padib said:
People who judge their friends based on political differences are not true friends. A person can be convicted to trust a politician or another. Though you may see Trump as a racist, misogynistic, cruel and selfish person, someone else may find him entirely the opposite. It often just depends on the angle you are looking at something. I have listened to Trump and Hillary speak, and I can tell you I understand now a lot more deeply why Trump says the thing he says, yet only two months ago I thought the man was a complete idiot. I had a dialogue with two girls (I know, bad move but I just wanted to talk about the things I had been listening to), and both were so disgusted by Trump. Yet both told me they barely knew what he was actually saying by listening to him. They got their perspective from the media. So while in one case a person could have a completely hateful view about a candidate, in another case they might see it differently. And that's OK, it doesn't make the person evil or to have poor values. It just means they see the candidates in different ways. And the thing America needs most is open-mindedness. This year's elections prove that people are very closeminded, more than ever. I think Trump has been completely misunderstood and that's just the way I see it. If any friend of mine likes me less for it, they are not my true friend. |
So you'd be friends with someone who subscribed to the neo-Nazi party? You'd be friends with someone who thinks women shouldn't vote?
I think a severe gap in political affiliation is perfect grounds for the end of a relationship.
