

She calls me "a liberal with socialist-entitlist-leanings"

I call her a knee-jerk willfully blind Shrub supporter.

*shrugs*

We set aside our friendship from our political feelings.

I recommend you do the same.

[LastKnight]

3. i try, but she takes everything i say personally.

i tell her not to. but she says shes hurt by what i say, and continues to provoke me. i dont get it

-LK

[Hello_Kitty]

5. I have a friend like that too

She starts the subject usually, by making some provacative comment attacking liberals in some way. All innocent like, though. Just drops it into conversation. Then when you respond to her with facts and logic that, of course, she doesn't possess because, you know, she's a freeper she gets pouty and accuses you of being 'mean'. She's pretty much on her way to being shitcanned from my life soon. I have little tolerance for manipulative people to begin with and none when it comes to something I feel so passionate about.

[Hello_Kitty]

2. I'm not saying I can't be friends with a Bushie

Though it's hard to at this point. But one who professes support for the reasons she has would not be someone with whom I'd continue a friendship. Remember, they're not your relatives. You can pick your friends.

[trigz]

4. Why do you want a fascist for a friend anyway? Dump the cow (nt)

[DELUSIONAL]

7. This is my vote too

I also dumped my husband's cousins.

Bottom line -- they are toxic and takers.

[Systematic Chaos]

6. She has some kind of complex. Plain and simple.

Anyone who will compare the homosexual community to rapists and murderers is simply not worth your time. I had some idiot hand me that argument at work one day. Interestingly enough I later heard rumors that this dude was big into kiddie porn. Even more interestingly he mentioned needing some help with a computer problem and when I brought up the possibility of having important data backed up he got VERY defensive of his documents folders and not wanting anyone else to access them.

Not saying she's a pedophile or even a pervert but still that is just a sick, stupid belief.

[murielm99]

9. Sick and stupid, yes.

But it is also hateful.

I don't think I could be friends with someone who was filled with hate. Sorry. I would drop such a person, unless she was willing to listen, and open to reason. And that is the antithesis of a freeper!

I have wingnutty family members, but I am stuck with them. Friends? No!

C'mon...I live in a predominantly repuke county. We are outnumbered about two to one. And I could probably count on one hand the number of repukes here who believe such extreme things.

[pauliedangerously]

8. I had a friend who turned out to be extremely prejudiced against

African Americans. We got into a heated agrument about in my apartment and I told him to F--k off. Never spoke again, and I never regretted it. I feel the same way about homophobes, fundies, and Freepers in general. I just don't need that shit in my personal life. I tolerate it at work and in public places, but I won't have any of it in my space.

There are better people out there.

[murielm99]

10. Well said!

:thumbsup:

[kokomo]

11. My close cousin won't even answer my emails now due to Bush divinding us

I made a foolish mistake. My cousin liked to mail me right-wing junk that keeps floating around the InterNet. I intended to send one of his emailings that was "Freeper outrageous" on to a Democratic friend, and I wrote at the top it was from my Republican cousin, "that he seems to feel he can send me such propaganda but that I cannot return the 'favor'."

Well, instead of hitting the FORWARDING button, I hit REPLY and sent the damned email right back to my cousin with my slightly sarcastic addendum that I didn't appreciate his right-wing propaganda. We haven't spoken in two months after a lifetime of being close.

Bush a uniter??? Bull***t He is even dividing families. Bush "family values?"

[jdots]

12. Hopefully this country will stop being so torn apart

I really miss being able to talk to people that were conservatives,but not totally out to lunch by being scared into buying the whole package.Most people that bad mouth gays,african american,jews,followers of Christ,monster trucklovers or what ever have never met one of the people they are so afraid of,they want a simple way out. So if this dumbth
dies down alittle she may grow into a person you can talk to without having to hold back your soul.

[Stockholm]

13. Take a "break" from her until the election is over n/t

[NoPasaran]

14. I have a couple of ex-friends who went over to the dark side

They are dead to me now. No contact whatsoever.