Author Eternal Sunshine Posted August 11, 2012 Author Posted August 11, 2012 Extreme political views also tend to align with conspiracy theory thinking; liberal and conservative. I just don't buy into that stuff, i.e. Obama has bigfoot locked up in the white house, Bush had a secret plot to control our minds, our govt. can't do anything right but can pull off 9/11... Do not even get me started on conspiracy theorists. :sick: I dated one, the creepiest experience of my life. Illuminati 1
ThaWholigan Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Do not even get me started on conspiracy theorists. :sick: I dated one, the creepiest experience of my life. Illuminati Yes, guys like that put all us Illuminati theorists to shame, unfortunately (I'm not really a true believer in it, but I don't think it's farfetched either). 1
aj22one Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Are you both practicing and if so, how do you reconcile Sharia Law? You mean about Muslim-non Muslim marriage? There's 4 different schools of fiqh in Islam, plenty of scholars ok those marriages. Perfectly kosher...err halal haha.
CarrieT Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 I lived with a Republican trust-funder for 2 1/2 years and I'm pretty left of that... We got along because I could understand his financial views (having come from all that money) and he was slightly on my leftist side in his views concerning abortion and gay marriage. It is really hard to be a Republican in San Francisco when there are all these lovely long-term gay couples... Now I'm dating a hard-core Democrat who is concerned I might vote Green.
Taramere Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Yes, guys like that put all us Illuminati theorists to shame, unfortunately (I'm not really a true believer in it, but I don't think it's farfetched either). I don't think the notion of elite groups pulling strings that the rest of us have little choice but to dance to is all that far fetched either. When the theorising starts to get all magical, then it's silly....but as far as very cynical string-pulling goes, I don't have a problem believing in it at all. Have you ever watched Network?
Author Eternal Sunshine Posted August 11, 2012 Author Posted August 11, 2012 I must confess that I was kind of fascinated by Illuminati for a while I loved hearing about it and there was this one friend in particular who has researched this subject incredibly well. I let him talk for hours, and I can see a certain logic in it (although still nowhere near convinced).
threebyfate Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Illuminati? You people are so behind conspiracy theory pop culture. It's NWO these days! 2
KathyM Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 My husband and I have different political views. I'm an independent and vote for the candidate and the platform, rather than the party. I voted for Obama in the last election, and probably will again. My husband is a conservative Republican, but cannot vote, since he still has his citizenship in his home country, which has a socialist government. I dont' consider either party (liberal Democrats or conservative Republicans) all right or all wrong. I like some things about each party, which is why I'm an independent and vote for the candidate and not the party affiliation. So my husband and I have had some lively debates about politics. Doesn't negatively affect our relationship.
Taramere Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 I must confess that I was kind of fascinated by Illuminati for a while I loved hearing about it and there was this one friend in particular who has researched this subject incredibly well. I let him talk for hours, and I can see a certain logic in it (although still nowhere near convinced). Anything secretive like the Masons, MI5, MI6, the CIA etc has that fascination value about it. I think the people who get to the top are the ones who are very good at seeing, and seizing, the opportunity in every situation...and so everybody else starts to believe that those people engineer absolutely everything that happens from start to finish.
Ezzy Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 It depends on how strong the political viewpoint is. Someone who is VERY opinionated could not handle very well being in a relationship with someone who believes in another view point. However, I think this most people are not opinionated about their politics to such an extent.
fucpcg Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 It turns out that I care more about politics than I thought. I am SO totally turned off by right wing people and their reasoning The more extreme, the worse. This is a deal breaker for me (and I wasn't even aware that it was). I could never date a right wing person. Never have, never will. 2
phineas Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 I can't date anyone with strong political views simply because their too stupid to realize both parties are pretty much exactly the same. 1
MrCastle Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 I'm a bleeding heart, hippie, left wing liberal. I could never date someone on the opposite side of the spectrum. I try to keep political talk to a minimum, but if it rears it's ugly head, and the girl has extreme, differing views, I have to hit the eject button.
venusianx13 Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 It used to bother me, but doesn't anymore... I thought it was important for me to date people who had similar views to mine. It turned out that wasn't true at all, because I started to notice a trend in that those I thought were close to me, politically, actually had very different core values and through that, I learned a lot about myself. My current boyfriend has some very different stances on issues than I do, and that's not a problem for me at all, because I know that he has a good heart. He's curious about my beliefs, and vice-versa, but we never argue about those issues which we are not in agreement on, and don't try to shove rhetoric down each other's throats. 1
Coffee20 Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 I am turned off by right wing people too and also by extremist (right or left). I am very tolerable to people and their opinions if those people don't impose me their opinions then I am usually allright about it. But I wouldn't be ale to date extremists at all.
HokeyReligions Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 It depends on how they treated me in regards to their views. Political interest and involvement is only one aspect of a person; and where that aspect is on the priority scale has more to do with it than if they are left, right, moderate, conservative, socialist or capitalist, democrat or Republican. My husband and I are both Conservative but at very different points. I don't give a rat's behind about Gay Marriage and Christianity - that's between the individual and God. We both conserve the planets natural resources, but neither of us belive the BS of Global Warming and that we can somehow control the natural variables of the planet by reducing cow farts. Although I don't think I could stand to live with a complete left wing, progressive, liberal. One of us would kill the other & guess who'd have the gun! LOL!
gaius Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 In general I don't care what my partner believes politically. I don't need someone to validate my viewpoints to enjoy their company, or be turned on by them. There are a few rare things I might have a problem with. Like believing in something that is easily disproved by basic science. That just shows a lack of intelligence.
Author Eternal Sunshine Posted August 12, 2012 Author Posted August 12, 2012 I didn't think I cared because 1. I am not THAT into politics (although do have opinions on every aspect) and 2. By fluke, I never dated anyone right wing. I can understand someone being right wing in certain circumstances: if they are very rich, in military or hard core Christians. But otherwise, I just feel like they lack intelligence. Sorry
Art_Critic Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Megyn? The spelling of that name should be a dealbreaker in and of itself or an Ice Breaker.. Megyn....
Author Eternal Sunshine Posted August 12, 2012 Author Posted August 12, 2012 Personally, I think it's a case by case basis when it comes to intelligence. I also think judging an entire class, segment, religion, race, gender, ethnicity, social class, etc. and saying they lack intelligence is done by someone who is guilty of the very thing they are accusing them of. I do agree it's a sweeping generalization on my side and I don't like those. However, I am kind of tired of having to preface everything with "I don't think this is true for EVERY single person..but in MY OPINION it is true for the majority."
miss_jaclynrae Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Depends on how vocal they are about it and how they feel about dating someone with opposing views as well.
Titania22 Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I don't know. I guess it depends on if I would have to listen to them talk about it.
Star Gazer Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I can understand someone being right wing in certain circumstances: if they are very rich, in military or hard core Christians. But otherwise, I just feel like they lack intelligence. Sorry Most of the military folks I know are anything but right wingers. That's really an inappropriate stereotype.
VodkaShots Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I can tolerate differences in opinion, but I don't think I could date a guy whose views I'm annoyed or actually repulsed by. I can understand him having opposing views with me on death penalty (I'm against it) and immigration (I'm 50/50 on it) since they are very conventional and done-to-death topics, but I draw the line at complete bigots; homophobics and racists mainly, and also anyone who considers the likes of Margaret Thatcher some kind of "hero". I do enjoy a debate/discussion so having the exact same opinions as me would be boring, but anything extremely different would just end up in tears. I'm very opinionated myself, so yeah.
Author Eternal Sunshine Posted August 12, 2012 Author Posted August 12, 2012 Since you think a majority of people on the Right lack intelligence... "Would you be able to date someone who you think is stupid" would have been a better title for your thread. Yep, that's exactly what I thought....
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