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myndcryme January 7 2010, 23:08:41 UTC
I have ended friendships with people who thought there was nothing wrong with a progressive income tax, and nothing wrong with being on welfare indefinitely.

Honest misunderstandings are one thing, and can be corrected when presented with accurate information. But I can't abide a thief.

- V -

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pogo101 January 8 2010, 00:38:07 UTC
I agree: In general my friends are all over the spectrum, but some specific insensitivities (as I would label them) are simply beyond the pale. For example, if someone acknowledged that an 8-month "fetus" is essentially fully developed and viable, but that it should be legally killable nonetheless, I wouldn't be having a beer with that person.

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lazypadawan January 8 2010, 03:31:02 UTC
If I felt that way about everything, I'd have nobody to talk to ;).

I can't say I'd be best buds with a hardcore Communist or a racist though.

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eastertheatre January 8 2010, 05:27:37 UTC
I think these single-issue things are misleading. I likely couldn't be more than passing acquaintances with a serious, hard-core Marxist, or an ultra right winger, for that matter.

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julietvalcouer January 8 2010, 19:37:52 UTC
This, rather. I doubt I could be more than a casual acquainence of hardcore socialists, or members of the far religious right (I don't have so much a problem with the hardcore fiscal right.)

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drjecdo January 9 2010, 17:39:51 UTC
Yes, Global Warming/Climate Change. Anyone that believes this is too dumb to be taken seriously by me.

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