Politics, social occasions and you

[derspiess]

For close friends & family, it's a common topic & most of them share my views.  For other acquaintances, I generally avoid the topic unless 1) it seems like we can discuss differences without it getting personal or 2) it seems like we generally agree on things. 

Throughout my career, most of my co-workers have had no clue where I stand politically.

[Strix]

I never discuss politics with friends.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

It happens sometimes, but only with very good friends and with the knowlegde that no one is expecting to change anyone's mind. Discussions also invariably have to end with the cliché that politicians don't give a shit about the common citizen anyway

[sbr]

I never discuss politics with friends.

Me either I avoid the discussions whether our opinions seem compatible or not.  When the subject tries to come up I always give a little laugh and nod like I agree and change the subject as quickly as possible. 

[garbon]

Surely you jest  . You are clearly the type that can gather people at will around you.

Nothing brings the boys & girls to the yard like a love of Anime and Alternate History.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Most of my friends share some kind of view I at least understand. Some are less crazy than me, some more so.

I feel I'm involved in a reasonable amount of political discussion, mostly with folks who kind of agree with my own views or at least don't disparage me personally, for having whatever views. But not always.  I find in real life that I only come to languish style loggerheads rarely. I do however live in a neighbourhood which is comfortably in my political sphere of understanding. If I lived in other parts of Vancouver, I'd get in trouble more often with local yakkers.

very different from here. :p

[Martim Silva]

Nothing brings the boys & girls to the yard like a love of Anime and Alternate History.

Imagination, creativity, artistic eye, interest in History and the ability to see many possible alternatives are tell-tale signs of intelligence. Intelligent people can always gather others... as long as they wish it.

[derspiess]

If I lived in other parts of Vancouver, I'd get in trouble more often with local yakkers.

What kind of variance is there in different parts of Vancouver?

[garbon]

Imagination, creativity, artistic eye, interest in History and the ability to see many possible alternatives are tell-tale signs of intelligence. Intelligent people can always gather others... as long as they wish it.

That's a very generous description of pseudo-Tim.

[The Brain]

I have twice the IQ of my friends. Why would I discuss politics with them? More to the point most of them don't share my views at all so our time together is more productively spent engaged in other activities.

[Iormlund]

I rarely talk politics with my friends. When I do, I tend to clash significantly with them, which is great fun. Israel, in particular can be a very amusing topic. I once made a diplomat friend of mine leave a party after saying Israel was too feeble during the last war and should have leveled everything up to the Litanni.

[Capetan Mihali]

I talk about politics seriously with a few people, and usually more conceptually than about concrete things.  I am somewhat uninformed about day to day political issues and am hesitant to jump in on discussions in real life.   I do also kind of enjoy being a troll in real life discussions.   

[The Brain]

I do also kind of enjoy being a troll in real life discussions.   

[Agelastus]

Imagination, creativity, artistic eye, interest in History and the ability to see many possible alternatives are tell-tale signs of intelligence. Intelligent people can always gather others... as long as they wish it.

That's a very generous description of pseudo-Tim.

It is. I must admit to feeling extremely flattered, especially as the only times I can recall posting in a discussion with Martim prior to today I was opposing, not supporting, his viewpoint.

I am curious as to where Martim has come by the opinion that I have an "artistic eye"; I don't particularly consider myself to have one, or at least, not a "modern" one.

[Scipio]

Politics consumes my every conversation, whether it is present politics, historical politics, future politics, judicial politics, whatever.