People I think differently from & know that our discussions on those differences will make for a BAD conversation....I avoid those topics with them. (I don't avoid those conversations with others that are more mature in their discussion abilities).

So why do you keep having conversations like this with him. Why don't you redirect the conversation to something that won't bother you. A conversation is a 2 way street & the direction it flows is the RESPONSIBILITY of both in the conversation.

If it is him who is insisting on a political conversation then yes dump him.....but if it is your interest in politics driving the conversations in this direction then you are just as responsible as him for the conversations since YOU KNOW where he is coming from & what he will do.

just remember you can NEVER CONTROL what other people say or do but YOU CAN control how you react to it.