This is mostly about family, and I know it happens often, but why do people think you're judging them simply because you don't agree with their politics and are willing to argue/debate about them? Does it happen to any of you often? I mean, other than hating on some of you faceless cocksuckers, I'm generally non-judgmental and my political views are irrelevant.

Saw family today that had added me on facebook a while ago, and a few kept their distance and I know it was because I pissed them off over political shit. Of course, one of them actually mentioned it and we had a laugh and acted like normal fucking human beings.

/rambling over

[Edited on October 20, 2013 at 10:12 PM. Reason : ]

10/20/2013 10:10:49 PM

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"why do people think you're judging them simply because you don't agree with their politics and are willing to argue/debate about them?"

because much of their self-worth is based on the rightness of their opinions, so if you're arguing about them they take it as a personal attack

also I've looked through your post history and can tell this is especially true about the types you'd argue with; it hurts their poor conservative fee-fees too much to be shown just how wrong they are

10/20/2013 10:20:39 PM

How'd you piss them off?

The Internet is for real to some people--serious bidness and all that.

10/20/2013 10:25:26 PM

^^ lol

^ just being willing to point out that some of the things/articles they post are bullshit (not in that way, obviously). Not that I do things any better, but it won't piss me off if anyone comments on it or has a different viewpoint.

10/20/2013 10:29:22 PM

i don't discuss politics or religion in polite company

10/20/2013 10:30:32 PM

^ well I didn't do it there, but I do it plenty on the facepages

10/20/2013 10:31:34 PM

why would you even waste your time talking politics on facebook?

10/20/2013 10:33:00 PM

10/20/2013 10:33:45 PM

You just answered your own question.

10/20/2013 10:35:38 PM

^^^ because i'm pretty dumb, tbh

10/20/2013 10:39:26 PM

i'll argue politics with friends and family.



I'm pretty gentle unless it's a friend that I know can go blow-for-blow. I don't really lock horns over disagreement of policy and philosophy. I'm not very good at letting just flat-out erroneous logic or incorrect facts go, though. Nor do I really have any interest in doing so.

10/20/2013 10:42:29 PM

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"I don't really lock horns over disagreement of policy and philosophy. I'm not very good at letting just flat-out erroneous logic or incorrect facts go, though"

Same here. As far as the bullshit facts go, I do the same and I'd expect someone to do the same for me if I wind up saying something that's factually incorrect.

I used to work with a guy that would argue nonstop and it was hilarious and fun. We'd wind up insulting the shit out of each before going back to work laughing our asses off.

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10/20/2013 10:47:35 PM

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"I appreciate that, Lemon, but if you ever speak ill of Reagan again, I will smack those teeth straight"

10/20/2013 11:07:20 PM

yeah, friends at work who can take it, who are legitimately knowledgable, yeah, i go full-on fangs-out with them. that's different from arguing with family members whom (a) you actually care if you hurt their feelings, and there's a legitimate chance that might happen, and (b) it's like clubbing baby seals to begin with.

10/20/2013 11:11:41 PM

^^ &

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"it's like clubbing baby seals to begin with."

hahahahahahahaha

[Edited on October 20, 2013 at 11:16 PM. Reason : ]

10/20/2013 11:16:14 PM

it's not worth making my family feel stupid just so i can say i was right. nothing is going to change their political viewpoints anyway.

10/20/2013 11:16:41 PM

^ how do your viewpoints differ?

10/21/2013 12:22:44 AM