Originally Posted By: DWallach
To the extent that my own behavior has changed, I've adopted a new rule for myself. If all the discussion is one sided and I'm the only guy on the other side, then it's not worth my time.

The rule I've adopted a long time ago was, as soon as people start talking politics, ignore the discussion. Nothing ever happens in those discussions that changes anything and they just serve to piss me off. I like not being pissed off.