Have your stopped talking to people due to political opinions?
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Lol at least it is a choice before entering a thread! The office used to drive me mad I once worked with a chap who so fat and lazy he would go to the drinks machine and back on his office chair and another who thought it was good parenting to have an iPad hanging in the end of his two year olds cot so she could watch her cartoons! And that’s before even contemplating the guys who were adamant the moon landings were fake and that 9/11 was an inside job. I hate to think what it would have been like the last year with the endless opportunities for the easily duped to be sucked in!You just come here instead for that
Thats just the Qanon playback. Their followers are taught to tell other people they need to go do their research etc. Apparently you are far more likely to swallow the lies if you go off and research it yourself rather than them just telling you.
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I've seen a number of friends fall out on FB over differing opinions, even now over the Israel stuff. It's funny that I can reliably guess some peoples opinions on every single topic based on their political leanings. It's almost as if they haven't thought things through themselves.
I haven't really got any time for politics these days, because a) it's a completely farcical circus and b) so many people get seriously bent out of shape whenever you challenge their opinions. So yeah, I try to avoid talking to people about it unless I hear someone say something ridiculous (which is far from uncommon these days) and am in the mood to watch someone dig themselves into a hole.
I've never stopped coming in to the office, I think I would get more done from home as there are a lot less distractions/nutters.
No I haven't stopped talking to people because of their political opinions, I don't generally discuss politics either, like most of us I suspect we don't fully understand the in's and outs of it, so I certainly are not qualified to argue one way or the other.
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I don't think I've stopped speaking to a friend, due to their political views.
I've had a few discussions about it, but we will accept that others have different views.
I did fall out with one friend over a discussion of history- but that was just the culmination of years of frustration with his lack of respect for others, rather than the issue itself. I had to lay my hands on him on a previous occasion, and he didn't learn from that, so I just gave up...
I've had a few discussions about it, but we will accept that others have different views.
I did fall out with one friend over a discussion of history- but that was just the culmination of years of frustration with his lack of respect for others, rather than the issue itself. I had to lay my hands on him on a previous occasion, and he didn't learn from that, so I just gave up...
I think if its a genuine friend who has come to a conclusion I don't agree with then its no biggie.
This obsession with trying to control everyones thoughts and opinions comes from a place of insecurity.
I also think a lot of this breaking contact instinct as come from America. They are used to living in their own echo chambers. But in the UK the chances of physically meeting the opposite opinion is greater. Brits are generally more used to both confrontation and compromise.
There used to be a phrase back in the 90s (and probably before) that said "live and let live". It means that as long as that person isn't enforcing their view on people then its none of my business.
This obsession with trying to control everyones thoughts and opinions comes from a place of insecurity.
I also think a lot of this breaking contact instinct as come from America. They are used to living in their own echo chambers. But in the UK the chances of physically meeting the opposite opinion is greater. Brits are generally more used to both confrontation and compromise.
There used to be a phrase back in the 90s (and probably before) that said "live and let live". It means that as long as that person isn't enforcing their view on people then its none of my business.
It can get a bit rowdy in my friend group for some political topics, a mixture of arduous lefties and frankly **** tier righties. I don't tend to get involved as the arguments usually start out with pretty flawed points.
I have a Ukranian friend who, somewhat surprisingly for his age, considers himself Russian. He has a very different view to many things. The Salisbury poisoning and the reasons behind the Holodomor to name a few. I think we find our differing views enlightening.
I have another friend who is very vocal in their opinion and if your opinion does not match theirs then you are an intolerant bigot who doesn't think poor children should be given a school meal. The irony is deafening for this particular person.
I have another friend who is very vocal in their opinion and if your opinion does not match theirs then you are an intolerant bigot who doesn't think poor children should be given a school meal. The irony is deafening for this particular person.
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I assume your second sentence was a bad example, and you are for free school meals for poor children?
We used to have a lorry driver here, he was staunch labour supporter and being an ex miner he hated Maggie Thatcher, so when I was at Madame Tussauds I posed for a picture with Maggie, he hated that but could always see the funny side.
My social circle encompasses quite a broad array of opinions and because we're not all stroppy teenagers, we still talk to each other - even across the Brexit divide for example.
Typically as good friends, there should be more to bring you together than to drive you apart. Throw politics out of the window and it's surprising the things you agree on or have in common with many other people.
I'm not a fan of the tribalism that's rearing its ugly head recently. Political opinions used to be a pretty private thing really but that's all changed with shouting platforms like Twitter.
Typically as good friends, there should be more to bring you together than to drive you apart. Throw politics out of the window and it's surprising the things you agree on or have in common with many other people.
I'm not a fan of the tribalism that's rearing its ugly head recently. Political opinions used to be a pretty private thing really but that's all changed with shouting platforms like Twitter.
I didn't stop talking to any friends, relatives or colleagues due to Brexit opinions, however a few casual contacts (such as a guy who was always propping up the bar in a pub I frequented) got themselves ignored after exposing themselves as being openly "send them all back" level racists.