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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my 50s, but I grew up with the understanding that you don't talk politics and religion in pretty much most situations. Invariably leads to general ickiness between friends. You're not going to change each others minds so why go there?[/quote]

If you and a friend disagree vehemently about the marginal tax rate, that's a fine strategy.  I'm a single lesbian with a young kid.  I work with black and latino and immigrant kids.  I have a lot of Muslim friends.  The present political disputes are about my ability to survive in this country and the ability of people I care about to survive.  If, like me, you live in a community where the people Trump is targeting live, then you know that people are scared, and part of the reason they are scared is because they are being personally threatened by white men who reference Trump. A friend of mine who is here from India on an H1 visa had an uber driver curse her out because she's an immigrant "and Trump will get rid of you." She was terrified.  I can't just go along with that in the name of avoiding ickiness.[/quote]

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