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Agreed. I only enjoy the company of liberals to the extent that I give them sh.it for being such dumbasses. Otherwise I don't have any use for them or the destruction they seek. I piss them off with regularity and get great joy from watching them get red faced and unhinged, all while stating the facts with a smile.

Frankly, that's just a damned sad statement on life. I hope for you and yours you figure that out, soon.

Agreed. I am blessed to be able to count those - outside of family - on two hands. I can only wish that blessing or more on others. Well, those worth having said blessing anyway...

Dude!!

You're on track to becoming a misenthrope for sure!

I can get along with most anybody , some I can't get along with for long though.

Mike

Seems contradictory and closed minded to me. So, no.

Lots. I have lots of liberal friends. Makes no difference. Small town life is pretty cool.

Early on discovered that being open and honest with "acquaintances" was a good idea, because one will have many, many of those in the workplace, in educational circles and throughout life in general.

Such an approach with and through acquaintances can enable a person to learn much about the many facets of human existence - why and how people think, why they do what they do, and to identify the best qualities among them, and sometimes the worst. These interactions enable a person to apply and test one's fundamental values and beliefs in one of this earth's true crucibles. Reality matters.

Friends are an entirely different matter. Knowing that there are some great ones out there somewhere - the above activity will help a person identify and gravitate to them. Dad and Mom wisely taught us to make those choices carefully - that true and great friends are the people who will bring out one's best qualities and suppress one's unworthy tendencies - and give unfettered opportunities for one to try to do the same for them.

Very clear distinction between the two - for me. Having enjoyed hundreds and hundreds of acquaintances, I am blessed beyond explanation for the wonder of some true and great friends. Precious treasures.

Friends are ones that you can call to come and get you and your horse trailer when your truck breaks down 200 miles from home and they do it and you would do the same for them. Acquaintances are ones you tell it to after you get home. Friends you can count on in life and you don't take that friendship lightly or the word.

I enjoy people with differing viewpoints and like many by vocation I interact with them frequently

I have to laugh at the ones that can't control their emotions if you challenge thier ideology

There's been a few of those that have dropped me like a bad habit

But I'm fine with that.

Stupid people aren't very interesting to me

Fruck NO!!! You are a narrow minded person who thinks they have a monopoly on lifes wisdoms. If you only surround your self with like minded people, how in the hell do you ever challenge your personal convictions to see if you truly believe them, or just blindly follow along. When you come down off the condescending mountain, you might learn from some of those "lesser than yourself" mentality of people. My wife is the kindest, gentlest most honest caring person I have ever met on this planet, and we are very different in our points of view. If I had your mentality I would not be married to the woman of my dreams for 36 years. Most of my long time dear friends have considerable differences in opinion from mine on a few of lifes big quandaries. It sounds like arrogance is is substituted for wisdom or knowledge. Being so opinionated absolutely retards any type of cerabral growth.

Not narrow minded, focused.





You seem to think I live in some sort of box, shut off from the rest of society. I meet people from all walks of life. I interact with those same people. I pick and choose who and what I let enter my life based off those interactions. When the necessities of life are over, they go their way, I go mine. I do not befriend the majority, nor do I associate with them outside of that which is necessary. It must work pretty good for me considering im the one usually listening to others problems, instead of bitching about everyone around me.

The Marine Corps always told us that you never have friends. You have acquaintances, because then you don't have to worry about friends getting killed.

Actually it's the only way to have a drama free life.

I don't care who's shacking with who, who owes what or owns what.

I'm to worried about my family, hunting, reloading and shooting. I learned along time ago I don't need anyone (other than my wife and kids) to do anything.

Dink

My friends are my friends. They got that way for various reasons, mostly common interests, but some became friends for different reasons. The one thing they have in common is that I trust them. Don't get me wrong, they may do things I disagree with, but they don't do them with the intention of hurting me.

True, people will probably always out rank me. I'm ok with it. To let on like I care about things that I don't would be lie. Lots a people like to live a lie though. I would rather be honest.

Dink

Anybody that needs more than one hand to count their friends, doesn't know the definition of the word "friend."




Dave

Is your kid still a cop?




Dave

So... Are you stupid or are your wife and friends stupid?




Dave

I guess we are not more smarter as you be. I aint too smart cause I realize you can learn from anybody, if you know how to listen.

Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill were as polar opposites as any two humans can be. But some how, they found common ground and got many things accomplished that couldn't have been done had they been busy calling each other stupid. I have thick skin, and also have more depth than a wading pool.