Can you love/be friends with someone who is your polar opposite in political views
 

Just been listening to a debate on 5 live about this, some great stories about political arguments over the dinner table, and Granddads not taking their nondriving wives to the polling booth :laugh:and I thought it was very apt for Tibb as it currently seems to be if you don't agree with someone politically then you hate all their other views as well

Personally I am friends with quite a few people on TiBB who I do not share political views with, sometimes I might as I am quite centerist but in the main no.
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Are you friends in real life or on forums who don't share your political views

Depends I guess, if you're really far one way and someone is really far the other I think it would be difficult but I would think I don't lean too far in either direction anyway, probably a little more to the left.

In real life, yes, so long as they are not too extreme.

On the forum, obviously not.

My best mate is a bigger Corbyn supporter than Kizzy. So yes! is the answer.

One of my mates is a card carrying, flag waving Labour councillor.

my brother is a dyed in the wool champagne socialist (he has electric gates to his main house and his kids go to private school etc) :skull:

and i get on with that old hypocrite fine. The TL is an SNP lefty.

Disagreeing on policies and belonging to different parties is no issue, not everyone agrees just get on with it, but I couldn’t be friends with someone who doesn’t believe in equal rights for gays or a was racist no

Is that possible? :laugh:

I have friends and family with waaay different views to me.I appreciate that some friendships on here have soured a little and it's in part political I can't lie. It doesn't naturally follow for all the forum though.

Of course you bloody can imo!

Yes
you can be friends
with opposite Politicals

On Moral Grounds

I have no problem with it, but sometimes other gayyos write me off as a prospect for being right wing.

Friends sure so long as you can shelve it when necessary. A relationship?... I think differences of opinion are inevitable but completely different leanings probably indicate much deeper incompatibilities on all sorts of other issues and outlooks on life, IMO.

For me I could be friends with someone who literally has any views if I like them/enjoy their conversations/company/presence. Being in a relationship is a definite no though because it would annoy me too much.

my parents are both towards PVV still (right wing party for freedom)

i'm myself more left, centre left (labour or Greens)

so yeah some clashes here too politically


as for brexit, my parents laugh about that, i was first against uk's brexit, but now not sure anymore, i'm now more in the ''hope Boris can make UK leave with a good deal'' side

Yes and no. Same as anything else.

Depends what the difference in views is over. If it's something that affects them directly in their lives I can't see them being compatible as friends anyway.

If it's just political ideals then there's no reason it should affect any friendship unless they're hardcore extreme into their politics.

Yes Cherie, I have a few friends who are poles apart politically,but we know we have our opinions, and it doesn't make them bad people.

No

I could see you hiding the car keys so your Tory loving Mrs couldn't get to the polling booth :hehe:

Imo it's quite unhealthy to only surround yourself with people of the same views - it just makes life an echo chamber where you reinforce each other's views and are never challenged on your own and it makes you more intolerant. I also think its quite arrogant to think your view is so superior that you refuse to associate with someone with a different one

I do think Brexit has polarised things though because whether you're Leave or Remain has almost become part of people's identity in many cases. I still dont see why opposing views can't be respected though. I hold different views on it to most of my friends and family but that doesn't particularly concern me, I just feel a bit awkward when I'm out and about with the Mother and she's got her big 'Stop Brexit' badges on

I'm so close with my Gran even though I'm pretty sure she votes Tory (or at least used to). I just couldn't see myself getting on with a young tory though, they're ALL very weird people.

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Like I would never be able to spend more then 3 second with a labour supporter

Friends possibly, though I would expect much arguing

I could not be in a relationship with someone who was against every one of my political views though. Maybe its possible, IF you never discuss anything beyond crappy tv, but thats unlikely really

Massively agree with this, especially the bit in bold.

I might have took this question too literally :hehe:

No.