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  • sarahfailin1

    A friend of mine who I was once close with is becoming conservative. He got upset when I challenged him on his verifiably false statements about a local politician, and he said I need to respect his opinions and his feelings about things.

    To me, ignoring espoused falsehoods is not respect; it's the opposite. I'm wondering for how long our relationship will remain something that I would call a friendship.

    • One should always try to respect people's feelings. It is common courtesy.
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    • However, LOL at him telling you that you need to respect his feelings. It doesn't work that way! You can't tell someone that they must respect your feelings.
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    • Least he is not family...
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    • That's the thing about facts & science, they're still true whether one believes in them or not. One's entitled to their own opinions, not their own facts, ffswhatthefunk
    • i hope you're friends for other reasons than politics.
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    • alternative facts bromonospaced
    • we used to be organizers together. he used to be very liberal. i think he was just going with what everyone else was doing (as he still is now)sarahfailin
    • Maybe just don't talk about politics, there was a time when we didn't.TOMMYxGUNN
    • If you think about it authoritarianism is an older, family Guy like trait so if he/she is a go with the flow then there you go, the flow changes
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    • "Please respect my choice to cherry pick information and remain ignorant in whatever way I chose"Nutter
    • You should be able to tell your friend he’s full of shit. Best thing about real friends is them calling you out on your own bsGnash

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