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ASU2003 · 10-05-2008, 02:35 PM

I'm friends with a few people on the far right and some on the far left in real life. Even my Mom, who is extremely conservative socially has always been a democrat (Michael Moore level).

I tend to not try and argue or bring up anything that would cause problems. And I usually don't ask them personal questions directly. I tend to figure it out for myself after a while.

Actually, the hardest part is having to keep different friends from meeting your other friends that would hate them. Yes, hate. I don't care about someone's personal views, just how much I can trust them and if they are fun people to be around. My college roommate was a racist and anti-Semite... But 4 out of 6 of my friends in college were Jewish. One was Caribbean. They could never meet or even know about each other. It was just easier that way.

10-05-2008, 02:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	I'm friends with a few people on the far right and some on the far left in real life. Even my Mom, who is extremely conservative socially has always been a democrat (Michael Moore level). I tend to not try and argue or bring up anything that would cause problems. And I usually don't ask them personal questions directly. I tend to figure it out for myself after a while. Actually, the hardest part is having to keep different friends from meeting your other friends that would hate them. Yes, hate. I don't care about someone's personal views, just how much I can trust them and if they are fun people to be around. My college roommate was a racist and anti-Semite... But 4 out of 6 of my friends in college were Jewish. One was Caribbean. They could never meet or even know about each other. It was just easier that way.