Is it possible to be friends with a Freeper?

[socalover]

I find it extremely difficult especially the vocal ones. I try my best to stay away from them at work. It is difficult to communicate and hang out with someone who supports this administration. 2 years ago, maybe I could have felt sorry for them because of the 9/11 brainwashing and fear tactics of the admin but today, I just can't see how these folks don't see the light.

[benburch]

1. No.

They are not capable of actually being anybody's friend.

[NorCalDem]

3. Unless of course they can somehow devise a scheme to

make money together. Once that scheme no longer worksx, they will stab each other in the back :D

[Swede]

2. Conservatives yes, freepers no.

You can agree to disagree with Conservatives,but freepers are just plain,well freepers.

[ComerPerro]

19. Exactly

[LincolnMcGrath]

27. Ding Ding Ding

We have a winner. :)

[LostinVA]

39. Yes, but even then it can be difficult

[expatriot]

4. No. I can be "friendly" but not friends. It would be very, very, hard.

I have a freeper co-worker who used to belong to the American Nazi Party and still proudly defends eugenics, white supremacy, Hitler, etc. My blood boils upon seeing him. I called him an "F---ing freeper" one time and he asked me what a freeper was (he didn't know) so I told him about freerepublic.com and so he is probably a regular poster by now.

[wixomblues]

26. That's scary...

He actually talks about that shit at work? That would make someone an outcast fast, I hope. Spooky. Well, hopefully yourplace of business has a noisy, diry, and dangerous component somewhere, and he's in it.

[leftstreet]

5. Just imagine them as people with developmental disabilities

You have different expectations in any kind of relationship with someone who's mentally challenged. Same with freepers.

[RB TexLa]

6. I'm friends with a couple of them

One is "different" though. She told me once that she would rather have Jimmy Carter as president than W because "I'd rather have a failure that is in church every Sunday than a man who doesn't go to church."

go figure

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Come on, they are fucked up, why bother?

[silverlib]

8. Yes, but I'm not sure

they can be friends with me.

Spoken from a historical prospective.

[MrSlayer]

9. My brother is a Republican.

And he's my best friend on Earth. But he's not a fundy type or kool aid drinking Freeper wingnut he's of the old school variety.

[FreedomAngel82]

13. Same with my dad

And one of my best friends voted for Bush but we don't talk politics and I think she's an independent though and I'm sure she isn't a fundie or freeper either and is pretty open minded about things.

[The Flaming Red Head]

10. If you're a nurse and giving a pain med or an extra pillow

or soothing a cancer patient's throat with sherbet then it's possible to be friends with just about anybody. I ignore the politics and deal with the people inside the skin.

[complain jane]

11. I have 2 as coworkers. One at one job, one at the other.

The one at my FT job is okay. We just don't talk politics. I can't understand why he likes Bush; outside of that he's really an okay guy. I mean, he's all for partying and big on the environment and into conspiracy theories about big business and he cried when his family's cat passed away. I don't get it.

The other one at my other job's totally over the top. He's just a full-blown, card-carrying, bat-shit insane freeper from hell.

[No Exit]

12. Yes, but it begins to wear, after a while.

Sometimes when I'm reading the news on the computer, I get to brooding about my "friends" (some of them of long standing) who defend this mis-administration.

I begin to feel really resentful. I call them less.

And I never miss a chance to mention something negative about * when I talk to them. (God knows, there's plenty of material.)

[OffWithTheirHeads]

14. yeah, you can love a freeper

My brother is a born again, dyed in the wool freeper. We argue and scream at each o
ther over politics, but the bottom line is that we love each other. He may be wrong, but he is my brother and if you try to harm him, I will hurt you big time. On the other hand,I don't even talk to the rest of my family because they are such bushbots. Isn't it amazing how far a little love will go? The guy I disagree with most is my closest friend while the rest, I won't even talk to.

[Hardrada]

15. If they're buying the drinks...

[saltpoint]

16. Maybe, but what would be the point?

Maybe someone could stand a better chance with Olympia Snowe than with Jesse Helms.

But their party loyalty to Bush eclipses their sense of historical loyalty to Lincoln.

There's a pretty strong yuck factor with the GOP generally.

[foreverdem]

17. Conservatives yes, freepers no

One of my very closest friends is a conservative repub, we've been friends since high school. We've had our differences and blow outs, so we just don't talk politics. I must admit at times I'd like to grab her by the shoulders, shake her and scream, how can you support this administration?

[Rowdyboy]

18. It is if you're smarter than they are, and can just roll your eyes.......

sometimes. I've done it at work.

[tlsmith1963]

20. No

I just can't do it. They piss me off too much.

Tammy

[BamaBecky]

21. I live in Alabama? Are you kidding? lol

Just about everybody I know and am related to are freepers. Life is interesting HERE!
Bama

[Puglover]

22. Yeah but not close friends probably...

I have a gal I work with....she's a freeper cause daddy was a freeper. We've always gotten along and work together well. I just tell her she's nuts and she sez the same of me. Are we close? No.

[Walt Starr]

23. Not for me. n/t

[Loonman]

24. Yes, just speak very slowly

Break things down to one syllable words and simple ideas they can understand.

[graywarrior]

25. The guy who just hired me and told me he has great respect

for my abilities as marketing director is a hard core Bush supporter. Doubt that I could be friends with him, but so far I like him. Of course he hasn't seen my democratic underground sticker on my car yet.

[MrSandman]

28. For God's sake, why....nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. NO. n/t

[rpannier]

30. Yes

I live in Korea and have many friends in the military and some of them are Freepers. Our association is based on things other than politics. We all like soccer, hockey and football. We go hiking together. We just keep politics out of most of the things we do together.

[FearofFutility]

31. I have a freeper friend, too

We've been friends for 25 years, and we have agreed to disagree. Around last years election, I tried very hard to make her see the light, but didn't get anywhere. About 6 months ago, to my amazement, she told me she doesn't support Bush anymore. :wow: She's still very much a repub, but I have hope.

[Rhiannon12866]

32. It's really tough. But it's even tougher to be related to one, since it's

harder to write them off. Most of my family are Freepers, and I try to just ignore them, but they are the ones who come after me, which makes no sense at all...:crazy:

As for friends, since I became aware of politics, I'm gratified to have learned that almost everyone I was friends with before share my views. It's just now, with the polarization that has taken place in this country, that we're all becoming much more aware and are discussing this. We can't help it and nobody's immune to it, whether you're in a grocery line or in some waiting room, with a TV tuned to CNN.:shrug:

I do have one friend who is a Freeper. I've known him for a long time and he's worked in animal rescue, which is the only reason that I give him a break. But if he ever tries to tell me that what is going on in this country, since Bush* hijacked it, is a good thing, he'll be very sorry. I know way too much, now, to remain silent.:evilfrown:

[JPZenger]

33. Find Other Things to Talk About

If you value your friendship, just find non-political things to talk about.

[johnnyburma]

34. I used to practice on Wall Street

so most of my best friends are Freepers.

[mtnsnake]

35. With my closest lifelong friends politics or GB will NEVER come between us

Freepers is a broad term. If you mean freepers who post on that other forum, that's one thing, but if you mean freepers as being Republicans in general, then there are many who are simply arrogant misguided assholes, but there are some who are great people.

Most of them (freepers as you say) I don't have the time of day for because we just don't have much in common, even outside of politics.

However, 2 of my top 4 friends that I've practically grown up with are Republicans now. We have our differences in ideals nowadays, especially politics, but outside of our differences we have a lot of wonderful things in common. The most important thing is that we love hanging out together. Did I try to part ways with them after the '04 election? I thought about it. Do I give them grief about the political situation we're living in now? Absolutely. However, there is no one I'd rather sit down with and talk life with than my closest buddies, whether they're Democrats or Republicans (ugh).

Anyway, a strong lasting friendship can supersede just about anything, including politics, at least with me it can. When push comes to shove, there's nothing more important than loyal friends watching each others backs. Me and my closest friends (2 out of 4 of them are Republicans unfortunately) have each others backs, that's for sure. If someone is out to wrong one of us, if one of us is sick, if one of us needs something, we are there for each other and in a strong and sincere way.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that when it comes to casual relationships, no, I'm not interested in the "freeper" types, but it doesn't mean that some of them aren't great people. Now I don't think I could be married to a Republican. My wife, who's my numero uno friend, is a diehard Democrat always.

[Skittles]

36. they disgust me

so, no, absolutely not

[maxrandb]

37. Don't Do It!!!!

Next thing you know, you'll be thinking; "I wouldn't mind having a beer with this guy".

Apparently, that's all it takes to elect an idiot.

[Hubert Flottz]

38. YES!

If you like getting stabbed in the back by your "Friends" and you can tolerate anyone who wants to see the counrty in ruins.

[tabasco]

40. No. I prefer intelligent friends who share my values.

So the answer is No!