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How I Finally Learned To Handle My Trump Supporting Friend

How I Finally Learned To Handle My Trump Supporting Friend

"He accused me of an ad hominem attack, except I wasn’t attacking - just telling him the truth."

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Jun 06, 2019
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by Ben Cohen

I have a Trump supporting friend who contacts me intermittently to discuss politics. He takes a combative approach knowing full well I’ll take the bait and engage in kind. My friend usually begins our interactions via text with a diatribe about socialism in Venezuela, or a joke about identity politics.

“Before we get started, let me first c…

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