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My pet peeve about talkin' politics is how people will have so much conviction about things they don't know much about! For example, the economy.

My close friends and I talk politics...but these are easy conversations for us as we are all mostly on the same page politically.

We do and we don't. I definitely don't get involved in overheated conversations, but I'm definitely open to hearing out all different sides of an issue or topic. Thankfully, my one friend that usually gets hot headed about stuff like this has been open-minded when topics do arise.

I HATE talking politics with inlaws. I respect their views, I just hate some of the ignorant comments they make in general. But, they're set in their ways... what can ya do? I just usually get quiet and MIL gets the hint that she's making me uncomfortable.

I love talking politics with my friends especially since we rarely agree and it's fascinating to see why they believe the way they do. I think it makes all of us better.

I do have a few friends who have such a shallow political understanding yet such vehement views that it's pointless to talk politics with them... they're so certain that they're right, yet they don't know about the issues in any depth, so they just get emotional. It's not worth it.

I used to more. Now I try not to if it sounds like someones going to get heated, there's no point, it's argument for sport then. If its a discussion I'll add my two cents.

@banana: I think your friend might be a bit confused. The republicans are against research on stem cells from embryos, they're fine with research on umbilical cord and adult stem cells.

Most of my friends have the same political views that I do, so we have no problem discussing politics.

My family, on the other hand, believes very staunchly the exact opposite that I do, and I avoid conversations with them at all costs....seriously, even talking about the weather can be a landmine.

My closest friends and I have fairly similar views when it comes to politics, but I have a couple work friends that I talk politics with that have differing views. I can talk to them though because we're all very good at listening to the other point of view and we also understand that people view different things as more important than others.

For example, one of my friends views issues like the economy higher than other issues. Another friend views more social issues (like the right to choose, or gay marriage) as more important. So in those regards, they both can understand why one person might vote one way while the other might vote another. So we're pretty good about being respectful when it comes to politics.