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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you differ from your friends politcally, you have to either stop discussing politics entirely or reahc a level of comfort in the inbetween - where you can joke, or see the other side, or at least understand the other person.  t a minimum, you have to know what they believe how they will respond and not engage.

You know how your friend feels about gov't workers - so this is not a friend you can go to with worries about losing your job or other pressures feds are under.  Is the person a good enough friend otherwise?  That's what you have to decide.

I have my high school reunion this weekend.  I'm from a rural area that is extremely red.  I'm pretty blue and have been since I was a kid.  We all know this about each other, even not having seen some of them for decades.  No one is going to bring up politics (I don't think).  Or if anyone does, I will smile blandly and ask about their mom, what are their kids doing, what do they do for fun, etc etc.  You just have to put it to the side.  [/quote]

In my friend’s case— and my parents’ case— I’d prefer to challenge THEM to put their devotion to Trump and his policies that go after the people they don’t like (Democrats, federal workers and minorities) aside. [/quote]

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