Politics in the pub.

Do you bother talking about opposite politics with your mates / family anymore?

I like talking about different views and historical rights and wrongs be it on here or with someone whos points align with my own but I think I've gotten to the stage where theres no point arguing with a friend or family member because it'll do nothing but get tempers flared and but a downer on things

I'd only ever pipe up if one of them said something absolutley stupid and is begging to be called out on it but I wont raise it myself anymore.

Has anyone ever convinced someone close to them that their whole political viewpoint is thick and brought them on your own side or is it always just as described above?

 

Not worth it,can only lead to big time fall outs,especially as the pints and chasers are flowing

 

Nope. I have a pretty short fuse when it comes to certain subjects in that area so it's just not worth it.

Take my mother for example. Voted No to Indepedence and voted to Remain in the EU. Polar opposite to me. I can forgive her for voting to stay in the EU but to me it is completely unforgivable that she voted No in 2014. I could barely speak to her for weeks after that. So the whole subject is just best avoided. The one thing we do have in common is we both hate the Tories, so we can talk a little bit of politics now and again.

Same deal with my mates. Most of them voted for Independence but the ones who voted Yes in 2014 also all voted to remain in the EU. The couple of mates I have who voted to leave the EU also voted No in 2014. So basically nobody agrees with me on all counts.

If I've had a few and someone brings the subject up(rarely happens) then I will get involved. Other than that I don't bother anymore.

 

I’ll talk to work colleagues about it but will usually just discuss the economic side of things, as there tends to be less emotion involved.

I’ll never start a discussion about refugees, religion or the like as people get very sensitive and upset.

 

I leave it out of work completely, didnt used to but since I started a new I wouldnt dare as your only gonna step on someones foot whether you mean to or not.

 

Aye. I 100% avoid any discussion of religion in the pub. That is pretty much guaranteed not to end well.

 

Love pub politics, had some brilliant debates with the Ref1 through to free bus passes, NHS and whether you would pump Nicola. Never seen a punch up once, though a few near misses.

 

Especially when some idiots treat every religion as the same.

 

In the pub, when people have had a few drinks, it's barely worth discussing because the opinions become incoherent, exaggerated nonsense.

Though, in most social situations, I've got no issue with having a discussion about politics with almost anyone.

 

I hate it. It always ends up in a mess. Im actually embarrassed to go back to the pub i love going to here in Mayo because arguing over politics. Great * pub this is too, lock ins to 5/6 am, they drive everyone home so ya dont need to bring the car. They even give ya free chips, nuggets, sausages near the end of the night at wknds/busy nights when everyones feeling the hunger. But, some * started discussing politics with me when i was full of the Guinness and whiskey few weeks ago. He ended up slagging off the blanket men. That the IRA where a bunch of murdering * killing innocent women and kids. He even had a good dig at Gerry Adams for killing Jean mcconville. Sure when Tommy mans full of the whiskey in the early hours, i went mental listening to all his *, then told the * that big Gerry should have got some big black man with a foot long from america to rape her before they put one in the back of her head. So it would have put a smile on her face and let her die happy. Near had a big scuffle after that one!

Im even cringing writing this at what i said that night, because any one who rapes someone is a proper lowlife scum. They are the ones that should be getting a bullet in the head so the comment about what i sad was totally out of order. So, its safe to say, i wont be discussing politics in the pub ever again, and esp when full of the whiskey lol. The stuff should be banned!

 

A take a great interest in politics/historical politics and don't mind discussing it with people. Don't get in to a debate with people about my opinions though cause a can't debate for *..... . Everytime a argue about it my minds goes blank and a end up looking like a know f all. Ten minutes later it comes into ma head what a should have said.

 

Free Staters are always the worst.

 

Shocking how they behave concerning up north! It really surprised me when i first moved here. Now, i just see them as just a bunch of daft * who are brain washed by the west brit media/government here. They dont think for themselves.

 

Nah,* all that.Basically ruined Christmas last year for cracking up about the royals.You're better off discussing heavier stuff when you're sober or stoned..alcohol is satan.

 

Absolutely, people end up getting wound up though and wanting to kill me while I just sit there smirking.

 

I try to avoid it as I genuinely hate some of my mates attitudes on certain topics and generally will let them know if the topic arises which is never a good thing tbh.

One of my mates used to be completely anti Republican and hated the provos and we used to argue all the time about it, but only recently he said he was leaning more to my point of view and could see where I was coming from. Won’t lie, that made me feel smug as *.

 

I’ve lost count the amount of times I’ve said to my mates ‘You need to start reading books instead of newspapers.’

 

Unspoken agreement with most people not to bring up any Irish history debates with me as they know I'll wipe the * floor with them.