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Originally Posted by tater
I do this in personal relationships pretty much 100%. Try as hard as possible to avoid the subject, if unavoidable, try hard to not get nailed down.
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It's a tap dance. Espeically around my Fiancee's father. He's a kindly old man of 82, and a devote Mormon. You go to his house, its ALL he talks about. I just nod my head, give generalized non answers, mixed with a little circle talk. I'm very careful to never reveal any personal beliefs. That opens the door to a religous prodding, which i've done well to avoid thus far.
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Forums... totally different, least to me.
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Yeah, I find it more vicious then in real life.
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Both politics and religion are really interesting topics to debate,
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I'd say they are angry topics because they are core beleifs. People seem to have a need to evangalize their beleifs, and attack those who do not share theirs. It, IMO, boils down to ramrodding crap down anothers throat. A pet peeve of mine.
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but as you said, you cannot really engage in debate in person if you follow that sage advice
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Political rally's? My mom's an avid tea partier, and much to my surprise, attends community rallies. I can't say i share her political devtoion, but she's doing a helluva lot more then spouting her opinion on a message board.
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So a forum is one of the few places you CAN get into those arguments.
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Which, really, at the end of the day, accomplishes nothing, does it? If your THAT fired, go to a rally. That accomplish's far more IMO.
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FWIW, I think even the most strident posters on opposite sides here would probably be fast friends over a few beers.
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After the crap ive seen or engaged in over the years......I doubt that. Some people here can hold a grudge for a very long time, which includes me.