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Question: Would you continue to date somebody from the opposing party
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Depends on how good he/she looks		  
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I would never date.  I'm perfectly happy alone.		  
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DanimalBr
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« on: April 05, 2005, 06:27:23 PM »
Let's say you're single, and you start dating somebody who's company you really enjoy and everything is going extraordinairly well.  But then you find out that he/she has drastic different political views than you do.  If you're a democrat, you find out that he/she is a huge Bush supporter and a Republican.  If you're a Republican, you find out that he/she hates Bush and is a huge Michael Moore fan.   Would you stop dating the person?
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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2005, 06:27:59 PM »
I would, and I have.
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2005, 06:28:17 PM »
No reason not to
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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2005, 06:28:24 PM »
I don't see why not.  I get along with Republicans on this board well enough.
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« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2005, 06:34:05 PM »
No.
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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2005, 06:34:25 PM »
Michael Moore fan? No way...
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« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2005, 06:37:51 PM »
I wouldn't discriminate who I date based on their political views.  But odds are if she was a Michael Moore loving, Bush hating, ultra super liberal, we wouldn't get along anyways. 
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« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2005, 06:43:58 PM »

Same here.  Hard not to in the artistic world.
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2005, 06:46:28 PM »
Only a truly degenerate person would avoid others on political grounds. James Carville is married to a Republican consultant!
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« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2005, 06:48:17 PM »
To give a BRTD response, "it's all the same when the lights go out".
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2005, 06:50:36 PM »
Yes. I don't care about their politics, I just care how good they look.
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« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2005, 06:51:12 PM »
No problem.
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2005, 06:52:19 PM »
How many people have my political views?
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« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2005, 07:18:41 PM »
Quote from: A18 on April 05, 2005, 06:52:19 PM
How many people have my political views?

In the US? at least 12. Tongue
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« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2005, 07:34:31 PM »
My parents seem to be doing just fine, thank you very much, so the answer is yes.
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« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2005, 07:57:36 PM »
Unlikely.
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« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2005, 08:01:33 PM »
Sure, within reason. I don't know if I could date a communist for too long - too much arguing, unless of course she'd listen to reason and stop being a commie.
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« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2005, 08:03:11 PM »
Within reason, yes.

It depends on whether the difference in political views represents a fundamental difference in values, or whether they are in peripheral areas.  It could be one or the other, depending upon circumstances.
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« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2005, 08:34:30 PM »
Actually, I have a wonderful woman who scores -10/-10 (or very close) on the political compass. She quite a feminist.
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« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2005, 08:37:22 PM »
I went to home coming and the St. Valentine's Day Dance with a Liberal, so I don't see why not. Smiley
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« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2005, 10:17:46 PM »
« Edited: April 05, 2005, 10:20:03 PM by Alcon »
Quote from: TX_1824 on April 05, 2005, 06:48:17 PM
To give a BRTD response, "it's all the same when the lights go out".

that's mean I'd screw them. I wouldn't date them.

No I would never date a Republican. It's not really a problem though since I only hang out in areas that tend not to attract Republicans.
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« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2005, 10:20:52 PM »
I would, if she was hot and not too uppity.
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« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2005, 10:26:53 PM »
Quote from: AuH2O on April 05, 2005, 10:20:52 PM
I would, if she was hot and not too uppity.

communist rebel?
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« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2005, 03:22:33 AM »
A moderate Republican- yes.  An Ann Coulter- no.
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« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2005, 07:13:11 AM »
I wouldn't discriminate on the basis of politics per se, but if you disagree strongly with someone about politics, you are likely to have other major differences, as well. Your political views affect the way you behave in other respects, I've generally found. Of course this isn't always true, and I would give the person a fair chance, but the odds are against it working out.

I've never dated anyone who was a Republican, though my fiancee is an Independent swing voter who voted for Bush last time. She doesn't like him, but saw him as the lesser of the two evils.
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