If a friend threatens you during a political discussion do you forgive him?

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56. Though I have no such friends

Two things that would be deal breakers for me: violence and the threat thereof.

Let me preface that by saying that I have at least one friend who is so far to the right, if you read his website, you can't decide if he needs to be locked up or just dispatched by lethal injection. He never advocates violence directly, although you get the distinct impression that if it were up to him to have women burned at the stake for having had an abortion, he wouldn't hesitate to give the order. But confoundingly, he is sincerely charming in person, and while he sticks to his positions, he is never uncivil when in enemy territory (e.g. my presence). He, himself, will state that he knows "when to leave his guns at the door." Call him evil, warped (and I do), whatever, but he is highly intelligent, and will actually listen to you (before telling you why you are a libbrul soshalist etc).

But violence? That is the Rubicon for me.