Things No One Should Need Explained: Why Politics Is Not "Polite Conversation" Anywhere, Ever

Nov 03, 2008 18:26

Politics can turn Thanksgiving dinner into a knife fight. Politics can create, merge, split, and destroy a community, family, friendship, or country. So why does anyone ever argue that politics can reasonably be inserted into casual conversation in a workplace, social event, etc.?

Perhaps if you are talking to someone who happens to agree with your views, opinions, statements, quoted facts, or amateur conjecture, then it's more likely to stay entirely polite.

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