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[coraa]

Nota Bene, as Election Year kicks into high gear:

If I am having or near a political discussion, and I need to excuse myself, don't take it personally. It's not that I'm bored by politics -- quite the contrary; I care too much, and even seemingly-innocent discussion can, sometimes, make me shake with rage or want to weep. (It usually is issues and even specific arguments that I get upset by, not candidates.) I reserve the right to say, "I'm sorry, I don't feel like discussing this anymore," and then leaving the rest of the people to their conversation.

Don't take it personally.

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[beth-bernobich.livejournal.com]

I often feel the same way.

[http://users.livejournal.com/greensleeves_/]

I feel the same way too, whether it comes to politics or other sensitive topics, especially when it is a case of somebody minimizing an issue that I feel very strongly about, like in situations where I am firmly convinced that someone is being hurt by a particular belief or law and everyone else is saying I'm taking it way too seriously.

Sometimes there is just no way to continue in such a discussion, especially after presenting your most convincing arguments has failed. There is no point in throwing yourself against a brick wall again and again when nothing will be accomplished but getting more upset.

[triath.livejournal.com]

Totally understandable! I do the same thing with sensitive topics.

Once, I totally freaked out because the topic was super sensitive to me and I was trapped into the conversation (guest in another's home, had ridden there with others, wasn't an obvious place to be alone). It wasn't fun for anyone involved.