Yesterday, a friend told me that one of her college friends had been arrested by the FBI for uploading a selfie of himself near Nancy Pelosi's office. He was one of the rioters who invaded the Capitol.
She told me he had never talked about politics with her and that, as she put it, "Now [she] knows why. He always seemed super nice otherwise and would even give up his seat for [her] and such." She immediately cut him off upon learning that he's a MAGA fanatic and regretted knowing him to begin with.
This is why "we don't discuss politics" is not a mantra I buy into or will ever buy into. Your politics are a significant expression of your character and moral values. I'd rather "discuss politics" than be surprised to find out someone I considered a friend had gotten arrested for partaking in an act of terrorism and sedition.
Make sure you know who your friends are, folks. In my experience, many of those who don't wish to tell you about their beliefs either have something to hide or don't want to face difficult moral questions. Not that everyone who doesn't like talking about their beliefs is that way, of course, but there are many who are. Be careful of those.
Stay safe and aware.
She told me he had never talked about politics with her and that, as she put it, "Now [she] knows why. He always seemed super nice otherwise and would even give up his seat for [her] and such." She immediately cut him off upon learning that he's a MAGA fanatic and regretted knowing him to begin with.
This is why "we don't discuss politics" is not a mantra I buy into or will ever buy into. Your politics are a significant expression of your character and moral values. I'd rather "discuss politics" than be surprised to find out someone I considered a friend had gotten arrested for partaking in an act of terrorism and sedition.
Make sure you know who your friends are, folks. In my experience, many of those who don't wish to tell you about their beliefs either have something to hide or don't want to face difficult moral questions. Not that everyone who doesn't like talking about their beliefs is that way, of course, but there are many who are. Be careful of those.
Stay safe and aware.