I was recently very disappointed in a couple of good friends, who I thought were more intelligent/open-minded in their beliefs... one of them is a freaking Buddhist (in a Christian family), for crying out loud! And then somehow they're really conservative politically.
Normally I can see things from each side's POV, because it's in my nature to do so, but there are a select few political things that I have extremely strong opinions on simply due to my own personal experience. And when some of my friends say shit like, "God I want to marry Sarah Palin" I die a little inside.
I won't even go into my family, because I don't understand how they can buy into this "Obama wants to turn America into a communist country" shit and compare him to Hitler. Honestly? HONESTLY? I mean, really. It's stupid, plain and simple.
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Originally Posted by Skexis
Frankly it's always bothered me that I don't call people out on their shit more often, but I try not to burn bridges if I can help it. It's kept me in a job, at least, and my housemate is still paying his rent, so if they're of some use to me while they're breathing, fine. Otherwise, fuck 'em.
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This is me.
If I find myself stifling the 'calling-out' enough, though, it can become an internal issue with me, and it'll start to poison my view of the friend. Which bothers me, but nothing is ever resolved through endless arguing, so I just try to avoid the hot-button topics.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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