Political Opinions

I usually don't share my political opinions with my family because they usually bring up a big fight. The generation gap in our family rally affects the political opinions each one of us has on a daily basis. Sometimes it is just easier to nod your head in agreement and change the subject!

Anyone who actually knows me knows my political views. That includes all of my Facebook connections--including the one or two who will be voting for the other guy in November. I have disconnected from people due to political views. I have also stopped talking to people offline due to their stubbornness and arrogance regarding their political views. Holding slightly different views is one thing; holding views that I find morally repugnant is another. I also used to date a guy who was registered on the other side. His views were more in line with mine, though, than with those of his party. So, should you share? Well, it depends on whether your views are well thought out and grounded in facts from reputable sources. Obviously, you shouldn't hide your views; after all, if you believe something so firmly, it is fundamental to who you are as a person. If you post things on your FB page that would offend on a deep moral basis anyone who doesn't belong to your particular corner (as one of my now blocked former FB friends did several times before getting the axe) or forward rubbish emails, you will likely find yourself short on friends. Actually, forwards in general are a risky proposition; they can be a hazard to one's computer, and some of us get rather irritable about them. So, proceed with caution.

hi nailtech tell me abo ut it. my chum from grade school who was always my best friend found me from my sons webpage and we started up emailing each other., but like an idiot I had to open my dumb mouth and say I was a democrat and grrr off she went. instead olf the nice email letters about our common friends and our home town me articles all about horrible democrats and obama and God knows what else and never another word about her family we had been good close friends. I am in California and shes in my home state South dakota.,seems nobody is Democratic in South Dakota and you are rotten blah blah blah if you are. why does politics have to be a subject to ruin friendships?I have had no way to get back home ov er the thousands of miles between c a and SD.

I don't usually talk politics to my online friends. First of all, they're not from my country and the political system here is quite different. I do mention things to them but not my debatable opinion. I don't like having debates about politics. It's something that is not healthy for my online friendship.

I typically do not discuss politics due to fighting. People like to fight about politics more than anything else, and it can quickly excelate beyond out-of-control. Also, it has been hard for me to stay fully informed on what's going on politically these days, and I do not talk about things when I don't have all the information. I have my opinions on things, just like anyone else has their opinion, and there should be no need to get into the types of arguments that people get into over it. I understand there will be disagreement, which is what makes politics so difficult - How can you elect one person to represent and look out for the views of every person when every person has a different view and interest? But it is what it is and we as a society have failed to figure out a way to effectively deal with such conflict. So I often try to just stay out of it. Even if something could sound offensive to anyone, I refrain from saying it.

Sometimes I do, it depends on what we are discussing. But to talk about Politics or even religion often invite heated arguement. Everyone has strong opinions about why or why not.

I have strong political opinions. However, I stopped making them known online, especially in social groups like myLot, because of all of the intense hate-filled reactions from people who consider themselves beyond criticism just because they are on the internet. I do go to the political sites and express my opinions there occasionally. But I'm not going to invite vitriol and smugness from superior-feeling people on the social sites.

Hi, I'm apolitical so to speak. I don't have any political views nor opinions even if I graduated with a degree in AB-Philosophy in a reputable university. I don't know, but I prefer to watch the news with an objective mind and leaving politics to politicians. The way i see it, a lot has changed to the political arena since John Stuart Mill, Plato and Karl Marx published their political views a while back. Maybe I'll be taking a crash course to sort out the political zoo we are in.