What? I'm comfortable with anyone. Obviously I wouldn't talk politics much with someone who is a left-winger, but that doesn't mean I'll be uncomfortable. I just would not talk politics with them. There are a million topics in this world, and I'm going to pick the one I know will cause friction between me and someone else? Why?
Must not have many leftist friends. Because you can't get thru the hors d'ouvres before they bring up political stickiness. After living in Cali for many years -- I KNOW this to be true...Then you learn that you don't "pick the million topics" that are not political...
Just tossing your plastic in the "other recyclables" bin can get you a lecture...
And god forbid you should ASK for a plastic bag at the store or drive an SUV or own a gun...
Well, I have a friend at work right now that is left-wing, and we get along great. Wonderful girl. She's Wiccan too.
She knows I'm hard core right-wing, and I know she's hard-core left-wing.
In fact, I had two of them sitting there saying "Yeah things are terrible now in Trump's America." I just asked "So tell me, what specifically in your life is worse, than it was two years ago?".
I got this "You don't understand because you are a white male", and I said "Ok, explain it to me, because last I checked the stop light still turned green eventually, and my utility bills are not any different, and honestly my income is up at this job... so explain it to me. Tell me what is different".
And they eventually just said nothing was any worse. And we moved on.
I think it's a bit hard to be confrontational, when you simply ask them to explain their position. Then eventually they realize you are just asking a question.
Now some people are rabid emotionalists..... just let them vent, and move on to a new topic.
But my favorite de-programming, was when they were screaming about the tax cuts on the corporate tax, and how we should raise taxes. I just asked them "What do you think about Apple creating hundreds of jobs in Ireland?" well that's bad "Well why do you think they did that?" well um maybe because of the tax rates are lower there "Well what do you think companies will do if we jack tax rates back up?"
silence.
Next topic. Just let them think about it, and move on to that new lunch place down the street.
But I get what you are saying. Some of these left-wingers are disgusting slobs like Antifa, and they have no intention of talking, they just want to yell like toddlers. Ok... just talk about sports, or the weather or something. That's what I do.