Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes. 95% of my friends are liberal. Not rabidly, but liberal. I have acquaintances who are conservative and a few family members who are evangelical, but have a very difficult time reconciling our social beliefs.
This quote from a recent Atlantic article really resonates with me: " I used to know Republicans socially. My parents and aunts and uncles all did. I don't anymore. Democrats and Republicans are beginning to dress differently, to wear their hair differently. Limbaugh really thinks that Sandra Fluke is a slut. You simply can't have both of them to dinner."
Article: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/what-if-the-gop-loses-atlas-shrugged-vs-the-fire-next-time/264556/
PP, I hear you, but honestly think this is really sad. I have been so depressed reading my Facebook entries today. People are getting so vitriolic on both sides and it depresses me that we simply can't seem anymore to try to be reasonable and at least listen to other people's points of view. People have different stories, different life circumstances, different ways of looking at things and yet more and more, we all hang out with the same kinds of people, listen to media that agree with us, etc. No wonder the anger level in the country.
And guess what. I'm a Republican. I think we'd have a great time having dinner together. You know, really talking about the issues and why we think like we do. I wish we could all do more of this.
Anonymous wrote:Yes. 95% of my friends are liberal. Not rabidly, but liberal. I have acquaintances who are conservative and a few family members who are evangelical, but have a very difficult time reconciling our social beliefs.
This quote from a recent Atlantic article really resonates with me: " I used to know Republicans socially. My parents and aunts and uncles all did. I don't anymore. Democrats and Republicans are beginning to dress differently, to wear their hair differently. Limbaugh really thinks that Sandra Fluke is a slut. You simply can't have both of them to dinner."
Article: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/what-if-the-gop-loses-atlas-shrugged-vs-the-fire-next-time/264556/
Anonymous wrote:Yes. Definitely. Starting with my husband.
Anonymous wrote:Although most of my close friends are on the liberal end of the spectrum, sure, a lot of childhood and college friends, as well as family members, are not. As Thomas Jefferson said, "I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."
Anonymous wrote:Didn't you get the memo? Card carrying dems aren't allowed to associate with anyone who might think differently. Just look at all the threads on here that discuss how they refuse to live anywhere that reps might live.
Anonymous wrote:Looking at my FB, it's fairly even. BUT -- and I think this is a big but -- my current friends and people I wold consider my "social circle" are all of the same political bent. I think that means that as I have gotten older, I have gravitated towards people who share my values. My "friends" on FB on the other side overwhelmingly fall into two categories: 1) family; 2) high school or college classmates that I either no longer or never considered actual real-life friends.
An interesting question.
I do wonder, is this bad? I don't want to live in a bubble, but on some issues, I really feel that one's stance does reflect one's values, and naturally I have chosen friends who share my values.
My social circle and family is split with supporters of both parties. We all respect each other's views and get along just fine.