Given the National politics, do any of the Forum Members actually have any Liberal Friends?

As for myself, I have a very limited number, likely because they don’t suffer from TDS! They may not like Conservative policies, however they are willing to have productive conversations in which they present their reasoned objections rather than getting into a shouting, ad hominem diatribe.

I deliberately avoid Liberals who simply want to pick a fight - attempt at rational debate proves impossible. I have no interest in going toe-to-toe with demented Far Left True Believers!

So… your thoughts, please.

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Liberal arguments!

Have one friend whom I consider a brother, and he's as MAGA red as I am. So, no.

I do. They are our best friends. We love them dearly. Politics is never a discussion point.

I have no liberal friends. Life is too short.

How do you not talk politics with people you see on a regular basis? I don't think I could do it.

I have no liberal friends. The few that I had in the past, who I didn't even realize were so far left at the time, all broke off contact with me in 2016. I thought it was pretty funny.

I have zero liberal friends.

I do not have any, I have one liberal neighbor and I try to avoid talking with him. He is unhinged and beyond reason. He got into it with a neighbor down the street, that neighbor is a retired Vet and conservative. He asked my neighbor to leave his yard after my neighbor starting talking nonsense. He did not leave so he got punched in the face. My neighbor called the cops and they asked if he was asked to leave his yard, he said yes. The police said why didn’t you leave then and left. Good law enforcement.

Unless you count cyber- I have no friends, so...

Seriously. A few acquaintances, some of whom may have Liberal leanings but we don't talk enough to get into politics.

I have many liberal friends, more accurately acquaintances, but not close friends. It's not as easy as merely avoiding political topics for me. If a person, liberal or conservative, has strong political beliefs it permeates their entire worldview and life philosophy. It doesn't matter what topic is mentioned, the liberalism just creeps right in to any conversation.

I know liberals but none of the liberals I know are people I routinely hang out with, my friends are all conservative and like minded so we get along fine. There are a few liberals I know that are completely deranged when it comes to President Trump and it amazes me how some people have allowed themselves to become completely brain washed and conditioned to hate Trump while they completely ignore the failings of liberal Politicians like Biden, Harris and Newsome.

I don’t have liberal friends

As long as they leave their flawed political and personal choices out of the conversation, I can tolerate liberal minded folk. The minute they let their hate and irrational viewpoints bubble to the surface, I’m fine with literally ignoring their existence.

I have a few liberal friends and a liberal son. Simple, just don't talk politics. Believe it or not, it isn't necessary.

Don't have a problem with friends that are liberal, just family members.

My best friend leans left. He definitely does not like Trump. He tolerates my opinions and I tolerate his. But being best friends, we rise above our differences. We still enjoy each others company, and still enjoy shooting together.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
As long as they leave their flawed political and personal choices out of the conversation, I can tolerate liberal minded folk. The minute they let their hate and irrational viewpoints bubble to the surface, I’m fine with literally ignoring their existence.

This. I had one friend who I was friends with going way back. He became hateful and I just avoided further contact with him.

I have one. We grew up together since about 5 years old so we’ve got about 55 years of history together. We haven’t lived in the same area since I left Philly for the Navy but have kept in touch through letters, phone calls, then email and texting. I’ve been to CA (Berkeley no less) to visit her and she has been to Fl to visit us. Years back she,bher husband and son spent Christmas with my wife and I and our son here in Fl. 2 years ago she spent 10 days with us here that covered my 59th and her 60th birthdays. The only people that I love more than her is my wife and son.

A difference in political opinions is insignificant compared to our history.

We do talk politics some. We have a blanket "agree to disagree" understanding but we sometimes find out that our opinions on some subjects is closer to each other then we would have thought. Neither of us is an "in your face" type or are any kind of activists so there isn’t any drama in our relationship and politics are more of an outlier topic to us, not a focal point.

Otherwise, just about everyone of my other friends is strongly conservative.

I really can’t think of any. I have a nephew that I’m close to, that is odd in his political views. If you average his personal beliefs they would average out to moderate, but it’s because he goes extremely left and right on different issues. He is an enigma. As a rule, we don’t talk politics and coalesce on common ground. I do not believe I would choose to have liberal friends, but if I had one I would respect their beliefs if they respected mine. I hang around god fearing outdoorsman who hunt, fish, shoot guns, and mostly love Jesus. I haven’t come across any liberals in our adventures.

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Originally posted by downtownv:
I do. They are our best friends. We love them dearly. Politics is never a discussion point.

Same here.
They were mine & my wife's roommates when we met & they ended up getting married as well.
I've known my friend for nearly 30 years & somewhere in the last 10 or so they've both flipped.
It rarely comes up when we see them, as we both know we're not going to change each other's minds.
No idea what shifted for the both of them. All 4 of us were raised in conservative homes in 2 similar small conservative towns [TX for me & CA for my wife].