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I'm about at that point on trump. I've never even CONSIDERED not listening to someone's political views, but this is not about politics. Everyone's got their breaking point, and I'm simply not willing to be friends with someone who believes an adult behaving in such a way is acceptable.

It's not about politics, it's about being a human being. I'm okay with saying I won't tolerate support of a despicable human being.

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I don't like Trump either but there is a wide gap between not liking Trump and not being able to be friends with someone you think are wrong.

Hey, I personally believe the majority of my fellow citizens are terribly wrong in what I think are important cases but it doesn't prevent me from being polite and decent.

Edit: I might have missed your /s, did I?

>someone who believes an adult behaving in such a way is acceptable

How is he behaving that is unacceptable and to whom is it unacceptable?

Listen to him talk, once. That's how he's behaving unacceptably. And it's unacceptable to myself and everyone I've ever met in polite society. I've never met someone who would tolerate a child who throws tantrums the way he does.

I'm sure there are places in the world where it's acceptable behavior. I'm not interested in living there.

Oh I definitely agree. Yet his numbers keep going up. His supporters are able to look past all his crap for reasons I don't understand.

But then you have to realize it's not even about him. Conservative voters are rebelling against the Republican party. They'd rather have anyone else rather than a career politician.

It would seem rather petty to unfriend someone based on political differences. I suppose at that rate the friendship wasn't worth much to begin with.

Normally I would agree with you, but I'm also at the point where I just can't credit people who still STILL consider him to be an acceptable candidate for POTUS.

The incredible Brexit fiasco should drive home to us all that this is not a game, not a reality TV show.

This isn't about politics, it's about humanity. It degrades us (the U.S.A. as a Nation) to have this trainwreck taken seriously as a candidate.

That's all opinion, I'm sure their opinion is just as important to them as yours is to you... I still don't think I would unfriend someone because their opinion differs from mine. Unless it was illegal or harmful to others in a real way... live and let live.

>Unless it was illegal

What if they strongly supported something illegal? Like illegal immigration?

I worded that awkwardly, I meant as long as they aren't doing anything illegal. Since an opinion is impossible to classify as illegal.

>Listen to him talk, once.

I have listened to several hours of him speaking and I have no idea what you are talking about.

>I've never met someone who would tolerate a child who throws tantrums the way he does.

Specific examples?

I have a question for you which may or may not be related. Do you get your "news" from professional clowns?

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