" I never consider a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. " ~ Thomas Jefferson

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" I never consider a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. "

~ Thomas Jefferson

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#Posthumous_publications

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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Depends. As long as someone doesn't want to kill an ethnic group or something crazy like this, yeah I don't really give a fuck.

[–]Sw0rdofDam0cles 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Agreed, but when a person reveals that they have differing opinions on politics, faith, philosophy, and other subjects I engage then to understand how they came to their conclusions. Oftentimes those answers hint at the persons views, values, and psychology. This tends to better aid me in placing their actions into perspective to determine how deeply internalized those leanings are expressed.

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    [–]Sw0rdofDam0cles 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

    You're describing deflection, but give an example of such a conversation.

    [–]Niggerporfavor 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    or the libtards that as soon as they feel you're challenging their beliefs they simply deflect with a classic "I don't speak with racists/sexists/homphobes/facists" and leave.

    [–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Isn't that why we ended up in saidit?

    [–]manumilitari 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Life is too short to spend it with people who have a too much different point of view in life.

    [–]Hellothereawesome 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Until the Jews decide they need to return to their "homeland" and start bulldozing your house. I wonder if they support native Americans doing the same thing in Tennessee.

    [–]Reckall 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Jefferson never had to live through the Civil War or the dumb assed right wing 'boogaloo' that they're threatening Americans with.