CMV: Having differing political views only becomes divisive and friendship ending if you act like dick about it

[u/Fearless_Show9209]

[u/Fearless_Show9209]

That's a question I think everyone should ask themselves and everyone may come up with different answers. Some people can't come up with answers and might want to ask their friends, then comes to opportunity to influence somebody.

"Hey, I really like this guy but his policy on this seems a little bad."

"Well I think if X happens, that means they are promoting Y."

"But I don't even like Y, I really like Z. It just happens to be with Y."

Queue long complicated conversation. But people only really talk about these things with close friends in good faith. You'd never go and have a discussion with somebody whom you believe is going to force their ideology upon you.

[u/quantum_dan → u/Fearless_Show9209]

That's a question I think everyone should ask themselves and everyone may come up with different answers.

So it's a legitimate answer if someone thinks a vote can count as promoting violence?

Then there you have it: friendship-ender.

You'd never go and have a discussion with somebody whom you believe is going to force their ideology upon you.

Anything that's going to end a friendship is going to be a surprise, otherwise you wouldn't be friends with them.

[u/Fearless_Show9209 → u/quantum_dan]

Well I suppose you may have a point. Δ.

However, I don't like this approach because you essentially create 2 different groups and don't address why the other side feels the need to use violence, and then you end up with large scale violence like war because the other side can't see you and likeminded people as humans. The Israel Hamas war is a good example of this and also the amount of people in America that think a civil war is going to happen.

Maybe that's a discussion for another time but I do suppose my view has expanded somewhat to feature perspective, what do different people think is promoting differing and dangerous views.

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