Political Differences?

tasha859

Have you ever caught yourself pulling away from someone b/c you don't vote the same way?

kyfirewife

Nope.

I've found myself pulling away from someone because they were on the bandwagon instead of getting information and making intelligent decisions for themselves.

I have no problem being friends with someone who thinks differently from me, be it politics or whatever. In fact, some of my friends think VERY differently, especially politically. But it can also be fun to have discussions with each other.

But if they can't justify their thinking, aren't being logical, or don't seem to be making intelligent decisions, that drives me nuts.

rachel06

No, some of my best friends are very opposite when it comes to politics. The only thing that makes me mad at someone is when people don't do their own research to formulate their views and/or tell me that my beliefs/views are wrong. I have no problems with people not agreeing with me.

SRH51708

I wouldn't say I pull away from someone I just choose to not talk politics, even if we are on the same page. 

daves_sweetpea

Not so much over voting.  There are a few people I know who are so vocal & extreme that I can't be around them during election season.   I get angry when they use fear & emotion, not logic, reason, or knowledge as a basis of their beliefs.  I have a few family members like this so I have to deal with them.  I think I'd be gone if these people were casual friends.

teacherjess

Not pull away per se, but I do judge a little more depending on whether they have educated themselves first. I can't stand it when people feel very strongly on one issue and so they only vote on that issue without giving any thought to the real implications of the argument or any other issues that that person might be running for or against. Abortion is a great example. I can't stand when people just make huge generalizations and then vote on that one generalization. If you do your research and choose the candidate who most strongly aligns with your beliefs, and you can explain your beliefs, I'm fine, though.

LoriZ

Not because they voted differently, per se.  I do have a friend who treats me like I'm a complete idiot for voting the way I vote and believing what I believe.  Her attitude has made me pull away from her considerably.  Again, it's not that we see things differently, but that she's so arrogant about her beliefs.

Moesten

My answer is much like PP's.  I can only think of one person from whom I would like to pull away over political beliefs but that is only because she is so vocal, all the time, in casual conversation, on Facebook, you name it.  But she's a bandwagoner. She's quite uneducated about politics but likes to talk about it ALL THE TIME. She does no research and spouts off some wretched nonsense sometimes.  People call her out about it on FB and I have to chuckle at that.

jerseygirl81

No, but I will distance myself from someone who is being offensive toward my beliefs. I had to de-friend my dad's wife on FB because she just kept posting the nastiest things about certain elected officials. I will also avoid political discussions with people who I think are irrational and illogical (like my MIL, who can never back up her point of view) and just like to pick fights.

Some of my closest friends have drastically different political/religious/social views, and we're able to talk about them like adults.

cincyGirl1980

H an I have drastically different views. We choose not to talk about it. I pretty much try not to talk about it with a lot of people. One of my bfs is the worse. He is so uneducated that I can't take it. He has pissed me off so bad that I have had to take month long breaks from him and other friends ask not to be invited when he is invited (very sad).

Pretty much the only person I will talk politics with is my dad.