I honestly dont really know, because never had more then two friend at a single time. Through political work I was able to met people. Common interests were mostly things like programming. The more focused in IT, the better in my case. This way I could make one or two friends.
Some people are trying to choose possible friends depending on their political views. I am not doing it and advice against to do so. You wouldn’t get along with a chauvinistic person anyway. Also dont agitate. If political talk encounters, than feel free to have a friendly talk, but that’s all.
Tbh it is a little bit like if you ask how to find a partner. You find one maybe through work or hobbies, but never be focused to find one, just do your think.
Its only my experience however, other have probably made different experience’s, which are also valid.
Why do you advice against looking for friends with similar political views?
No, this is dont what I meant. I wanted to say, that it shouldn’t be important. If you say, that possible friends should have similar political views, than you will overlook other nice people. It should just not be that important, I think. Sometimes you meet a possible friend, which is not that political but also not a chauvinist. Some are also totally fixated onto a activity which you also like.
I made the experience, that if you like someone and get along, you will also be able to talk about political stuff with that person. A friend of mine comes from quite bourgeois household, is not chauvinistic but also never asked herself some political questions. And since we understand each other good, wife could talk a little bit political and there was no repulsion when I mentioned Marx, Engels or Lenin. Rather interest.
My wife was not political at all. She even had some chauvinistic prejudice towards some people, which were the result of her shitty environment. Today she enjoys read Lenin. Just dont narrow yourself into a corner, otherwise you wild miss the opportunity to meet good people.
