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I have often wondered about how much friendship and commonality there is between people of different political persuasion. Essentially, at the underlying core, the values differ. Maybe there is overlap between the end goal, but the means to the end is different. Perhaps even the end goal itself differs considerably.
With the above in mind, where do your friendships lay? Are they more towards those of the same political persuasion as yourself, or is it a spread?
To answer the question myself, I have a complete mix. It becomes difficult if politics comes up because you can end in conflict. But I remember something that the Dali Lama once said:
There was a more relevant quote, which I cannot find, where he says that even if you think you are completely different to someone else you meet, you are essentially the same. All human beings have similar desires, needs and wants. That stuck with me.
With the above in mind, where do your friendships lay? Are they more towards those of the same political persuasion as yourself, or is it a spread?
To answer the question myself, I have a complete mix. It becomes difficult if politics comes up because you can end in conflict. But I remember something that the Dali Lama once said:
When I meet people in different parts of the world, I am always reminded that we are all basically alike: we are all human beings.
There was a more relevant quote, which I cannot find, where he says that even if you think you are completely different to someone else you meet, you are essentially the same. All human beings have similar desires, needs and wants. That stuck with me.
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