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Am I the only one here that's just polite to libs in their life? (hexbear.net)

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As I often start my posts here, I'll say that I'm middle aged. I've been burnt by people with materially comfort and normie opinions far too many times. I didn't have a very warm relationship with my family, so much of my life was spent trying to find love through friendships. I'd do so much for my friend, only to see them ditch, betray, or sellout me. It happened time after time after time, well into the double digits. I'm not even exaggerating, I feel very resistant to forming close relationships with liberals.

Now I'm polite with liberals. And when bullshit starts, which it inevitable does, I'm not heartbroken the way I was in my 30s.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Same. I have no more patience for it and if the discussions go into things that actually matter like Palestine I'll state my opinion, but won't spend any energy on debating them anymore.

I just do my work, spend time with my commie partner and kid. I am ok with not having libs as friends, I cannot look past the way they ignore everything. I am polite with them at work, but tend to keep to myself as much as possible.

When younger I tried so hard to fit in and got burnt so many times