Can You Get Along With Someone of Differing Political Views?

Can you still be friends with someone who has opposing political ideas to your own? I've been browsing the /k/ (Military and Weapons) board on 4chan lately, and I've been reading a lot of stories about people who have pro-gun political beliefs who live in very liberal areas and fear being ostracized if their neighbours found out. Or stories about how they told an anti-gun friend that they were pro-gun and the friend became furious with them and immediately cut off all ties with them.

If you're conservative and found out a friend of yours was strongly liberal or you're pro-choice and you found out a friend of yours was pro-life or whatever would you still be friends with them? Its something I've been thinking about because it seems to me as though our society has been growing more and more partisan over the years and the prevailing attitude is that someone of opposing political beliefs is at best stupid and at worst evil, which is a trend I find disturbing. In order for a society to work there needs to civil discussion and compromise even if you disagree right?

I'm okay with anyone until they start shoving down their beliefs on everyone.

I knew a girl who was for trans people or whatever. Sorta chill but had a huge hipster mentality and even extremely rude if need be. However, my main problem was that she would just advocate for anything that was with her beliefs. Doesn't matter if there could be huge consequences or problems, but hey, if it was what she liked then "fuck your bullshit excuses, this is for the better" even if it represses the rights of others.

She did say that if "gender-neutral" restrooms are used to take out all male restrooms, then so be it. That everyone should deal with it or else. But say one small thing you disagree with at the least and she won't let it down UNTIL she was always on the right.

Those I cannot get along with at all.

To make a long story short yes and I have been dating someone for more then a year now who shares different beliefs then myself on some things. Even though we have different opinions we respect each our beliefs and we are open to talking about them to one another. Neither of us have a "set in stone" personality so we are open to changing our thoughts and beliefs on things. We've talked about most things we have a differencing perspectives on and neither of us got mad or had issues with talking things out, but that is just us.

Yes. Just because you have different political beliefs doesn't mean you need to talk about them. I have a few friends that way and we either avoid the topic or we do not dwell on it long to have stupid arguments. Political views don't operate our lives so no point to not be friends with someone when they differ.

Doesn't matter to me what views on anything the other person has, as long as they don't try to make their beliefs mine. Just don't force your beliefs on me and I'm fine.

Of course, but it depends how extreme their views are. Generally I'd be able to agree to disagree with someone with different political beliefs, provided it wasn't hurting people of any one race, gender or sexual orientation.

Right now there seems to be an upheaval about foreigners in the UK. Seems like a lot of people voted UKIP because they misinterpreted their intentions and thought them as racist as themselves. Not a generalisation as everyone has their reasons for voting that way, but the Local Elections brought out a lot of people who are "I'm not racist, but..." and I've seen divisions because of it.

I don't give a shit what they think. I have my opinion and they have theirs, and if we can't respect that about each other then we were never friends to begin with.

It works for me because i'm open-minded and like to hear other peoples opinions and think about them. And to answer the question yes it wouldn't bother me a bit.

I'm indifferent towards people and their opinions, so its not a matter of whether I get along with those who have different views than me.

Yes, you can. I work with 8 people (in a business with 9 people including me) who are EXTREME opposite of me (I'm Liberal while they are Right Wing Conservation). Very few things we agree on but for me I just shut up about it whenever one of them starts talking about it. We get along real well and I also sometimes go over to their farm for the weekend. As long as you set boundaries and don't get into any type of fight you'll do fine.

Yes i do, not when we talk about our differences

Sure, i have plenty of friends who are into various shit i dont agree with. As long as it doesnt harm me, i dont care