“If one is cordial to them and can carry on an intelligent conversation, they automatically assume your politics are identical.”
This is my life. Driving a cab in the city and people come in and sit down and just start attacking Trump, Republicans, conservatives. . . it’s happened 100 times. Never stop to wonder hey, what if the driver voted for Trump?
Bingo, to me their lack of situational awareness and circumspection makes them fools. Or just arrogant turds who don’t care what they say.
I like to hold back MY personal info until they declare themselves. Then if they’re flaming libs, I can just observe them for entertainment value.
Information asymmetry.
Tell them:
1) Put on your seat-belt.
2) I wanna try something.
3) I saw it in a cartoon once.
4) I think I can do it, too.
(j/k - old joke from a comedian I saw on TV)